Breaking News – For immediate release

21 September 2009 17:30 Thailand Standard Time

At least 127 political prisoners released

(Mae Sot – Thailand)

The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) (AAPP) can confirm that so far 127 political prisoners have been released from 24 different prisons in Burma.

The 127 released include 43 members of the National League for Democracy, including 3 MPs; 22 women; 11 former political prisoners; 4 monks; 4 journalists; 13 students; 10 members of the Human Rights Defenders and Promoters Network; 5 members of the 88 Generation Students; and 1 lawyer.

On the evening of September 17, 2009 in Rangoon, state-run MRTV carried a news bulletin announcing that 7,114 prisoners were to be released “on humanitarian grounds.” 

The list of political prisoners released will be continually updated at our web site www.aappb.org as AAPP receives more information.  In alphabetical order:

1. Angaelay (Mandalay prison) - student
2. Aung Gyi (Insein prison) - student
3. Aung Gyi @ Aung Thwin (Shwebo prison) – journalist, former political prisoner, 88 Generation Students
4. Aung Ko Oo (Tharawaddy prison) - student
5. Aung Lwin (Thandwe prison)
6. Aung Myint (Myaungmya prison) - NLD member; Human Rights Defenders and Promoters member
7. Aung Myo (Shwebo prison) – NLD Township Organiser
8. Aung Naing (Insein prison) – NLD member
9. Aung Naing @ Ba Gyi Aung (Mandalay prison) – NLD member
10. Aung Naing Tun (Monywa prison) – Student
11. Aung Swe (Shwebo prison)  - NLD member
12. Aung Tun (Tharawaddy prison) – student; member of the All Burma Federation of Student Unions
13. Aye Min (a) Aye Min Min (Tharawaddy prison) – private tutor
14. Aye Myint Mar (female) (Monywa prison) - All Burma Students Democratic Front (Western)
15. Ba Chit (Tharawaddy prison) – Ex-captain in the army
16. Ba Min (Kale prison) – NLD member
17. Bo Bo (Myingyan prison)
18. Bo Gyi (Pegu prison)
19. Chan Aung (Monywa prison) - NLD township organiser
20. Chit Thein Tun (Monywa prison) - All Burma Students Democratic Front (Western)
21. Cho Mar Htwe, (Female)  (Moulmein prison) – NLD member
22. Ei (female) (Paungde prison)
23. Eimt Khaing Oo, Female (Insein prison) – journalist; Cyclone Nargis volunteer
24. Hla Shein, (Hinzada prison) , Human Rights Defenders and Promoters
25. Hlaing Aye (Kale prison) - NLD MP, Former Political Prisoner
26. Hnin Hnin (female) (Monywa prison) - All Burma Students Democratic Front (Western)
27. Htay (a) San San Myint, (Female)  (Insein prison)
28. Htay Naing Lin (Monywa prison) - Human Rights Defenders and Promoters Network
29. Htay Win (Thayet prison) – NLD Township Organizer
30. Kay Thi Aung @ Ma Ei (female) (Mandalay prison)
31. Khaing Kaung Zan, (Thayet prison) – Arakan League for Democracy in exile member
32. Khin Khin Lay (a) Khin Lay, (Female)  (Pegu prison) – NLD member
33. Khin Maung Chit (Meiktila prison) - NLD Local Secretary
34. Khin Maung Thein (Shwebo prison) – NLD member
35. Khin Moe Aye (a) Moe Moe (Female), (Myingyan prison) – 88 Generation Students member; former political prisoner
36. Kyaw Kyaw Thant (Insein prison) – journalist; Cyclone Nargis volunteer
37. Kyaw Lwin, (Hinzada prison) , Human Rights Defenders and Promoters
38. Kyaw Maung (Myitkyina prison) – NLD MP
39. Kyaw Thu Htike (Taunggyi prison)
40. Kyaw Win (Tharawaddy prison) – All Burma Students Democratic Front
41. Kyi Kyi Min, (Female)  (Insein prison) – NLD member
42. Kyi Lin (Myintkyina prison) – NLD member
43. Maung Maung Htwe (Shwebo prison)
44. Maung Maung Twin (Mandalay prison)
45. Maw Si (Shwebo prison) – NLD Youth member
46. Mi Mi Sein, (Female)  (Insein prison) – NLD Township Joint-Secretary
47. Mi Mi Swe (female) (Henzada prison)
48. Michael Win Kyaw (Kale prison) – 88 Generation Students member; former political prisoner
49. Min Min (a) La Min Tun, (Hinzada prison) , Human Rights Defenders and Promoters
50. Min Min Soe (Myingyan prison) – 88 Generation Students member
51. Moe Hlaing (Moulmein prison)
52. Moe Kyaw Thu (a) Bo Bo (Mandalay prison)
53. Moe Lwin (Moulmein prison) – individual activist
54. Monywar Aung Shin (a) U Aye Kyu (Insein prison) - Member of NLD and poet
55. Mya Sein, (Hinzada prison) , Human Rights Defenders and Promoters
56. Myint Oo (a) Ni Ni (Mandalay prison) – NLD Township organizer; former political prisoner
