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November 20, 2008 at 11:54:34

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More than 20 activists were sentenced in Burma on Thursday. A popular Burmese Hip-Hop singer Zay Yar Thaw was also included in the list of the detainenes sentenced.
Zay Yar Thaw is a 27-year-old singer from the popular music band known as ACID. ACID a hip-hop band from Yangon , Burma. The band was formed in 2001 with the young singers: Yan Yan Chan, Anagga, Zay Yar Thaw and Hein Zaw. They won the young Burmese music-lovers.
Zaw Yar Thaw organised and led the Generation Wave group with the young activists during the Saffron Revolution led by the Buddhist monks in 2007. He was arrested in March with his four other members of Generation Wave. He was sentenced today to 6 years imprisonment for possessing foreign currency and organising illegal group. His four other members of Generation Wave were sentenced to 5 years imprisoment each.
14 memmbers of NLD were given 2 1/2 years.
The leader and spokesmonk for the Saffron Revolution Ashin Gambira gets another 15 years. Last Tuesday he has already been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment. But his case is not closed yet.

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Ashin Mettacara is a 27-year-old Buddhist monk from Burma who is blogging and contributing with the aim of spreading news to the whole world about the crisis in Burma.

He is not part of any political group, association or organization. He is helping all the groups who are working for freedom of belief and expression. His motto is,

"Working for equality is human values".

Do visit his weblog: http://www.ashinmettacara.org/
Ashin MettacaraAshin Mettacara is a 27-year-old Buddhist monk from Burma who is blogging and contributing with the aim of spreading news to the whole world about the crisis in Burma.

He is not part of any political group, association or organization. He is helping all the groups who are working for freedom of belief and expression. His motto is,

"Working for equality is human values".

Do visit his weblog: http://www.ashinmettacara.org/

How many monks and activists will be jailed in this month

How many monks and activists in Burma will be jailed in this month?

by Ashin Mettacara (61 articles, 14 quicklinks, 20 diaries, 73 comments) on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 12:33:48 PM

In 1980, Stephen Fox founded New Millennium Fine Art, a Santa Fe gallery specializing in Native American and Landscape, and is very active in New Mexico Legislative consumer protection politics, trying above to get the FDA to rescind its approval for the neurotoxic and carcinogenic artificial sweetener, Aspartame. [http://www.prlog.org/10070694]

In a strictly legislative context, his most important writing has been for the Hawaii Senate: http://www.prlog.org/10056715-hawaii-senate ...

to see more of bio, click on member name
Stephen FoxIn 1980, Stephen Fox founded New Millennium Fine Art, a Santa Fe gallery specializing in Native American and Landscape, and is very active in New Mexico Legislative consumer protection politics, trying above to get the FDA to rescind its approval for the neurotoxic and carcinogenic artificial sweetener, Aspartame. [http://www.prlog.org/10070694]

In a strictly legislative context, his most important writing has been for the Hawaii Senate: http://www.prlog.org/10056715-hawaii-senate ...

to see more of bio, click on member name

We must mobilize to help these Burmese with a boycott

of all Burmese goods and services sold anywhere in the world, but particularly in the United States! This could work with Burma/Myanmar as more than just a THREAT, but a real promise. I did something similar regarding Tibetan Political prisonsers about 5 years ago, sending a letter in perfect Mandarin to all of China's ambassadors, and because of it, directly or indirectly, 8 political prisoners were released, mostly monks and nuns from China's Tibetan Prisoners. This was done privately at my own time and expense, through no humanitarian nor philanthropic organization whatsover.

With Myanmar/Burma, this must be a real boycott and not just a threat. The Generals will understand only something of that impact and at that level, make no mistake.

ANYONE ONE OUT THERE WANT TO HELP ME ORGANIZE THIS, PLEASE?

If so,communicate directly to my personal email: stephen@santafefineart.com

by Stephen Fox (80 articles, 3 quicklinks, 10 diaries, 594 comments) on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 3:57:54 PM

See "BEYOND RANGOON" to learn more about Myanmar.

I encourage the reader to rent this film, just to get a glimmer of understanding about the dreadful mindless psycho generals running Myanmar, about which few Americans could even have the beginning of an understanding. It is truly a great movie, one of my very favorite films!

by Stephen Fox (80 articles, 3 quicklinks, 10 diaries, 594 comments) on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 5:37:05 PM

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