Stand with Aung San Suu Kyi‏

Next Saturday 19th June will be the 65th birthday of Burma's jailed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. As has been the case for much of her life, the brave freedom fighter and Nobel Peace Laureate will be allowed no celebrations or contact with her loved ones.

Tension builds once again as Myanmar prepares for its elections. Many fear that widespread arrests and detainment will result from election-related crackdowns. Moreover, contributing to the anxiety is the anticipated release of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been held under house arrest for nearly 15 years.


Aung San Suu Kyi addressing supporters before her arrest

But Suu Kyi has been close to completing her sentence before. Just last year, as she neared her release date, she was found guilty of allowing an uninvited American man to stay at her home after he strapped homemade flippers to his feet and swam across a lake bordering her house. Authorities sentenced her to 18 more months of detention - meaning that she would not be released until after Myanmar's elections were completed. These arbitrary sentences just won't do. Demand that Aung San Suu Kyi be released immediately and unconditionally.

Earlier this year, Suu Kyi's party, National League for Democracy (NLD), was dissolved for refusing to re-register as a political party, a move that would have forced it to expel its own leader because she is serving a prison term.

It is painfully obvious that Myanmar's government is doing all it can to box Suu Kyi and her supporters into a corner. Her very existence challenges the military's authority because she inspires the people of Myanmar to believe. More than ever, it's up to us to stand united.


General Than Shwe - Leader of the Myanmar Dictatorship

When news about one of the most iconic and revered leaders of our time breaks, whatever the outcome, we need to be able to call on you to stand with Aung San Suu Kyi and stand up for human rights.

The biggest tragedy of all is that Aung San Suu Kyi should have never been arrested in the first place. Her punishment is politically motivated and is an outright violation of international law. But as long as we continue to carry the torch for Aung San Suu Kyi, then Myanmar's junta can't touch us. Help light the way for the people of Myanmar.




Sign the Amnesty International petition to release Aung San Suu Kyi;

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=2590179&template=x.ascx&action=12656&ICID=I1006A03&tr=y&auid=6491139

See also;

Denounce Aung San Suu Kyi’s imprisonment;

http://daithaic.blogspot.com/2009/08/denounce-aung-san-suu-kyis-imprisonment.html

This video “Burma VJ” exposes the atrocities and injustices that have been taking place under the junta's unbending rule. In the film the undercover network of VJs (video journalists) record the appalling treatment of the Burmese citizens and monks which caused a global uproar during the recent uprising. The VJs risk torture, imprisonment and even death in their quest to report what is going on in their closed country.