A Reform Jewish group called on the government of Myanmar to release human rights activist Aung San Suu Kyi. The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism also called on the U.S. government to press for the release of the Nobel Peace laureate and 19 others arrested during a May 30 crackdown.
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