U Win Tin, the veteran Burmese journalist who has been in prison for 18 years, has been admitted to Rangoon general hospital to undergo an operation for a hernia. But the 77-year-old told a friend before leaving jail that he had no idea why he was going to hospital because he had been in good health. U Win Tin was awarded the world press freedom prize and the golden pen of freedom award in 2001. (Via DVB)
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