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Burmese Comedian Bust Not Funny: UN

Popular funnyman had criticized junta and led team in relief effort

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 10, 2008 5:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – The UN's human rights official in Burma expressed concern over the arrest of a popular Burmese comedian who’d been helping cyclone survivors, the AP reports. The comedian, known as Zarganar, was nabbed Wednesday by authorities after traveling to the hard-hit Irrawaddy Delta to donate... Read full story »

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Burmese Comedian Bust Not Funny: UN

Popular funnyman had criticized junta and led team in relief effort

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