for decades, amnesty international has campaigned for countless prisoners of conscience in burma...in 1999, a school teacher named ma khin khin leh helped plan a peaceful demonstration supporting the national league for democracy (nld), the political party headed by nobel peace prize laureate aung san suu kyi...days before the demonstration was to take place, authorities arrested ma khin khin leh...she was eventually sentenced to life imprisonment under vaguely-worded security legislation...
although it may seem our efforts are futile, in fact our actions are making a difference...news outlets are reporting that over 70 individuals detained during the recent crackdown have been released, including 50 members of the nld...
peace out <3
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