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"Global Day of Action for Burma"

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is Burma’s most celebrated and beloved person in
the struggle for freedom in Burma. She has been under house arrest continuously since May 2003 and
for a total of more than 13 of the past 19 years.

She was supposed to be released from house arrest on the 27th of May. However, on May 13th, Daw
Suu and her two female colleagues were detained after an incident when an American citizen allegedly
swam across Inya Lake and stayed at her house for two days. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged
under the regime’s Law Safeguarding the State from the Dangers of Subversive Elements and is being
held in the notorious Insein Prison. Her trial is scheduled for May 18.

Her health has deteriorated recently due to the tight restrictions during her prolong detention. She has
often been denied access to her personal doctor, who also was arrested last Thursday at the time of his
monthly visit.

Burmese democracy movement activists and supporters around the globe are planning a ‘Global Day of
Action’ on May 18, 2008 to demand her release and the release of all political prisoners in Burma.

71 organizations from "Global Action for Burma" (http://gab-burma.weebly.com) will take part in this
activity.

We invite all freedom loving supporters of Burma to join us in support of Aung San Suu Kyi and her
struggle for freedom and democracy in Burma.

We will hold demonstrations in front of the United States embassy and other embassies from democratic
countries, and the United Nations offices.

We request immediate intervention by the United States and other democratic governments
around the globe, the United Nations and International groups for immediate release of Daw Aung
San Suu Kyi and her fellow political prisoners. We strongly urge the democratic governments and
the United Nations to impose all available pressure on the junta to respect the desire of the
international community.

(This is an independent campaign. Independence campaign is a results-oriented coalition


dedicated to Free Aung San Suu Kyi campaign to share information about the activities.)

We have compiled a list of activities organized by groups around the world. We will try to keep the
list updated.

(Update News: Canada, New York and Europe)

Canada action update:

Protest in Toronto
Monday, May 18th at 1:30 pm
in front of Ontario Legislative Building (Queen's Park)
Protest in Ottawa
Monday, May 18th at 1:30 pm
in front of Burmese Embassy Building, Ottawa

Protest in Vancouver
Monday, May 18th at Noon
Robson Square(Down Town, Vancouver)

May 14th evening, Canada's Foreign Minister issued a strong statement. MPs and a opposition
party leaders called in the parliament session for Canadian government's action.

On May 15, Parliamentary Friends of Burma (over 40 MPs from all parties in Canada's
Parliament) also issued a statement to call ASEAN and its member countries to act on Burmese
regime to release DASSK and all political prisoners.

New York City:

When : Sunday at 3:00 PM ( May 17 ,2009)


Where : Infront of Burmese Conuslate General Office , Manhattan, New York.
Who : Burmese Citizens in New York.

Europe:

Forum of Burmese in Europe


Sonny AungThanOo(coordinator)
phone:+49 221 9522450
US (California)

Burma Democracy Forces

Place: United Nations Plaza, Civic Center, San Francisco. Market St @ 7th St;

Time: 11:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.

Date: Monday, May 18, 2009.

US (Washington DC)

US Campaign for Burma

Mike Haack
Campaigns Coordinator
U.S. Campaign for Burma
(202)234-8033 (office)
(914)924-1541 (cell)

Time and Place: Monday, May 18th at the Burmese Military Attache office (2300 California St., NW,
near Dupont Circle) from 12:30pm-1:15pm.

ADBFM

Arkar Soe

arkarsoee@yahoo.com, 301-213-0605

Ko Shwe Sin

Free Burma Federation

Shwesinhtun88@gmail.com

Cell: 301-523-9292

Ko Yin Aye

Free Burma Federation

yindbso@gmail.com

Cell: 301-905-7591

Thailand

CAC Burma

Contact: cacburma@gmail.com
Tel: 800293350, 875247034, 845755416

Yin Htwe

yinhtwe@gmail.com

Ms. Nang Thida Aye, Email: ntda.dwg@gmail.com


Mr Sai Myo Win, Tel: +66 835 823 490, Email: ida0072@gmail.com

Canada

The event in Toronto:


Date: Monday, May 18, 2009
Time: 1:30 pm
Place: Queen’s Park (in front of Ontario Provincial Legislative Building)

Contact Persons:
Zaw Wai Kyaw, phone: 416 358 2318
Aung Tin, phone: 647 343 7871
Timothy Zaw, phone: 416 735 4128

Jamaica

Burmese Democratic Groups in Jamaica

Dr. Soe Naung

Soehtwe2028@gmail.com

India

All Burma Students Democratic League

Ko Kyaw Than

Dawnstar88@gmail.com

Tel: +91 9810601506

United Kingdom
Burma Democratic Concern

Ko Myo Thein

myothein19@gmail.com

+442084939137

+447877882386

Khin Ma Ma Myo (Scotland),

Tel: +44 1224 524 077

email: khinmamamyo@gmail.com

Italy

Ko Naing Lin Aung

Free Burma Federation (Italy)

nainglinaung297@gmail.com

Tel: 0039-320-450-3567

Japan

Joint Action Committee

Ko Than Swe thanswe@gol.com . 090 4964 9718


Ko Kyaw Kyaw Soe sayarkway@yahoo.com 090 6031 4394
Ko Mai Kyaw Oo maikyawoo@yahoo.com 090 9831 7192
Ko Ko Aung kokoaung_dfbjp@yahoo.com ,
kokoaung27@gmail.com 090 1506 2893
Ko Hla Aye Maung danya_thurein@yahoo.com

Singapore

Overseas Burmese Patriots

Ko Soe Tun

lunlun@gmail.com

+65 94874413

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