Aung San Suu Kyi's life on the line
Published May 20, 2009 @ 07:05AM PT
The military junta in Myanmar (Burma) wants to throw Aung San Suu Kyi in jail for five years.
Act now so we can flood General Than Shwe's office with letters.
Aung San Suu Kyi faces her oppressors this week on charges that could land her in jail for five years.
The trial comes just days before she was set to be released from house arrest.
Her life is on the line. Aung San Suu Kyi's health is at risk, and five years of torture and abuse at the infamous Insein prison in Myanmar could spell disaster.
Our rapid response to these developments started last week in Australia (a member of ASEAN) when the Amnesty section there mobilized and generated over 7,000 letters to ASEAN. Yesterday, the chairman of ASEAN called on Myanmar to release Aung San Suu Kyi.
With the international pressure snowballing, it's time to focus on General Than Shwe, leader of the military junta.
Please write General Than Shwe and urge him to release Aung San Suu Kyi.
Will you forward this email to friends and to your networks, so we can reach at least 30,000 letters within the next 24 hours?
The stakes couldn't be higher: Aung San Suu Kyi's life is on the line.
Almost 20 years ago, Aung San Suu Kyi's party won over 80% of the vote, making her the rightful political leader of Myanmar. The military refused to hand over power, brutally oppressing any dissent, and imprisoning Suu Kyi for 13 of the last 19 years.
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