School teacher among 19 political prisoners freed in Myanmar , Amnesty International says . Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to life in 2003 after her husband planned a protest . In September 2008 , Amnesty International reported that Myanmar , also called Burma , had released seven dissidents , among them U Win Tin , a journalist and senior official in the opposition National League for Democracy who had been imprisoned for 19 years . Burma 's military rulers are widely condemned for alleged human rights abuses . Pro-democracy leader Ma Khin Khin Leh still confined to home .
School teacher among 19 political prisoners freed in Myanmar , Amnesty International says . Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to life in 2003 after her husband planned a protest . Burma 's military rulers are widely condemned for alleged human rights abuses . Pro-democracy leader Ma Khin Khin Leh still confined to home .