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To whom it may concern.
Why do you use YIT, YASU which were changed by SLORC.
We (  pro-democracy people ) really don't like these names. 

On 31 Oct 1996 shar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Dear Comrades and Friends,
> 
> In support of the Burmese students inside the country, the Burmese pro-
> democracy activists in India are going to hold a public rally tomorrow
> (25th October 1996) in New Delhi. We request you to organize public
> rallies and demonstrations in front of SLORC Embassy in your respected
> countries simultaneously. 
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> ABSL
> ==================================
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>                        PRESS RELEASE
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> Burmese students from Yangon Arts and Science University (YASU) and
> Yangon Institute of Technology (YIT) are holding demonstrations in
> Rangoon,  the Capital of Burma, against the brutality of military
> authorities. Nearly a thousand Burmese students participated in the
> demonstration which occurred yesterday. In response to these students
> demonstrations, the ruling military regime of Burma, namely State Law
> and Order Restoration Council (SLORC),  arrested a hundred of students
> in two days. U Kyi Maung, a Vice-Chairman of the National League for
> Democracy (NLD) party was arrested yesterday and he is still in illegal
> detention of the military authorities.
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> We, the members of the All Burma Students League ; 
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>      express our wholehearted support and solidarity to the Burmese
>      students and youth inside the country in their fight against the
>      military dictatorship,
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>      condemn the military junta for its continued illegal detention of
>      pro-democracy activists and demand to release all the political
>      prisoners including U Kyi Maung and student leaders immediately,
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>      urge the people of Burma from all walks of life to join with the
>      students in their struggle for the restoration of democracy in the
>      country, and
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>      urge the international community to impose global economic
>      sanctions against the military government in Burma.
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> 
> Central Committee
> All Burma Students League
> 
> Date :    24th October 1996
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