Political Prisoners in Myanmar Must Be Freed, Says Amnesty International

(Washington, D.C.)  On the third anniversary of the violent crackdown on the “Saffron Revolution”, Amnesty International calls on the Myanmar government to immediately and unconditionally free all political prisoners arrested for their peaceful activism. “While the international community, including Myanmar’s Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) neighbors, has been calling for free, fair and inclusive elections in Myanmar, the plight of thousands of political prisoners has been overlooked,” said Benjamin Zawacki, Amnesty International’s Myanmar researcher.The Myanmar