Zoya Phan's story

Zoya Phan is a high profile Burmese refugee and pro-democracy campaigner for Burma Campaign UK. This video was produced by Al Jazeera for their Power & People program.

For more videos from Burma Campaign UK click here http://www.youtube.com/burmacampaignuk

For more details on Burma Campaign UK go to http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk

With thanks to Al Jazeera English http://english.aljazeera.net/

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• burma
• myanmar
• zoya
• phan
• aung
• san
• suu
• kyi
• democracy
• grassroots
• outreach
• nonprofit

[Vimmylove21]

you are perfect girl

[tigercnl]

Whoever make the world to know what happening inside burma should give credit. Maybe she is doing for her own tribe or for her asylum status`but most of her work benefit to Burma and how many burmese people or asylum working like her. With her qualification, she could make better life.But look at her place, similar with the one who is working as labour job in UK. Anyway, we shouldn't say nor do anything negative to the people who are fighting for Burma. Our common enemy is dictatorship. CNL!

[linnhtetmaw]

A moment comes but which comes rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new. When an age ends and the soul of a nation long suppressed finds utterance. November 7th

[saveburmanowsf]

8888

[chitkoko201]

right now bamars and burman are fucking the karen girls, have you killed any one yet?

bull shit, stop talking big, no wonder burma still in dark.

[dzwifey89]

@tharzin27 your country burma was fist the karens then you filthy thieves stole it i hope all you burmese people rot in hell

[nawmaiasdf]

hahahaha

[marysiever]

Have you taken your freedom back? Why not WORK together? We are all human beings first.

[marysiever]

Are all the oppressed ethnic groups working together? What Zoya is doing is important and yes, sanctions are not the answer. But everyone needs to work together to preserve these human rights! No one should be treated this way! Infighting won't do anything.

[rickwood65]

Yes Zoya's plight is sad indeed. But, the fundamental problem which prolongs the resolution of the karen misery is the strangle hold which western sanctions have imposed. The people of Myanmar are crushed by poverty. The Russians and Chinese have filled the vacuum. The Generals have become very wealthy. Only by reversing the policy of sanctions can people power begin to grow in Myanmar. There is no other way. The Chinese and Russians love sanctions.

[sayapann]

I am a Burmese Worker who currently work in oversea country. Although she is a karen, i strongly support her effort that fight against military wardogs. We all are living in same country and equally suffer under Junta. Cheers!!!!