May 18th afternoon 1:30 pm, in Toronto Canada, two hundreds Burmese Canadian community including ethnic nationalities and Canadian supporter protest against detention of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and demanded her immediate and unconditional release. It was held in front of Ontario Provincial Legislative Building in downtown Toronto.
Toronto area Member of Parliament and opposition party NDP leader Jack Layton, Dr. Brian John (Myanmar Coordinator Amnesty International), Michael Craig (Chair, China Rights Network) were among speakers at the protest and representatives of Tibetan Canadian also joined the protest.
The protesters also mention their appreciation to the Government of Canada and international community speaking out, and ask the Government of Canada to take stronger action should Burma's democracy leader and Honorary Canadian Citizen Aung San Suu Kyi is not released.
Similar protests were conducted in Ottawa and Vancouver as part of a Global Day of action.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Global Action day - Rally in Toronto for Burma's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi
Nobel Peace Prize recipient Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is Burma’s most celebrated and beloved person in the struggle for democratic governance in Burma. She has been under house arrest continuously since May 2003 and for a total of more than 13 of the past 19 years.
The release from her house arrest was due on the 27th of May. However, on May 13, Daw Suu and her two female caregivers were detained after an incident when an American national allegedly swam across Inya Lake and stayed at her house for two days. Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged under the regime’s Law Safeguarding the State from the Dangers of Subversive Elements and is being held in the notorious Insein Prison. Her trial is scheduled for May 18.
Her health has deteriorated recently, and due to the tight restrictions of her detention, she has often been denied access to her doctor, who was arrested last Thursday at the time of his monthly visit.
Burmese democracy movements and supporters around the globe are planning a ‘Global Day of Action’ scheduled on May 18, 2008 to demand her release and the release of all political prisoners in Burma.
In Canada, we will show our deepest concern for her well-being and our strong solidarity with her in a ‘Global Day of Action’ on Monday, May 18, 2008, by holding protests in Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver.
We request all freedom loving Canadians to join us in our action in support of Aung San Suu Kyi and freedom and democracy in Burma.
The event in Toronto:
Date: Monday, May 18, 2009
Time: 1:30 pm
Place: Queen’s Park (in front of Ontario Provincial Legislative Building)
Contact Persons:
Zaw Wai Kyaw, phone: 416 358 2318
Aung Tin, phone: 647 343 7871
Timothy Zaw, phone: 416 735 4128
Canada News ( ကေနဒါ ျမန္မာ သတင္း )
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