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SPDC military embassy held the 53rd anniversary of the Independence day =
for Burma in Cullinan Hall, Holiday Inn-Pretoria at 18:30 to 20:30 on =
4th January, Thursday in South Africa.
Free Burma Campaign (South Africa) did protest action at the same place =
and distribute media statement and brief story about the situation about =
Burma to the attending local diplomats and staffs from the Department of =
Foreign Affairs.
Sender:
Dr. Thein Win
FBC (SA)
011-8821421
Cell 0825080689
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FREE BURMA CAMPAIGN (SOUTH AFRICA)
[Media Statement]
The Free Burma Campaign in South Africa welcomes the 53rd anniversary of =
Independence for Burma. After many years of struggle, Burma gained =
national independence on 4th January 1948.
Since 1962, Burma has been under a military dictatorship. Its people =
have consistently been denied peace and basic human rights. The military =
junta cracked down on the pro-democracy movement in 1988 (8-8-88) and =
the junta calling itself the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) =
has ignored the will of the people. The elections of May 1990 =
demonstrated overwhelming support for the pro-democracy leader and Nobel =
Peace laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, the National League =
for Democracy (NLD). Instead, it has embarked on a course of repression =
to intimidate, harass, arrest and imprison the elected MPs and prevent =
them from exercising their right to convene a parliament. Thousands of =
political prisoners including nearly 200 elected parliamentarians, =
students, members of NLD, & Monks are held in detention.
Nobel Laureate, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was confined to her Rangoon home on =
Sept. 22, 2000, after she defied government restrictions on her =
movements and tried to travel by train to the northern city of Mandalay =
to visit members of her embattled National League for Democracy. Since =
that time, she has been under de facto house arrest, & has spent over =
101 consecutive days under house arrest as the new year began, despite =
International calls on the military government to release her. Burma's =
military regime has a history of arresting and illegally detaining Daw =
Aung San Suu Kyi, she was held illegally from 1989 to 1995.
a.. We, the Free Burma Campaign in South Africa fully support for =
"Freedom of Aung San Suu Kyi" and the restoration of democracy, justice =
and basic human rights in Burma.
a.. We strongly urge the South African Government to continue its =
support of Aung San Suu Kyi, with action rather than "LIP SERVICE" for =
the restoration of democracy in Burma.=20
b.. We also request local diplomats and representatives from =
International Organizations, to support action for democratic change in =
Burma.=20
c.. We appeal to various Human Rights Organizations, Non-Governmental =
Organizations, & Trades Unions in South Africa to show your solidarity =
and support.
Date 4th January 2001
Free Burma Campaign (South Africa)
P O Box 9955
EDENGLEN 1613
South Africa
E-mail <burmamtk@xxxxxxxxxxx> <graham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Tel/Fax +27 11 8821421
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>SPDC military embassy held the =
53rd=20
anniversary of the Independence day for Burma in Cullinan Hall, =
Holiday=20
Inn-Pretoria at 18:30 to 20:30 on 4th January, Thursday in South=20
Africa.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Free Burma Campaign (South Africa) did =
protest=20
action at the same place and distribute media statement and brief story =
about=20
the situation about Burma to the attending local diplomats and staffs =
from the=20
Department of Foreign Affairs.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sender:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dr. Thein Win</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>FBC (SA)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>011-8821421</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Cell 0825080689</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> <SPAN id=3D__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> <B><FONT =
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<P align=3Dcenter>FREE BURMA CAMPAIGN (SOUTH AFRICA)</P></FONT><FONT =
size=3D5>
<P align=3Dcenter>[Media Statement]</P></FONT>
<P>The Free Burma Campaign in South Africa welcomes the 53<SUP>rd</SUP>=20
anniversary of Independence for Burma. After many years of struggle, =
Burma=20
gained national independence on 4<SUP>th</SUP> January 1948.</P>
<P>Since 1962, Burma has been under a military dictatorship. Its people =
have=20
consistently been denied peace and basic human rights. The military =
junta=20
cracked down on the pro-democracy movement in 1988 (8-8-88) and the =
junta=20
calling itself the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) has =
ignored the=20
will of the people. The elections of May 1990 demonstrated overwhelming =
support=20
for the pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace laureate Daw Aung San Suu =
Kyi and=20
her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD). Instead, it has =
embarked on=20
a course of repression to intimidate, harass, arrest and imprison the =
elected=20
MPs and prevent them from exercising their right to convene a =
parliament.=20
Thousands of political prisoners including nearly 200 elected =
parliamentarians,=20
students, members of NLD, & Monks are held in detention.</P>
<P>Nobel Laureate, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was confined to her Rangoon home =
on=20
Sept. 22, 2000, after she defied government restrictions on her =
movements and=20
tried to travel by train to the northern city of Mandalay to visit =
members of=20
her embattled National League for Democracy. Since that time, she has =
been under=20
de facto house arrest, & has spent over 101 consecutive days under =
house=20
arrest as the new year began, despite International calls on the =
military=20
government to release her. Burma's military regime has a history of =
arresting=20
and illegally detaining Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, she was held illegally =
from 1989=20
to 1995.</P>
<UL>
<LI>We, the Free Burma Campaign in South Africa fully support for =
"Freedom of=20
Aung San Suu Kyi" and the restoration of democracy, justice and basic =
human=20
rights in Burma.</LI></UL>
<UL>
<LI>We strongly urge the South African Government to continue its =
support of=20
Aung San Suu Kyi, with action rather than "LIP SERVICE" for the =
restoration of=20
democracy in Burma.=20
<LI>We also request local diplomats and representatives from =
International=20
Organizations, to support action for democratic change in Burma.=20
<LI>We appeal to various Human Rights Organizations, Non-Governmental=20
Organizations, & Trades Unions in South Africa to show your =
solidarity and=20
support.</LI></UL>
<P>Date 4<SUP>th</SUP> January 2001</P>
<P> </P>
<P>Free Burma Campaign (South Africa)</P>
<P>P O Box 9955</P>
<P>EDENGLEN 1613</P>
<P>South Africa</P>
<P>E-mail <<U>burmamtk@xxxxxxxxxxx</U>> <</B><A=20
href=3D"mailto:graham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";><B>graham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=
ac.za</B></A><B>></P>
<P>Tel/Fax +27 11 8821421</P>
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