From Mizzima, a reminder that there are some 2,100 political prisoners in Burma, all living under appalling conditions and all leaving their families broken apart. This underlines the campaign to release all political prisoners, immediately and unconditionally. Also note the non-committal stance of the US official.
Women, children arrested for rare protest
Thursday, 04 June 2009 16:45 New Delhi (Mizzima)
Two women and three children were arrested by the police on Thursday after briefly demonstrating in front of the US embassy in Rangoon.According to the Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners-Burma (AAPP-B), the group of people belonged to one family – mother and children.
They had been demanding the release of the head of their family – the husband and the father, who was arrested and detained by the authorities.
Tate Naing, General Secretary of the AAPP-B, said “We have confirmation that two women and three children were arrested by the police.”He said they were family members of a political prisoner but failed to give the name and time of his arrest.
Drake Weisert, Assistant Public Affairs Officer of the US Embassy, confirmed the demonstration but refused to explain their demands saying it was a personal matter.
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