for mocking regime chief Snr-Gen Than Shwe was released on Wednesday after 28 months in prison, his wife said.Saw Wai [or Saw Wei], 50, was arrested in 2008 following the publication of his poem, "14th February," which contains seven lines in which the first word from each line forms a vertical message reading "Than Shwe is foolish with power" in Burmese.
from The Irrawaddy: Jailed Poet Released
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