A prisoner looks on as policemen process papers for his early release under the state amnesty at a ceremony in Hanoi. Prisoner Nguyen Tam (L) looks on as policemen process papers for his early release, under the state amnesty, at a ceremony in Hanoi January 31, 2005. Tam is one of the nearly 8,500 prisoners freed in Vietnam as part of traditional pardons granted during Lunar New Year celebrations in February. REUTERS/Kham