Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma)

AAPP defines a political prisoner as anyone arrested, detained, or imprisoned because of their perceived or known active role, perceived, or known supporting role, or in association with activities promoting freedom, justice, equality, human rights, including ethnic rights, in association with the pro-democracy movement. (August 2014)

Political Prisoners Post-Coup

25495

Total Arrested

19707

Still Detained including Sentenced

4232

Killed by Junta

5788

Released

4 december, 2023

Daily Briefing since Coup

Coup Database coup.aappb.org

Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup

December 4, 2023

Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup

December 1, 2023

Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup

November 30, 2023

Thematic Reports

The flow of injustice outlined in this report shines a light on the harsh reality political prisoners and their families must endure in Burma

The Junta’s Property Seizures

Sentenced to Death by the Junta

AAPP Counseling Program

Partner Organizations

Statements/Releases

Graphs of arrest and death data as of November 30, 2023 collected and compiled by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) since the February 1, 2021 military coup.

Graphs of arrest and death data as of October 31, 2023 collected and compiled by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) since the February 1, 2021 military coup.

Videos & Documentaries

People Not Pawns, Burma’s Ugly Game of Political Detention

Documentary by Timothy Syrota in association with the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, published on December 23, 2012

The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), otherwise known as AAPP, is a human rights organization based in Mae Sot, Thailand and Rangoon, Burma. AAPP advocates for the release of all remaining political prisoners in Burma and for the improvement of their quality of life during and after incarceration. AAPP has developed rehabilitation and assistance programs for those political activists who have been released while continuing to document the ongoing imprisonment of political activists in Burma.

As long as political prisoners exist inside Burma, Burma will not be free. They represent the struggle for democracy, human rights, equality and freedom for the people of Burma. This makes the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners an integral part of Burma’s drive for national reconciliation.

Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma)

Daily Briefing since Coup

Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup

Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup

Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup

Recent Posts

Graphs of arrest and death data as of November 30, 2023 collected and compiled by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) since the February 1, 2021 military coup.

AAPP recruits international interns on a rolling basis to support our documentation and advocacy work.

Graphs of arrest and death data as of October 31, 2023 collected and compiled by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) since the February 1, 2021 military coup.

Graphs of arrest and death data as of October 31, 2023 collected and compiled by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) since the February 1, 2021 military coup.

The International Day of Political Prisoners – 30 October 2023

Thematic Reports

The flow of injustice outlined in this report shines a light on the harsh reality political prisoners and their families must endure in Burma

The Junta’s Property Seizures

Sentenced to Death by the Junta

AAPP Counseling Program

Partner Organizations

Statements/Releases

Graphs of arrest and death data as of November 30, 2023 collected and compiled by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) since the February 1, 2021 military coup.

Graphs of arrest and death data as of October 31, 2023 collected and compiled by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) since the February 1, 2021 military coup.

Graphs of arrest and death data as of October 31, 2023 collected and compiled by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) since the February 1, 2021 military coup.

Videos & Documentaries

People Not Pawns, Burma’s Ugly Game of Political Detention

Documentary by Timothy Syrota in association with the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, published on December 23, 2012

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