Thursday, November 1, 2007

This is not a game!!!!

More Democracy Leaders Arrested. Military Continues to Hunt Down, Arrest, Torture, and Kill Peaceful Demonstrators

On the night of October 12th, Htay Kywe, one of the last remaining leaders of the 88 Student Generation who had been evading the authorites was arrested. Several other leaders were also arrested, including Mee Mee, who as seen above, was one of the main faces during the protests in August and September. The military continues to hunt down those who speak out. Already thousands have been arrests, many disappeared, tortured, and even killed. To see lists of monasteries raided, those arrested, killed, and disappeared, go to the AAPP website. Send an email to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to take concrete measures to ensure that the brutal treatment stops.

China is paralyzing UN Security Council action on Burma. They are the main economic, military, and political supporters of the military junta. For fifteen years China has refused to press its closest ally to allow its people human rights, and used its veto power to block the UN Security Council from acting. As a result, the UN is making the same mistakes it made on Darfur and Rwanda. We are calling on people of conscience throughout the world to boycott the 2008 Chinese Olympics, join our efforts.


The Brutal Crackdown

A million took to the streets for peaceful protests only to be met by violence from Burma's military. Hundreds were killed, thousands arrested, and still people are being hunted down and tortured. Here is a video from Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley wo went undercover in Burma to report exclusively on the people's protests and resulting bloody crackdown by Burma's military government, talking to the protesters, filming the bloody crackdown and gauging the mood of the nation. Find Out What You Can Do



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