The student activists, who were arrested by Burmese authorities over plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a protest and subsequent crackdown by the government, have been released.
Around 300 people gathered in Rangoon on Saturday to mark the anniversary, despite the arrests.
Activists claim the detentions are proof that the Burmese government still has oppressive tendencies, despite democratic reforms.
"Police officials told us that they just wanted to question us in connection with our plans to commemorate the anniversary," All Burma Students Union Phyo Phyo Aung told the Reuters news agency.
The student protest in 1962 was held a few months after a coup saw the beginning of military rule in Burma.
The regime unleashed a brutal crackdown on the demonstrations, killing dozens.
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