Brev fra Myanmar: Phyoe Phyoe takker for støtten
I år ble Phyoe Phyoe Aung løslatt av myanmarske myndigheter. Nå takker hun Amnesty for all hjelp og støtte.
Publisert:
5. aug 2016, kl. 14:25
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Sist oppdatert:
11. aug 2016, kl. 10:29
Phyoe Phyoe Aung ble arrestert etter å ha deltatt på en fredelig protest i Myanmar. Hun ble løslatt etter litt over ett år i arresten. I et brev til Amnesty International takker hun alle som deltok i aksjoner for myanmarske studenter og som som skrev til henne gjennom Amnestys kampanje "Skriv for liv".
- Jeg er så takknemlig for Amnesty International og alle menneskene som deltok i kampanjen for min løslatelse. Internasjonale bevegelser som dere skaper press på regjeringer for vår frihet. Men bare å vite at vi har deres solidaritet støtter oss mentalt, skriver Phyoe Phyoe.
I tillegg til å få støtte fra Amnesty, forteller Phyoe Phyoe at hun også mottok oppmuntrende hilsener fra mennesker over hele verden. Etter å ha opplevd denne støtten, har hun fortsatt tro på at mennesker kan utgjøre en stor forskjell ved å stå sammen.
- Jeg håper at vi sammen kan fortsette kampen til vår felles drøm for menneskerettigheter og rettferdighet for alle går i oppfyllelse .
Dear friends from Amnesty International around the world,
I am Phyoe Phyoe Aung. Many of you campaigned for my release from prison, and sent me letters of support while I was in prison. I have been wanting to reply to you all since I was released – I would like to apologize to you for my late message.
As the daughter of a former political prisoner, I know very well the name of Amnesty International, and heard about your campaigns to free prisoners of conscience including Aung San Suu Kyi since I was young. In 2015, I became an Amnesty International prisoner of conscience myself. After that, I received so many postcards, handmade cards with drawings of lovely animals full of warm wishes, encouraging letters and beautiful poems from people all across the world. I still receive your letters via the Amnesty International office, as well as from political prisoners' organization. I plan to collect some of these letters and cards and use them to create an archive of political prisoners’ history.
I am so grateful to Amnesty International and all of the people who participated in the campaign for my release. International movements like yours create pressure on governments for our physical freedom, but knowing we have your solidarity also supports us mentally.
We feel that international organizations like Amnesty International never forget the people who are facing injustice in their struggle for human rights. Amnesty International’s big solidarity campaigns support our fight for human rights – you are people from around the world who love and fight for human rights. We need to be strong and remember how important it is to join together in our struggles.
Thank you very much each and every one of you. Not just for campaigning for my release, and the release of other prisoners, but for helping to keep our hope and our beliefs alive. I hope that together we will continue our struggle until our shared dream for human rights and justice for all come true.
Best regards,
Phyoe Phyoe Aung
SIGNER FLERE AKSJONER HER
OM SAKEN:
I mars 2015 deltok en rekke studenter i protester mot den nye utdanningsloven i Myanmar. Loven ble vedtatt uten konsultasjon med studentene. Protestene var organisert av ABFSU (All Burma Federation of Student Unions), hvor Phyoe Phyoe Aung er generalsekretær.
Studentene som deltok i demonstrasjonene ble møtt med vold fra politibetjenter, og Phyoe Phyoe og mange andre ble arrestert.
Amnesty International aksjonerte over lang for de myanmarske studentene, og organiserte demonstrasjoner utenfor den myanmarske ambassaden i Norge til støtte for for dem og andre fengslede. Over ett år etter arrestasjonene ble studentene, inkludert Phyoe Phyoe, løslatt som en følge av den nye regjeringens mål om å slippe fri alle samvittighetsfanger.
- Jeg er så takknemlig for Amnesty International og alle menneskene som deltok i kampanjen for min løslatelse. Internasjonale bevegelser som dere skaper press på regjeringer for vår frihet. Men bare å vite at vi har deres solidaritet støtter oss mentalt, skriver Phyoe Phyoe.
I tillegg til å få støtte fra Amnesty, forteller Phyoe Phyoe at hun også mottok oppmuntrende hilsener fra mennesker over hele verden. Etter å ha opplevd denne støtten, har hun fortsatt tro på at mennesker kan utgjøre en stor forskjell ved å stå sammen.
- Jeg håper at vi sammen kan fortsette kampen til vår felles drøm for menneskerettigheter og rettferdighet for alle går i oppfyllelse .
Her kan du lese brevet fra Phyoe Phyoe:
Dear friends from Amnesty International around the world,I am Phyoe Phyoe Aung. Many of you campaigned for my release from prison, and sent me letters of support while I was in prison. I have been wanting to reply to you all since I was released – I would like to apologize to you for my late message.
As the daughter of a former political prisoner, I know very well the name of Amnesty International, and heard about your campaigns to free prisoners of conscience including Aung San Suu Kyi since I was young. In 2015, I became an Amnesty International prisoner of conscience myself. After that, I received so many postcards, handmade cards with drawings of lovely animals full of warm wishes, encouraging letters and beautiful poems from people all across the world. I still receive your letters via the Amnesty International office, as well as from political prisoners' organization. I plan to collect some of these letters and cards and use them to create an archive of political prisoners’ history.
I am so grateful to Amnesty International and all of the people who participated in the campaign for my release. International movements like yours create pressure on governments for our physical freedom, but knowing we have your solidarity also supports us mentally.
We feel that international organizations like Amnesty International never forget the people who are facing injustice in their struggle for human rights. Amnesty International’s big solidarity campaigns support our fight for human rights – you are people from around the world who love and fight for human rights. We need to be strong and remember how important it is to join together in our struggles.
Thank you very much each and every one of you. Not just for campaigning for my release, and the release of other prisoners, but for helping to keep our hope and our beliefs alive. I hope that together we will continue our struggle until our shared dream for human rights and justice for all come true.
Best regards,
Phyoe Phyoe Aung
SIGNER FLERE AKSJONER HER
OM SAKEN:
I mars 2015 deltok en rekke studenter i protester mot den nye utdanningsloven i Myanmar. Loven ble vedtatt uten konsultasjon med studentene. Protestene var organisert av ABFSU (All Burma Federation of Student Unions), hvor Phyoe Phyoe Aung er generalsekretær.
Studentene som deltok i demonstrasjonene ble møtt med vold fra politibetjenter, og Phyoe Phyoe og mange andre ble arrestert.
Amnesty International aksjonerte over lang for de myanmarske studentene, og organiserte demonstrasjoner utenfor den myanmarske ambassaden i Norge til støtte for for dem og andre fengslede. Over ett år etter arrestasjonene ble studentene, inkludert Phyoe Phyoe, løslatt som en følge av den nye regjeringens mål om å slippe fri alle samvittighetsfanger.