Diseasemostly malariahas already killed many or forced others to return to an uncertain fate in Rangoon. The rest of the world has done too little to help them. Students have been refused permission to stay in Thai territory and are being arrested and repatriated to Burma. No Western government. including ours. has granted any of the students asylum as political refugees or even entry under humanitarian parole. Just today. I learned that the INS has denied humanitarian parole to Yuzana Khin. a psychology student at Rangoon University and treasurer of the All Burma Federation of Student Unions and considered a leader of the prodemocracy demonstrations which coalesced outside our Embassy in Rangoon.
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