27th Jan, 2000

These three political prisoners need urgently to be released because of their health. They are;

Name : U Tun Aung Kyaw { a } Thakhin Mipwar
Age : 50
Sentenced Under : 5 \ j
Jail term : 7 years
Current Prison; Mandalay

In 1990 , U Tun Aung Kyaw was arrested and sentenced for the first time to five years imprisonment including hard labor. Since that time he has been suffering from tuberculosis . He had therefore visited the jail hospital many times. He was released at the end of 1994.

After being released, althought he treated his disease as much as he could, he could not use too much money. As a result his health became worse and worse. He still continued to be involved in political movements secretly in accordance with his belief in Democracy and Human Rights. Unfortunately, while he was visiting the miltrary intelligence men raided the Hospital in 1997 and detained U Tun Aung Kyaw. Then he was Sentenced to seven years imprisonment including hard labor.

In the jail hospital, there is not enough medicine, and specialist doctors are not regularly available. Therefore it is very important for him to visit specialist outside of the prison. However miltary intelligence will not allow this. They give the excuse of security concerns.

We, the SAPPB members feel very deeply concerned for U Tun Aung Kyaw.

Name; Zaw Maung Maung Win
Age : 22 years
Sentenced under ; 5\j
Jail term : 7 years
Current Prison; Mandalay

Zaw Maung Maung Win is one of the student leaders of the All Burma Federation of Student Unions.Because of his involvement of December , 1996, he was detained. The following year 1997, he was sentenced to seven years imprisonment including hard labor. Before he was detained, he suffered from heart attack and his heart had been operated on twice. Some witenesses who were released recently told us that at the start of his sentence, Zaw Maung Maung Win could not walk more than 30 yards.Whan he walked from his solitary confinement. Cell to the bathing place, he felt very exausted and sometimes fainted. Two or three months after the start of his sentence, he was transferred into Mandalay Jail far away from his family.

His family could not provide for him well. In jail and outside hospitals, there is not enough Medicine. He can hardly cope with his very difficult daily situation in prison. His health is getting worse and worse day by day.We feel deeply concerned for Zaw Maung Maung Win.

Name; "Nay Tinn Myint"
Father's name; U Win Maung
Mother's name; Daw Amar
Jail term; 20 years
Date of birth; October,1966
Education; 4th Year (Zoology )
Sentenced under; 5/j , 17/1 , 17/2 , 17/20
Current Prison; Myingyan

Nay Tin Myint was actively involved in the1988 popular uprising. His organization was "the Tri-color organization". After the SLORC was formed, he run away to the Thai-Burma border to continue hes political movement . In 1989, he sccertly came back to inside Burma. While he was doing his political tasks, he was detained in 1989 and sentenced to three years umprisonment including hard labor by a martial court. When he was in jail, he was tortured severy both physically and mentally torture. All the time he was put in solitary-confinement, and he was shackled on him until the day he was released. From Myin Chan prison in 1992.

After being released, he still continued his political movement instead of being afraid. Unfortunately, he was detained again in 1993, with his 11 combrades including Dr. Aung Khin Sint and Ma Thide (sandchaung )because he met with the UN Human-Rights Commision representatives and handed out "the New Era Journal" which was publisged by outside opposition groups . Nay Tin Myint and his combrades were sentenced to 20 years imprisonment including hard labour on 15 October, 1993 and were sent to the notorious Insein prison.

After nearly one year, Nay Tin Myint was transferred to Myingyan prison again on 24 July, 1994.

"Myingyan" islocated in upper Burma. All prisons in Burma are desigmed to break the political prisoners'spirit. But there is no other prison in Burma as oppressive as Myingyan prison. Now in Myingyan prison, Nay tin Myint is suffering from vomatting blood, muscle cramps and swelling of the right leg. Although he informed the jail authorities, they turned a deaf ear. Therefore his health is getting worse and worse day after day. Sometimes he experiences losses of equilibrium.

We, theSAPPB members feel deeply concerned for Nay Tin Nyint's health.

(Activation Committee) Safeguard Association of Political Prisoners in Burma.