Myanmar’s military junta extended Nobel Peace laureate and pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s imprisonment by 18 months today after finding her guilty of violating the terms of her house arrest. Critics of Myanmar’s military regime condemned the outcome of the 3-month sham trial, calling it a pretext to keep Aung San Suu Kyi [...]
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Denounce Aung San Suu Kyi’s imprisonment
Posted in Myanmar, tagged Aung San Suu Kyi, online action on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Call for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi
Posted in Myanmar, tagged Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, online action on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Aung San Suu Kyi faced her oppressors last week on charges that could land her in jail for five years. The trial came just days before she was set to be released from house arrest. Her life is on the line. Her health is at risk, and five years of torture and abuse at the infamous Insein [...]
Ma Khin Khin Leh released from prison
Posted in Myanmar, tagged Ma Khin Khin Leh on February 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ma Khin Khin Leh was released from prison on Saturday, February 21. Her release follows an announcement by the Myanmar government that it would release 24 political prisoners. Ma Khin Khin Leh’s case was a focus of the AIUSA Global Write-a-thon last December. Over 7,000 AIUSA members wrote letters to the Burmese government on her behalf. [...]
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