THE LAST BIG PUSH!
Nobel Peace Prize winner Daw Aung San Suu Kyi may face an additional 5 years in jail on trumped up charges relating to the junta’s own failure to protect her security. She is due to appear in court on Monday 18 May, on charges that she violated the terms of her house arrest after uninvited American guest John William Yettaw allegedly spent two nights at her home.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is one of over 2,100 political prisoners languishing in prisons all over Burma. Political prisoners are not criminals. They have simply stood up for freedom and democracy.
The new charges against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi should be a tipping point for the international community. The time for concrete action is NOW.
200 Burma exile and solidarity groups are participating in this global signature campaign for the release of Burma’s political prisoners. We are aiming to collect AS MANY SIGNATURES AS POSSIBLE before Sunday 24 May.
HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO!
1. Sign the Petition
2. Get your friends, families, and colleagues to sign.
(Join our pages on Facebook and Youtube as well)
3. Tell the FBPPN Campaign Committee what you are doing so that we can share with others about the global movement for Burma’s political prisoners. Email info@fbppn.net
WHY THIS CAMPAIGN IS SO IMPORTANT
Daw Aung Suu Kyi says, “We are all prisoners in our own country.” Political prisoners are not criminals. They have courageously spoken out on behalf of those who have been silenced. The release of all political prisoners is the essential first step towards freedom and democracy in Burma. There can be no democratic transition without them. They must be allowed to freely participate in any future democratic political process.
Read more about those in prison HERE
WHO IS INVOLVED?
Our aim is to work with Burma support groups all over the world to reach out to a new population of people who
have never heard of Burma or about the situation of political prisoners. Political prisoners in Burma come from all par
ts of society. We want to build an equivalent global support network: political activists, poets, religious leaders, singers, journalists, and everyday citizens.
Also you can see the list of endorsing organizations. HERE
