JOIN THE CAMPAIGN

There are over 2,100 political prisoners languishing in prisons all over Burma. Free Burma’s Political Prisoners Now aims to collect 888,888 signatures before 24 May 2009, the legal date that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi should be released from house arrest.  This is a united global campaign working with over a hundred groups from around the globe. The petition calls on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to make it his personal priority to secure the release of all political prisoners in Burma, as the essential first step towards democracy in the country.

WHY THIS CAMPAIGN IS SO IMPORTANT

Daw Aung Suu Kyi says, “We are all prisoners in our own country.” Political prisoners are not criminals.  They have courageously spoken out on behalf of those who have been silenced. The release of all political prisoners is the essential first step towards freedom and democracy in Burma.  There can be no democratic transition without them. They must be allowed to freely participate in any future democratic political process.

Read more about those in prison HERE

WHO IS INVOLVED?

Our aim is to work with Burma support groups all over the world to reach out to a new population of people who

have never heard of Burma or about the situation of political prisoners. Political prisoners in Burma come from all par

ts of society. We want to build an equivalent global support network: political activists, poets, religious leaders, singers, journalists, and everyday citizens.

See the map of the groups around the world involved. HERE

Also you can see the list of endorsing organizations. HERE