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In this May 27, 2007, file photo leaders of the 88 Generation Student Group, Ko Ko Gyi, front left, Min Ko Naing, center, and Htay Kywe, right, form a human chain as they walk forward to face the authorities, during one of their democracy campaign in Yangon, Myanmar. A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced an additional nine pro-democracy activists, including Min Ko Naing, Ko Ko Gyi and H

AFTER THE brutal crushing of last year's Saffron Revolution, the military rulers of Burma sought to deflect international repercussions by promising to stop arresting the monks and other dissidents who had led the peaceful protests. They hinted at opening a dialogue with the opposition, including pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Long ago it became clear that these pledges were lies -- t

Courts in military-ruled Myanmar have sentenced 17 more democracy activists to between two and 16 years in jail, intensifying a campaign to crush political dissent before a 2010 election, legal sources said on Saturday. The latest sentences, handed down on Friday by secret courts in the former capital, Yangon, and the second city of Mandalay, bring the total number of activists jailed in the last

Di Nyein Lin's grandfather, Saw Win, was a member of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party, and died in prison about 10 years ago. Di Nyein Lin is a leader of the outlawed All Burma Federation ...

In the meantime, Rice said the Myanmar junta keeps opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a woman, under house arrest instead of allowing her to take the office as the country’s elected leader. Rice also referred to widespread acts of ...

AUNG SAN SUU KYI; "When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, it becomes less & less important whether I am afraid"................... AUDRE LORDE; "The responsibility of freedom Is to free someone else" ...

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The boycott will continue until the Burmese junta begins a genuine democratic transition and frees all political prisoners-- including Aung San Suu Kyi--or until the companies leave Burma entirely. Image Hosted by ImageShack.us ...