Summary of the current Situation As of September’s end, there are 80 activists incarcerated in Burma, with 130 activists currently awaiting trial for political actions. Section 18 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Act continues to account for a…
Professor Roman David (Lingnan University, Hong Kong) discussed the rehabilitation of former political prisoners from the Czech Republic during a former held at the AAPP(B) Rangoon Offices on September 29, 2014, with the meeting running between 10 a.m. to 2…
AAPP-B and Former Political Prisoners Society met with former political prisoners of Taunggyi, Shan State, for the program of Collecting Data of All Former Political Prisoners. The joint group of AAPP-B and FPPS collected the data of former political…
Summary of the current Situation March, 2014 By the end of August, 84 political prisoners were incarcerated in Burma, while approximately 122 individuals have been charged for politically motivated actions and await trial. The number of political prisoners has continued…
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners and the Former Political Prisoners Society sponsored a joint seminar on August 17th and 18th that sought to establish a working definition of a political prisoner. The seminar received 50 attendees, including representatives from…
Summary of the current Situation Despite President Thein Sein’s promise to release all political prisoners by the end of 2013, many individuals remain behind bars and the government continues to arrest and incarcerate new political prisoners. By the end of…
Human Rights Training 10 days training helds in Myingyan, Mandalay Region on August 1-10, 2014, that was organized by AAPP-B. 23 participants are former political prisoners and local activists from the serveral area of Burma, such as Kyone Pyaw, Taungoo,…
AAPP visited and provided money for health care to Ko Maung Maung, a former political prisoner, on 21 July 2014, who is suffering from bone cancer and lung cancer. He is currently admitted in the Green Cross Hospital.
An AAPP affiliate visited and provided health care money to former political prisoner, Ko Myint Han, on July 21 2014, who is suffering from Diabetes. He is currently admitted into the Green Cross Hospital.
36 survivors of the military regime from Yartashay, Bago Region, who were sent to front line as porter in 1997, were telling their true story at NLD Yartashay office on July 15, 2014.