Myint Aye, Myanmar’s Human Rights Activist In Custody, Released In Time For Obama’s Visit

Myint Aye, the director of the Human Rights Defenders and Promoters Organization, center, who was serving a life sentence, walks with supporters as he arrives at his residence following his recent release from Loikaw prison, in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Myint Aye was among dozens of political prisoners Myanmar set free on Monday in an amnesty that coincided with the historic visit of President Barack Obama.

Myint Aye, the director of the Human Rights Defenders and Promoters Organization, who was serving a life sentence, speaks on a mobile phone in front of portraits of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as he arrives at his residence following his recent release from Loikaw prison, in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. <AP Photo/Khin Maung Win>