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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Aung Din and Zarganar (The Observer by France 24)

U Aung Din (The Observer by France 24)
http://observers.france24.com/en/profile/20080625-u-aung-din

I was born and grew up in Burma. I took part in the 1988 uprising and when the authorities regained control I went into hiding for four months. I was then captured and detained for being the Vice Chairperson of the All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABFSU), the largest national student organization and outlawed by the regime. I spent four months in an interrogation centre being tortured and then four years in prison. When I was let out in July 1993 I was followed and harrassed all time. They made it impossible for me to get a job. In 1995 I fled to Singapore. I now live in the US and work as the executive director of the US Campaign for Burma and am also country representative of the Thai-Burma border based “Assistance Association for Political Prisoners-Burma” (AAPP). I doubt I will ever be able to return to Burma.

  • Washington DC
  • United States
  • Burmese, English
  • Executive director for the US Campaign for Burma
  • U.S. Campaign for Burma
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