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Burmese dissident monk U Gambira, released last month from prison, is to face trial on charges breaking into and squatting in monasteries.

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2012-02-19

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Burmese dissident monk U Gambira, released last month from prison, is to face trial on charges breaking into and squatting in monasteries.

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