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Dear All,
Myo Min Zaw is a prisoner of conscience. He was
imprisoned in 1998, at the age of 21, for his role
in student demonstrations calling for improvements
to education and support for the opposition party,
the National League for Democracy. Myo Min Zaw
was reportedly tortured in interrogation and
sentenced to 38 years imprisonment, now increased
to 52 years, solely for the non-violent expression
of his beliefs. He has suffered from gastric pain
and a skin disease in prison.
Ma Khin Khin Leh is a prisoner of conscience. The school teacher and mother was
imprisoned at the age of 33 after the authorities could not locate her
politically-active
husband who was planning a peaceful political march. Ma Khin Khin Leh was given
a life sentence in 1999 under vaguely-worded security legislation.
Even by the harsh
standards of 'justice' used by Myanmar's military government, her life
sentence is
extreme. She has suffered from an unspecified lung problem, rheumatoid
arthritis and
dysentry in prison. Amnesty International is very concerned for her
safety and wellbeing.
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