3rd September 2018 AAPP condemns today’s sentencing of two Reuter’s journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo for 7 seven years in jail under Act 3.1 of the Official Secrets Act. The two men have been in jail since…
On August 31 representatives from the French embassy visited AAPP’s office and museum. Joachim Stassart, political attaché from the Rangoon embassy, and Ma Naing Naing Tun, public relations at the French embassy,visited the AAPP office. AAPP’s Joint-Secretary Ko Bo Kyi…
On August 24 Representatives of the Mental Health and Psycho-Social Service visited AAPP’s museum exhibition “Memory of the Past”. Sarah Henriette, Mina Khenati, and Health Field Officer from International Committee of the Red Cross, Kyaw Zaw Han, were shown the…
On August 17, a group of Mr. Dan Chugg, the British Ambassador in Rangoon, visited AAPP’s museum, ‘Memory of the Past’. The exhibition was led by Ko Kyaw Soe Win, AAPP’s Mental Health Assistance Program (MHAP) Chief, and Ko Zaw…
TRAININGS Human Rights, Documentation of Human Rights Violations, and Transitional Justice (Advanced) Training Held in Kachin State Figure 1 Trainistional Justice Training in Myitkyina As a part of the series of regular Human Rights, Documentation of Human Rights Violations, and…
MONTH IN REVIEW July in Numbers Arrests: 7 Four activists in Karenni State were arrested for opposing the construction of a statue of General Aung San. Three civilians were arrested for protesting against a cement factory. Charges: 37 23 were…
On August 12, a group led by Moon Suk Hong from Seoul National University’s Global Education Cooperation visited AAPP’s museum exhibition “Memory of the Past”. AAPP representative explained the exhibition and how what former political prisoners lives were like.
On August 9, the Wing Institute arranged for 28 Karenni Youths to visit AAPP’s museum, “Memory of the Past”. AAPP’s museum representative explained the exhibition and the politics of the political prisoner movement. Then AAPP Secretary Ko Tate Naing met…
AAPP held an exhibition at Yangon University from August 6-8 to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1988 uprising. There were many well-known figures present, including Information Minister Dr Phay Myint. AAPP representatives were at hand to explain the new…
On August 23, Ian R. Mackenzie, a political officer from the U.S. Embassy visited Rangoon AAPP’s office. Ko Aung Myo Kyaw, head of the AAPP’s Rangoon office, and Ko Zaw Moe, Officer In-Charge of the Documentation and Research Team/Deputy Foreign…