Burma

Front Line is seriously concerned following reports received that on 11 November 2008, fourteen members of the ´88 Generation each received prison sentences of 65 years for their role in the August-September 2007 mass protests. Mie Mie, Nilar Thein, Ko Jimmy (a.k.a Kyaw Minn Yu), Min Zaya, Zaw Zaw Min, Than Tin (a.k.a Kyi Than), Zayar (a.k.a Kalama), Ant Bwe Kyaw, Kyaw Kyaw Htwe (a.k.a Marky), Pannate Tun, Thet Zaw, Mar Mar Oo, Sandar Min (a.k.a Shwe), and Thet Thet Aung are all prominent members of the group. Another 20 members of the ´88 Generation including Min Ko Naing, Ko Ko Gyi and Htay Kywe are still awaiting sentencing. Other Burmese human rights activists such as Nay Myo Kyaw (a.k.a Nay Phone Latt) have also received extremely harsh sentences for their roles in the 2007 anti-government rallies.  

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of the arrest of human rights defender U Myint Aye, Director and Co-founder of the human rights organisation Human Rights Defenders and Promoters (HRDP), former Chairman of the National League for Democracy's Kyimindine branch, and a campaigner for democracy and the rule of law in Burma, on 8 August 2008.  

Front Line is deeply concerned following the arrest of human rights defender Zaw Thet Htwe on 13 June 2008. Zaw Thet Htwe is a journalist who has criticised corruption and attempted to provide disaster relief to people in Burma in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis.  

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of an attack against human rights defender U Myint Aye, Director of the human rights organisation Human Rights Defenders and Promoters (HRDP), former Chairman of the National League for Democracy's Kyimindine branch, and a campaigner for democracy and the rule of law in Burma. This attack took place in Rangoon on 27 March 2008. U Myint Aye has been detained on several occasions by the authorities, most recently on 24 August 2007 for participation in a peaceful demonstration.  

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of the arrest and detention of another five members of the '88 Generation Student Group in the early hours of 13 October 2007. The five are Htay Kywe, a former leader of the pro-democracy student protests in 1988 and four other members of the group: Mie Mie (also known as Thin Thin Aye), Ko Aung Thu, Zaw Htet Ko Ko and Hein Htet (also known as Aung Gyi). All five were arrested, along with a sympathiser who had been helping them, when security forces raided the hide-out where they had evaded arrest since the crackdown on opposition groups by Burmese military leaders.