Month in Review This month, twenty-three political activists were arrested in total. Thirty-two were sentenced, and one was released. Six political prisoners are reported to be in bad health. A hunger strike that was launched on October 23 spread to…
December 2 2015: Last month’s elections have been heralded as a victory for peaceful political change in Myanmar. Now the President must make good on his promise to increase political freedoms, say Aileen Thomson and Bo Kyi.Downtown Yangon. The peaceful…
Students on Hunger Strike Tortured at Myin Gyan Prison 13 November 2015 AAPP calls for immediate action and an investigation into acts of torture committed against students Si Thu Myant and Soe Hlaing at Myin Gyan Prison on November 6,…
Summary of the Current Situation As of the end of October, there are 112 political prisoners incarcerated in Burma and 486 activists currently awaiting trial for political actions. MONTH IN REVIEW This month, 10 political activists were arrested in total,…
AAPP calls for political freedom in the lead up to the November 8 election October 22, 2015 The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) calls for the right to political freedom to be upheld in the lead-up to the election…
October 17, 2015 AAPP demand the release of Social Media Activists The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) call for the immediate and unconditional release of Patrick Kum Jaa Lee and Chaw Sandi Tun who have been arrested and detained…
Summary of the Current Situation As of the end of September, there are 96 political prisoners incarcerated in Burma, with 466 activists currently awaiting trial for political actions. MONTH IN REVIEW This month, six political activists were arrested in total,…
On October 5 the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) hosted a meeting with civil society organizations to exchange opinion about the recently published draft prison law. The meeting was attended the following officers from the MNHRC: U Zaw Win,…
Date 29 Sep 2015 The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) and the Former Political Prisoners Society (FPPS) jointly call for the release of all political prisoners prior to the signing of the National Ceasefire Agreement and the 2015…
Summary of the Current Situation As of the end of August, there are 108 political prisoners incarcerated in Burma, with 459 activists currently awaiting trial for political actions. MONTH IN REVIEW This month, 16 political activists were arrested in total,…