On 21 April, Myanmar’s New Year, Burma Campaign UK will participate in Blue Shirt Day to support over 14,000 political prisoners in Myanmar, reports Mizzima.
The Burmese military have begun releasing political prisoners as part of a propaganda strategy following sham elections held in 2025 and 2026. However, thousands remain in jail, new arrests are being made, all repressive laws remain in place, and the military have made no commitment to free all political prisoners.
“The Burmese military’s theatrical releases of political prisoners should fool nobody,” said Minn Tent Bo, Advocacy and Communications Officer at BCUK. “Amnesties are designed to manipulate public opinion and buy international credibility, while the military continues to jail dissidents at will. Blue Shirt Day is a clear demonstration that people all over the world refuse to forget those suffering behind bars, and demand genuine justice, human rights and democratic freedoms for all in Burma.”