Burma bans U2 album

Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 10:00

The Irish band has U2 has outraged Burmese officials over the inclusion of a track on the band's album All That You Can't Leave Behind. The military regime has introduced legislation to ban the album because of the song, "Walk on", which is a tribute to Burmese democracy movement and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Anyone found smuggling copies of U2's latest album into Burma will face up to 20 years in prison, while individuals found listening to it can be jailed for between three and 20 years.

From GLW issue 452

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