KyiMayKaung

Burma, America, The World, Art, Literature, Political Economy through the eyes of a Permanent Exile. "We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the oppressed. Sometimes we must interfere. . . There is so much injustice and suffering crying out for our attention . . . writers and poets, prisoners in so many lands governed by the left and by the right." Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Speech, 1986, Oslo. This entire site copyright Kyi May Kaung unless indicated otherwise.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Amnesty International very concerned about Burmese monk U Gambira and others.

Portrait of Human Rights Activist -- oil on canvas -- copyright Kyi May Kaung.

http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=17530

Arresting family members as hostages is totally unacceptable.

U Gambira, Su Su Nway and others were only excercising their God-given right to express themselves freely and peacefully.

KyiMayKaung

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Amnesty International very concerned about Burmese monk U Gambira and others.

We have a saying for this in Burmese: What was written by hands has been erased by the feet."

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