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.

Monday, December 03, 2007

Ten Activists Released Even As Many More Being Arrested.

Found poster of Shwedagone Pagoda, c. 1975. Thanks "JAZZ" -- copyright Kyi May Kaung.

http://myamarnews.blogspot.com/2007/12/burma-releases-ten-activists.html

These ten were held two months without trial.

Burmese political prisoners have been held up to 19 years -- Writer U Win Tin, in his 70s, the longest time continuously.

KyiMayKaung

Monday, December 03, 2007

Ten Activists Released Even As Many More Being Arrested.

I read both Conclave and watched the film--I usually do that.

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