Aung San Suu Kyi, democracy leader in Burma and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, has been locked up again under new false charges, just days before the expiration of his arrest, which has spread over the past 13 years.
She and thousands of monks and students have been jailed for courageously challenging the brutal military regime through peaceful demands for democracy.
Assuming the risk of speaking on behalf of their imprisoned comrades, Burmese activists are demanding the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners, while seeking global support. We have only six days to flood of petitions to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and claim to give priority to release of these activists, making this a condition for renewed international involvement with the Burmese regime. Follow the link below to sign the petition and forward this email to your friends to ensure that Aung San Suu Kyi and all prisoners of conscience are released. A group of Burmese activists will present the global petition to the press on May 26:
She and thousands of monks and students have been jailed for courageously challenging the brutal military regime through peaceful demands for democracy.
Assuming the risk of speaking on behalf of their imprisoned comrades, Burmese activists are demanding the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners, while seeking global support. We have only six days to flood of petitions to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and claim to give priority to release of these activists, making this a condition for renewed international involvement with the Burmese regime. Follow the link below to sign the petition and forward this email to your friends to ensure that Aung San Suu Kyi and all prisoners of conscience are released. A group of Burmese activists will present the global petition to the press on May 26:
14 May, Aung San Suu Kyi was sent to prison on charges related to an American man who allegedly infiltrated, uninvited, in the apartment complex where she was arrested in Yangon. The allegations are absurd: it is precisely the Burmese army, which now accuses him of violating her house arrest, the head of the security compound. These charges are a clear pretext to detain him in custody until after the next elections, scheduled for 2010.
The Burmese regime is well known for the ruthless repression with which responds to any threat to its strict military control: thousands are in prison, subjected to inhuman conditions and denied medical care, there are repeated human rights abuses, is a violent repression on ethnic groups and more than a million people have been forced to seek refuge outside the country. Aung San Suu Kyi
represents the greatest threat to the iron power of the military junta. His moral leadership of the movement and the legacy democraciaa his landslide victory in elections in 1990, becoming the only figure capable of defeating the board in elections next year. He has been arrested again and again since 1998 under house arrest and without permission to contact the outside world. But this outrageous arrest in the infamous Insein prison, and the denial of medical treatment, could pose a greater threat to the pro-democracy leader, who was seriously ill.
Sources indicate that the military regime fears the impact of a massive and unified request to the United Nations. More than 160 Burmese exiles and affinity groups in 24 countries are participating in this campaign. The UN Secretary General, along with other important actors in the region are considering how to restart relations with the Burmese regime. Last week the Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said: "Aung San Suu Kyi and all those who have a contribution to make to the future of their country must be freed." Abrumémoslo with a global call for urgent action according to his words and stop the arrests and brutality:
The Burmese regime is well known for the ruthless repression with which responds to any threat to its strict military control: thousands are in prison, subjected to inhuman conditions and denied medical care, there are repeated human rights abuses, is a violent repression on ethnic groups and more than a million people have been forced to seek refuge outside the country. Aung San Suu Kyi
represents the greatest threat to the iron power of the military junta. His moral leadership of the movement and the legacy democraciaa his landslide victory in elections in 1990, becoming the only figure capable of defeating the board in elections next year. He has been arrested again and again since 1998 under house arrest and without permission to contact the outside world. But this outrageous arrest in the infamous Insein prison, and the denial of medical treatment, could pose a greater threat to the pro-democracy leader, who was seriously ill.
Sources indicate that the military regime fears the impact of a massive and unified request to the United Nations. More than 160 Burmese exiles and affinity groups in 24 countries are participating in this campaign. The UN Secretary General, along with other important actors in the region are considering how to restart relations with the Burmese regime. Last week the Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said: "Aung San Suu Kyi and all those who have a contribution to make to the future of their country must be freed." Abrumémoslo with a global call for urgent action according to his words and stop the arrests and brutality:
As occurred with the release of Nelson Mandela after years of imprisonment in South Africa, freedom of Aung San Suu Kyi, after years of unjust detention, will bring a fresh start and hope for Burma to democracy. This week may be that historical moment of change: we are united to support Suu Kyi and the courageous men and women and reclaim his release now!
Hopefully, Alice, Brett, Ricken, Pascal, Graziela, Paul, Louis, Ben, Iain, Raj, Taren and the rest of Avaaz team
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