Burma crisis
Activists tell of Burma 'witch hunt'
Monks and activists in Myanmar have told Amnesty International of the brutal repression suffered by anti-government protesters in the country.
A series of interviews with prominent activists, including Mie Mie, Htay Kywe and Nay Tin Myint, have exposed government tactics of ongoing night raids, arbitrary arrests and appalling detention conditions.
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Free Aung San Suu Kyi The leader of Burma's main opposition party is still in detention. Until she
is released unconditionally, there can be no genuine improvement in the human
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'The junta has not only continued to conduct thorough searches for suspects involved
in the protests and detain them, it has also taken family members of the suspects
[...] The government itself is behaving as if they are a kidnapping gang. It is
clearly evident that these abuses show no regard at all for human dignity or sympathy.' Mie Mie, Burmese activist
Monks and activists about repression in Burma
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