The four Burmese were arrested on Thursday for trespassing in restricted areas while covering a demonstration by Tibetan activists against the Beijing Olympics along with nearly 300 Tibetan activists during the torch rally in New Delhi.

"We were released at about 4 p.m. today after we produced our refugee cards. But we have been given another court date on May 1," said Kyaw Thura, one of the detained Burmese journalists.

The four Burmese journalists are Khin Maung Latt a correspondent of Norway based Democratic Voice of Burma, Myo Myint Aung editor of the Mizoram based Khonumthung News Group, Kyaw Thura a freelancer of the BBC Burmese service and Nay Lin a stringer of the Washington based Radio Free Asia.

While 47 Tibetan activists remained in custody at the Tuglak Road police station, the Burmese journalists were released along with five other Tibetans and a Nepali woman on bail.