Kachin National Organization, January 3, 2014 Today, the Kachin National Organization (KNO) expressed concern that the Burmese government is continuing to arrest and sentence fellow Kachins for their political belief at alarmingly high rates in Kachin [...]
Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), October 9, 2013 Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) welcomes the October 8th release of 56 political prisoners. It is essential to continue to recognize the difficulties political prisoners face [...]
Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy, July 31, 2013 RANGOON—Former political prisoners who survived detention on Great Coco Island, a notorious penal colony off Burma’s mainland, have criticized the country’s reform efforts, saying the Burmese people have yet to see [...]
Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), July 24, 2013 Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) welcomes the 23rd July release of seventy-three prisoners from prisons across Burma. AAPP (B) will seek to provide support to each [...]
Democratic Voice of Burma, April 24, 2013 Zaw Moe, a former ABSDF soldier, was released in Tuesday’s amnesty. He feels the government is using prisoners as tools in the political game – and they should be released unconditionally. Published [...]
This is a documentary about political prisoners in Burma. The film looks at this issue from a historical perspective, highlights current issues regarding political prisoners in Burma, and provides an insight into the work undertaken by the Assistance Association [...]