Su Su Nway Goes on Hunger Strike
One of Burma's most prominent human rights activist, Su Su Nway, who was arrested by authorities on Tuesday, has declared a hunger strike in the Bahan Police Station in Rangoon’s Bahan Township, where she is being detained, according to a source close to her. Su Su Nway and two of her companions were arrested after they pasted anti-regime posters on a billboard in downtown Rangoon. She was in hiding at the time of her arrest.
Myanmar junta, oppn ready for dialogue:
UN15 Nov 2007, 0051 hrs IST,AGENCIES
UNITED NATIONS: The military government and the pro-democracy opposition in Myanmar are ready for UN-mediated talks on national reconciliation, UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday. The UN chief encouraged the Myanmar government and all relevant parties "to redouble their efforts towards achieving national reconciliation, democracy and full respect for human rights," UN associate spokeswoman Marie Okabe quoted him as saying. The statement came following UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari's six-day mission to Myanmar, during which he attempted to promote talks between the ruling junta and pro-democracy leaders led by detained Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. It was his second visit since the military crackdown on anti-junta protestors in September. Okabe said: "As a result of Gambari's visit, a process has been launched that will hopefully lead to a meaningful and substantive dialogue with concrete results within an agreed timeframe." Recent protests in Myanmar, the largest in more than two decades, began on August 19 when the junta drastically raised the price of fuel, leaving many people unable to afford even a journey to work. Demonstrations rapidly took on a more general anti-junta nature. The demonstrations that followed, including a 100,000-strong protest march in Yangon, were headed by the country's monks. Protests eventually died down after soldiers raided monasteries throughout the country.
UNITED NATIONS: The military government and the pro-democracy opposition in Myanmar are ready for UN-mediated talks on national reconciliation, UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday. The UN chief encouraged the Myanmar government and all relevant parties "to redouble their efforts towards achieving national reconciliation, democracy and full respect for human rights," UN associate spokeswoman Marie Okabe quoted him as saying. The statement came following UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari's six-day mission to Myanmar, during which he attempted to promote talks between the ruling junta and pro-democracy leaders led by detained Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. It was his second visit since the military crackdown on anti-junta protestors in September. Okabe said: "As a result of Gambari's visit, a process has been launched that will hopefully lead to a meaningful and substantive dialogue with concrete results within an agreed timeframe." Recent protests in Myanmar, the largest in more than two decades, began on August 19 when the junta drastically raised the price of fuel, leaving many people unable to afford even a journey to work. Demonstrations rapidly took on a more general anti-junta nature. The demonstrations that followed, including a 100,000-strong protest march in Yangon, were headed by the country's monks. Protests eventually died down after soldiers raided monasteries throughout the country.
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