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Birthday celebration for imprisoned Burma student leader planned
Mizzima News (www.mizzima.com)
Washington, Oct. 17: The birthday of Burma's imprisoned student leader
Min Ko Naing is being celebrated tomorrow in the Capitol offices of US
congressmen Lane Evans and Tom Lantos. October 18th marks the student
leader's 12th consecutive birthday behind bars.
Min Ko Naing, a prominent student leader who led the 1988 nationwide
uprising in Burma was arrested in March 1989 by the military regime and
sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for his anti-government activities.
Although his sentence was later reduced to 10 years under general
amnesty, he remains in jail. He has been held in solitary confinement
for most of his imprisonment, which resulted in poor physical and mental
health.
In a rare meeting with the then Congressman Bill Richardson in Sittwe
Jail in Rakhine State in 1994, he reportedly refused amnesty in return
for exile in the US.
The date of celebration is honored by the Capitol celebration (convened
by the Washington-based Free Burma Coalition) and a candle light vigil
tonight in front of the residence of Burmese ambassador in Washington.
United Nations Human Rights envoy Paulo Sergio Pinheiro who is currently
on a fact-finding mission in Burma has specifically called on the
Burmese authorities to effect Min Ko Naing?s release.
Amnesty International recognizes Min Ko Naing as a prisoner of
conscience and had appealed the Burmese government for his immediate and
unconditional release.
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<center><b><font color="#000099"><font size=+1>Birthday celebration for
imprisoned Burma student leader planned</font></font></b></center>
<p><font color="#FF0000">Mizzima News <a href="http://www.mizzima.com";>(www.mizzima.com)</a></font>
<p><b><i>Washington, Oct. 17:</i></b> The birthday of Burma's imprisoned
student leader Min Ko Naing is being celebrated tomorrow in the Capitol
offices of US congressmen Lane Evans and Tom Lantos. October 18th marks
the student leader's 12th consecutive birthday behind bars.
<p>Min Ko Naing, a prominent student leader who led the 1988 nationwide
uprising in Burma was arrested in March 1989 by the military regime and
sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for his anti-government activities.
Although his sentence was later reduced to 10 years under general amnesty,
he remains in jail. He has been held in solitary confinement for most of
his imprisonment, which resulted in poor physical and mental health.
<p>In a rare meeting with the then Congressman Bill Richardson in Sittwe
Jail in Rakhine State in 1994, he reportedly refused amnesty in return
for exile in the US.
<p>The date of celebration is honored by the Capitol celebration (convened
by the Washington-based Free Burma Coalition) and a candle light vigil
tonight in front of the residence of Burmese ambassador in Washington.
<p>United Nations Human Rights envoy Paulo Sergio Pinheiro who is currently
on a fact-finding mission in Burma has specifically called on the Burmese
authorities to effect Min Ko Naing?s release.
<p>Amnesty International recognizes Min Ko Naing as a prisoner of conscience
and had appealed the Burmese government for his immediate and unconditional
release.
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