Pro-democracy activists urge UN to push for Suu Kyi's release
Afp, Yangon
Pro-democracy activists in Myanmar yesterday urged the United Nations to consider their petition seeking the release of political prisoners, including Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. The activists say they have collected 530,000 signatures on their petition in a rare show of political dissent in the military-ruled nation. The petition asks the military government to agree to talk to Aung San Suu Kyi's political opposition, and to free her and the 1,100 other prisoners of conscience that are believed to be locked away here. The campaign was organized by a group that calls itself the '88 Generation Students, led by former students who staged a pro-democracy uprising in 1988 that was brutally crushed by the military. "Our government ignores the true desire of the people. It's important to reveal their desires to people around the world and the United Nations. That's why we urge the UN to think about what the people want," said Kyaw Min Yu, better by known by his nickname Jimmy.
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