Hearts + Minds

FREE BURMA!

www.burmacampaign.org.uk/
www.uscampaignforburma.org/

Burma, a country of 47 million people is ruled by fear. A military machine of 400,000 soldiers denies a whole nation its most basic rights. Aung San Suu Kyi, pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace laureate, symbolises the struggle of Burma's people to be free. Her Party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) won 82% of the seats in the 1990 election. The people of Burma overwhelmingly rejected military rule yet the military continues to refuse to transfer power to Burma's democratically elected leaders. Aung San Suu Kyi has spent many years under house arrest and prevented from seeing her family. She was released from house arrest in May 2002. Hundreds of her supporters are still detained, many suffering torture and in some cases death. Her message is a simple one - that only by fighting fear can you truly be free - a message Burma's military aims to silence. U2's Grammy winning song Walk On is dedicated to Aung San Suu Kyi.

The Burma Campaign
28 Charles Square
London N1 6HT

Tel: 44 20 7324 4710
email:info@burmacampaign.org.uk

Headlines

12 October, 2009
You've been emailing Edge with your photos - wearing the Aung San Suu Kyi Mask all over the world. Check out some of the best.
20 September, 2009
Carnegie Hall in New York is the place to be on October 4th. Hal Willner presents a stellar line-up of artists to mark the birthday of Gavin Friday and to raise funds to fight AIDS in Africa. Tickets on sale now - here's the lowdown.
03 September, 2009
Berlin to Sarajevo, Zagreb to Dublin, you've been wearing the Aung San Suu Kyi mask all over the world. Edge has chosen some of his favourites.
01 September, 2009
Second part of our U2.com mini-documentary on how Alma Catel, star of 1995's Miss Sarajevo, travelled to Zagreb last month to see the band play. (And what happened at the show...)
15 August, 2009
Eunice Kennedy Shriver by Bono.