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Day of Solidarity



   NATIONAL COALITION GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF BURMA
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   815 Fifteenth St NW, Suite 910, Washington DC 20005

ACTION CALL! ACTION CALL!  ACTION CALL!  ACTION CALL!

The military regime in Burma has been stepping up its 
repressive measures against the Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and 
her party, the National League for Democracy, which won 
the elections in 1990.  The recent unlawful arrest of 
elected NLD representatives and other activists to 
prevent the NLD from holding a conference and the 
arbitrary passage of a law which threatens activists 
with 5 to 20 years imprisonment and the confiscation of 
their property are glaring examples of the regime's 
moves to curb the democracy movement in Burma.

The only reason that the military regime has not 
abolished the National League for Democracy outright and 
arrested its leaders is because it fears further 
international outcry which can withhold investment, 
loans and aid.  The military regime waits for an 
opportunity today to crack down on the democracy 
movement, and it is expected to adverse reaction from 
the international community.

In light of these developments, the National Coalition 
Government of the Union of Burma believes that if human
rights and democracy are to be restored in Burma, it is 
crucial for the International community to continually 
express its iron-clad solidarity with Daw Aung San Suu 
Kyi and the National League for Democracy and at the 
same time to strongly condemn the ongoing repressive 
moves by the military regime.

With this objective in mind, the National Coalition 
Government of the Union of Burma has designated June 
19,1996 as the Action Day for Burma.  The day also marks 
the 51st birthday of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

We call on Burmese communities, individuals and support 
groups helping Burma, and people who wish to see justice 
in Burma to hold commemorative activities on or around 
June 19 to celebrate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's 51st 
birthday and to express their solidarity with the 
democracy movement in Burma.
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