British Parliament Congratulates Political Prisoners Signature Campaign
May 24, 2009
As the Free Burma’s Political Prisoners Now! signature campaign draws to a close, a motion in the British Parliament praises the campaign, and backs its demands that UN Secretary General…
Global Statements Calling For The Release Of Aung San Suu Kyi
May 21, 2009
Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested in May 2009 and put on trial, accused of breaking the terms of her house arrest after an American man, John Yettaw, swam to…
EPCB calls for UNSG to release Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners in Burma
May 20, 2009
Media Release from European Parliamentary Caucus on Burma 167 parliamentarians from 16 European countries, members of the European Parliamentary Caucus on Burma (EPCB), today called on UN Secretary General Ban…
Forty-Thousand Back Aung San Suu Kyi on Facebook
May 17, 2009
As Aung San Suu Kyi faces trial tomorrow, forty- thousand people are supporting her on the Facebook social networking website. Thousands have left messages of support on the Aung San…
Appeal to Take Action on Prosecution of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Under the Rome Statute of the ICC
May 17, 2009
Media Release from Burma Lawyers Council 1. Recently, the president of East Timor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta claimed that, if the SPDC does not immediately release Daw…
Global Day of Action for Aung San Suu Kyi – Monday 18th May
May 17, 2009
Photo Opportunity As Aung San Suu Kyi is put on trial on Monday, demonstrations will take place in more than 20 cities, including London, Bangkok, Sydney, San Francisco, Pretoria, Perth,…
Defence lawyer’s licence revoked in Daw Aung San Suu Kyi case
May 16, 2009
AAPP Media Statement [Mae Sot, Thailand] The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) has learned that lawyer U Aung Thein has had his licence to practise law revoked by the…
Actors, Writers, and Designers Call For Release of Aung San Suu Kyi
May 15, 2009
Some of Britain’s most distinguished actors and writers have added their names to a global petition for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all Burma’s political prisoners. The…
Three-Hundred Thousand Back Burma Political Prisoner Campaign
May 13, 2009
More than three-hundred thousand people have signed the petition calling for UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to secure the release of Burma’s political prisoners. The figure means that someone…
Burma’s prisons and labour camps: Silent killing fields
May 1, 2009
The Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) today released a report, highlighting the growing health crisis for political prisoners in Burma. The report – entitled “Burma’s prisons and labour…