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…
Over 250,000 signatures secured for Burma’s political prisoners
April 21, 2009
Over 250,000 signatures secured for Burma’s political prisoners “We must show them they have not been forgotten,” says Nobel Peace Prize Laureate A global petition campaign for Burma’s political prisoners…
Unlawfully Detained Trade Union Members Released
April 14, 2009
The five members of FTUB who were arrested unlawfully on April 1, 2009, are back in their homes in Rangoon It was through international solidarity that the five were…
Burmese Military Regime Arrests Trade Union Members: FTUB Unlawfully Detained, Likely Torture
April 9, 2009
Federation of Trade Unions – Burma Press Release: Burmese military regime arrests trade union members in Burma: FTUB unlawfully detained, likely tortured On April 1, 2009, five members of the…