3.08.2008
POLITICAL PRISONER DIES OF TB
Political Prisoner, ‘Afraid of Nothing,’ Dies of TB
By SAW YAN NAING
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A political prisoner, Win Tin, also known as Annul, a youth member of the main opposition National League for Democracy, died on Thursday in Tharrawaddy Prison in Burma, while serving a 24-year sentence of hard labor, according to a human rights group. Win Tin, 30, died of tuberculosis in the prison in Pegu Division, according to the Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma). A Muslim, Win Tin was arrested in 1999 for his political activities.
Myat Hla, the chairman of the NLD office in Pegu, said, “He [Win Tin] had been suffering from tuberculosis for a long time. We heard often that his health condition was bad, and he didn’t receive medical treatment in prison. This morning, when his family members went to see him, he had already died.”
Win Tin is survived by his wife. He joined the NLD when he was teenager and was very active in the political movement, said Myat Hla.
“He was afraid nothing,” he said.
Bo Kyi, the joint secretary of the AAPP, said Win Tin had suffered from tuberculosis since 2002. He didn’t receive proper medical treatment in spite of specific requests from his family members to prison authorities, he said.
“Medical treatment in Burmese prisons is very poor,” said Bo Kyi. “If the authorities don’t provide sufficient medical treatment, more prisoners will die in the future.”
The military government charged Win Tin with activities destructive to the stability of the regime.
The AAPP estimates that there are 1,864 political prisoners in Burmese prisons.
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By SAW YAN NAING
Friday, March 7, 2008, -->
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A political prisoner, Win Tin, also known as Annul, a youth member of the main opposition National League for Democracy, died on Thursday in Tharrawaddy Prison in Burma, while serving a 24-year sentence of hard labor, according to a human rights group. Win Tin, 30, died of tuberculosis in the prison in Pegu Division, according to the Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma). A Muslim, Win Tin was arrested in 1999 for his political activities.
Myat Hla, the chairman of the NLD office in Pegu, said, “He [Win Tin] had been suffering from tuberculosis for a long time. We heard often that his health condition was bad, and he didn’t receive medical treatment in prison. This morning, when his family members went to see him, he had already died.”
Win Tin is survived by his wife. He joined the NLD when he was teenager and was very active in the political movement, said Myat Hla.
“He was afraid nothing,” he said.
Bo Kyi, the joint secretary of the AAPP, said Win Tin had suffered from tuberculosis since 2002. He didn’t receive proper medical treatment in spite of specific requests from his family members to prison authorities, he said.
“Medical treatment in Burmese prisons is very poor,” said Bo Kyi. “If the authorities don’t provide sufficient medical treatment, more prisoners will die in the future.”
The military government charged Win Tin with activities destructive to the stability of the regime.
The AAPP estimates that there are 1,864 political prisoners in Burmese prisons.
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Gambeari toMeet NLD on Saturday(news from irrawaddy.org)
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Gambari to Meet NLD on Saturday
By WAI MOE
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UN Special Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari is scheduled to meet with senior members of the main Burmese opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), on Saturday, according to a party official. Nyan Win, a spokesperson for the NLD, told The Irrawaddy on Friday that authorities informed him that the NLD was permitted to meet with Gambari and that five persons representing the party were allowed at the meeting.
UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari(C-L) meets with Burma's Foreign Minister Nyan Win(C-R) in Rangoon on Thursday. (PHOTO: AFP/MNA-HO)
“Five members of the central executive committee will go and meet with the UN special envoy tomorrow,” said Nyan Win. “The NLD will talk over the issue of establishing inclusive participation in the national reconciliation process and a meaningful dialogue.”He also said that the party expected its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to be included in Saturday’s meeting, though he didn’t confirm whether she would, in fact, attend. On Friday, the UN special envoy met for two hours with Information Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, who is also head of the military council’s information committee. Later, he met with Aung Toe, the head of the Supreme Court, who has also been appointed chief of the referendum commission under official decree 3/2008. The UN Information Center announced on its website that Gambari arrived in Rangoon on Thursday, where he held talks with Nyan Win. He also met with the UN Country Team in Burma and the Diplomatic Corps, as well as a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).A UN press release stated: “In the next few days, Mr Gambari expects to continue consultations with a broad range of representatives of Burmese society, including [dissident and ethnic] groups which he was not able to see during his last visit.” The last time Gambari visited Burma was in early November, when he flew firstly to Naypyidaw. Although he was snubbed by Snr-Gen Than Shwe, he was given permission to meet with Suu Kyi at a government guest house in Rangoon.Gambari is currently on his third trip to the country since the junta’s brutal crackdown on monk-led demonstrations in September, and his fifth visit since May 2006.
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By WAI MOE
Friday, March 7, 2008, -->
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UN Special Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari is scheduled to meet with senior members of the main Burmese opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), on Saturday, according to a party official. Nyan Win, a spokesperson for the NLD, told The Irrawaddy on Friday that authorities informed him that the NLD was permitted to meet with Gambari and that five persons representing the party were allowed at the meeting.
UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari(C-L) meets with Burma's Foreign Minister Nyan Win(C-R) in Rangoon on Thursday. (PHOTO: AFP/MNA-HO)
“Five members of the central executive committee will go and meet with the UN special envoy tomorrow,” said Nyan Win. “The NLD will talk over the issue of establishing inclusive participation in the national reconciliation process and a meaningful dialogue.”He also said that the party expected its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to be included in Saturday’s meeting, though he didn’t confirm whether she would, in fact, attend. On Friday, the UN special envoy met for two hours with Information Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, who is also head of the military council’s information committee. Later, he met with Aung Toe, the head of the Supreme Court, who has also been appointed chief of the referendum commission under official decree 3/2008. The UN Information Center announced on its website that Gambari arrived in Rangoon on Thursday, where he held talks with Nyan Win. He also met with the UN Country Team in Burma and the Diplomatic Corps, as well as a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).A UN press release stated: “In the next few days, Mr Gambari expects to continue consultations with a broad range of representatives of Burmese society, including [dissident and ethnic] groups which he was not able to see during his last visit.” The last time Gambari visited Burma was in early November, when he flew firstly to Naypyidaw. Although he was snubbed by Snr-Gen Than Shwe, he was given permission to meet with Suu Kyi at a government guest house in Rangoon.Gambari is currently on his third trip to the country since the junta’s brutal crackdown on monk-led demonstrations in September, and his fifth visit since May 2006.
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