Our campaign for the repeal of Burma’s repressive laws and the release of political prisoners like Sein Than is featured in Mizzima News:
“Burma Campaign UK has launched a campaign to call on the Myanmar government to repeal the protest law and other repressive laws used to jail political activists and call for the release of political activist U Sein Than, jailed for two years for a peaceful protest.
The UK-based NGO called February 5 for people to email President U Thein Sein calling on him to free U Sein Than, the most prominent victim of the laws, and repeal the repressive laws used to jail him and other political activists.
Several other local and foreign activist groups have called for the repeal of the laws, claiming they hamper the freedom of citizens to protest peacefully, with courts delivering harsh sentences out of all proportion to their alleged “crimes.” Amnesty International has the activist on its list of prisoners of conscience and continues to call for his release.”
