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

24817

Total Arrested

19246

Still Detained including Sentenced

4096

Killed by Junta

5571

Released

20 september, 2023

Daily Briefing since Coup

Coup Database coup.aappb.org

Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup

Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup

September 20, 2023

Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup

Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup

September 19, 2023

Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup

Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup

September 18, 2023

Recent Posts

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

No More Safety: Political Prisoners’ Lives in Danger

Press Statement, Junta August 1, 2023, Prisoner Release Announcement

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

Urgent Statement: More Extrajudicial Killings from Daik-U Prison

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 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

The Junta’s Property Seizures

Sentenced to Death by the Junta

Sentenced to Death by the Junta

AAPP Counseling Program

Partner Organizations

Statements/Releases

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

No More Safety: Political Prisoners’ Lives in Danger

No More Safety: Political Prisoners’ Lives in Danger

Press Statement, Junta August 1, 2023, Prisoner Release Announcement

Press Statement, Junta August 1, 2023, Prisoner Release Announcement

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.