Aung San Suu Kyi Reaches a Total of 19 Years in Detention
January 14, 2025
Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma’s democratically elected National League for Democracy, has today reached a total of 19 years in detention since 1989. She is currently under her…
Record High of 13,000 Political Prisoners in Burma
November 16, 2022
The number of currently detained political prisoners has reached more than 13,000, according to the latest figures from Assistance Association for Political Prisoners – Burma. Under the previous military dictatorship…
Burma Military Executes Four Activists: UK Must Expel Burmese Military Attaché
July 25, 2022
Burma Campaign UK is deeply saddened to learn the news that the Burmese military has carried out threats to execute four democracy activists. State media reported today that Ko Jimmy,…
Wear Blue and Speak Out for Burma’s Political Prisoners
April 18, 2022
On 21 April 2022, people around the world will be wearing blue shirts or blue clothing to raise awareness for Burma’s political prisoners and in solidarity with those who have…
AAPP Statement on Re-Arrested Political Prisoners Since Junta Announced “Amnesty”
October 21, 2021
Since the military February 1, 2021, coup the junta has been brutally cracking down, arbitrary detaining thousands, relentlessly torturing, and ruthlessly killing civilians against an illegitimate coup attempt. Most of…
Situation Update on 30 June Prison Releases
July 15, 2021
Update from the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners On 30 June, the junta prison department announced the release of over 2000 protestors arbitrarily detained since the coup. AAPP began to…
Burma’s political prisoners need our support
May 24, 2021
By Wai Hnin Pwint ThonSenior Advocacy Officer, Burma Campaign UK The number of political prisoners in Burma is growing every day since the military staged a coup on 1 February….
Blue Shirt Day for political prisoners on Wednesday 21st April
April 20, 2021
Wednesday 21st April is Blue Shirt Day for political prisoners. It’s the anniversary of the death of U Win Tin, a leader of the democracy movement who famously kept wearing…
Karen People Must Support Boycott of Burmese Military Companies
February 6, 2021
Statement by International Karen Organisation The International Karen Organisation condemns the military coup on 1st February. We demand the immediate release of all political prisoners and an end to arrests of…
Myanmar military should end its use of violence and respect democracy
February 1, 2021
Joint Statement The undersigned groups today denounced an apparent coup in Myanmar, and associated violence, which has suspended civilian government and effectively returned full power to the military. On 1…