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PH peasants to Pope: Help us regain our land
Peasants urban poor representatives and families of political prisoners from Southern Tagalog gather at the Liwasang Bonifacio for a pilgrimage for social justice and peace hopeful that Pope Francis will hear their plight

Political prisoners to Francis: Hear our stories
Political detainees as well as families of desaparecidos and victims of extrajudicial will send letters to the Pope

As West hails Myanmar, dissidents await freedom
Myanmar s political prisoners hope to be free while the West praises their country for its steps toward democracy