57. Myint Oo (Thayet prison) – NLD Township Joint Secretary
58. Myint, (Hinzada prison) , Human Rights Defenders and Promoters
59. Myo Min Lwin (Moulmein prison)
60. Myo Min Tun (Monywa prison) – Student
61. Myo Yan Naung Thein (Thandwe prison) – 88 Generation Students member, former political prisoner
62. Nay Win (Myintkyina prison) – NLD Township Organizer
63. Ni Ni May Myint (Buthidaung prison) - NLD Youth
64. Nine Nine (Insein prison) – NLD MP, Former Political Prisoner
65. Nu Nu Swe @ Pauk Pauk (female) (Myaungmya prison)
66. Nyi Nyi Min (Buthidaung prison) – NLD member
67. Nyo Mya (Kale prison) – NLD member
68. Pe Tin (Pegu prison) – NLD member
69. Peter (Loikaw prison)
70. Pyae Phyo Aung (a) Hnan Mue (Pa-An prison)
71. San Pwint (Kale prison) – NLD member; teacher
72. San Ya (Tharawaddy prison) – NLD member
73. San Yi (Insein prison)
74. Sandar, (Female)  (Myingyan prison) – NLD member
75. Saw Myo Min Hlaing @ James (Thaton prison) - Private Tutor
76. Saw Oo Kyar (Mandalay prison)
77. Saw Taw Kyi (Thayet prison) – Karen National Union member
78. Shin Sandaw Batha, Monk (Insein prison) – All Burma Young Monks Union
79. Shwe Thar (a) Tin Win (Tharawaddy prison) – Karen National Union member
80. Soe Han (Lashio prison) – lawyer; Chair of the National League for Democracy’s (NLD) legal advisory body
81. Soe Moe Naing @ Ngone (Mandalay) – Democratic Party for a New Society
82. Soe Wai (a) Than Zaw (Myitkyina prison)
83. Than Min (a) Tin Tun Aung, (Taungoo prison) – NLD member
84. Than Than Htay, (Female)  (Insein prison) – student
85. Than Than Sint, (Female)  (Insein prison)
86. Than Tun (Shwebo prison)
87. Than Tun Lay (Myingyan prison) – Individual activist
88. Than Zaw Oo (Tharawaddy prison) – NLD member
89. Thar Cho, (Thayet prison) – NLD Township Organizer
90. Thein Zaw (Tharawaddy prison)
91. Thet Oo (Taungoo prison) – Human Rights Defenders and Promoters member
92. Thet Zin (a) Maung Zin (Kale prison) – journalist; former political prisoner; member of the All Burma Federation of Student Unions and the Democratic Party for a New Society
93. Thin Min Soe, (Female)  (Insein prison) – labour activist
94. Thura Win @ Thura Lin (Buthidaung) – Student
95. Tin Mar Swe (female) (Mandalay prison)
96. Tin Maung Nyunt (Shwebo prison) – NLD Township Organiser
97. Tin Mya (Insein prison) - National League for Democracy Township chairperson, Former Political Prisoner
98. Tin Myint (Insein prison) – NLD member
99. Tin Myint (Tharawaddy prison)
100. Tin Myo Htut (a) Kyaw Oo (Insein prison) – Generation Wave; former political prisoner
101. Tin San (Monywa prison)
102. Tin Tin Myint, (Female) (Insein prison) – third year chemistry student
103. Tin Tun (a) Kyaw Swa (Tharawaddy prison) – UN Development Program staff (New Era journal distributor)
104. Tint San, (Monywa prison) - former political prisoner
105. Tun Hla (Tharawaddy prison)
106. Tun Min Aung (Kawthaung prison)
107. Tun Oo (a) Ngar Kalar (Taungoo prison)
108. Tun Tun Nyein, (Thayet prison) – NLD Youth member
109. Tun Tun Oo (a) Nanda Malar (Taungoo prison) – monk
110. Tun Tun Oo (Thandwe prison)
111. U Han Sein (Tharawaddy prison) – NLD member
112. U Pannita (a) Myint Aye (Taungoo prison) – monk; Human Rights Defenders and Promoters member
113. U Zawana (a) Soe Myint (Taungoo prison) - monk
114. Win, (Hinzada prison) , Human Rights Defenders and Promoters
115. Win Maw @ Tut Pe (Kale prison) - NLD member
116. Win Myint (Insein prison)
117. Wunna Soe (Pa-An prison) – Democratic Party for a New Society member
118. Yan Aung Shwe (Thayet prison) – All Burma Students Democratic Front   member
119. Yan Kyaw Soe @ Shwe Thway (Monywa prison) – NLD member
120. Yan Naing Min (a) Nan Wai (Mandalay prison) – student
121. Yar Zar @ Tun Lin Oo (Monywa prison) – NLD member
122. Ye Thiha @ Soe Thein (Insein prison) – All Burma Students Democratic    Front
123. Zaw Htet Aung (Kale prison) - student
124. Zaw Lin Tun (a) Phu Zaw (Monywa prison) - All Burma Students   Democratic Front (Western)
125. Zaw Tun (Taungoo prison)
126. Zin Hninn Aye @ Zin Mar (female) (Mandalay prison) - Second year          chemistry student
127. Zin Mar Aung (female) (Mandalay prison) – student; NLD member

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