Free Burma's Political Prisoners Now!

The campaign to improve prison conditions is part of the human rights struggle

What is AAPP?
Since the 1988 popular democracy movement was crushed in a ruthless crackdown by the military regime, thousands of people have been arrested, tortured and given long prison sentences for their beliefs and political activities. Even after political prisoners are released, they continue to face ill treatment. The military intimidates and harasses ex-political prisoners in order to prevent them from participating political activities. For example, on politically-sensitive occasions in the country - such as the anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy uprising - ex-political prisoners are often re-arrested, interrogated and detained without reason. The military regime also attempts to isolate ex-political prisoners from society, for example by denying them economic and educational opportunities.

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