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(foto courtesy of - http://www.thebestfriend.org/cont/hero.htm) Congratulations to Min Ko Naing, the NLDA and the rest of the Burmese Freedom Fighters! Min Ko Naing is the recipient of the prestigious 2009 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights! This is the link to Korean website of The May 18 Memorial Foundation's announcement of Min Ko Naing for his achievement: http://tinyurl.com/cyk6zq ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Text of the announcement of the of The May 18 Memorial Foundation, sent via email. 2009 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights Award Announcement The situation regarding democracy and human rights in Myanmar/Burma remains dire. At this very moment, many pro-democracy activists are locked up in freezing cold cells. The international community has put pressure on Burma’s military junta, taking consistent interest in the nation’s pro-democracy movement. Despite its efforts, some countries around the world have turned a deaf ear t...

Altsean-Burma has released a briefer titled “13 years is too long: Free Daw Suu now!” On 24 October, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will mark her 13th year in detention. Yet, she remains committed to a peaceful, political solution that is needed now more than ever for the people of Burma. It is imperative that Burma’s neighbors and allies such China, India and ASEAN renew and strengthen efforts to secure the immediate and unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her colleagues. As the Burmese military junta’s gross mismanagement and oppression further entrenches Burma as a failed state, it is in the region’s interests that durable solutions are achieved. This briefer profiles the experiences of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and some of the 178 other women prisoners of conscience known to be incarcerated in intolerable conditions in Burma’s prisons for their political activities and leadership. The briefer is available at: http://www.altsean.org/ Reports/13years.php Related posting: ...