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One Friday, legendary football star Diego Maradona will join a host of other celebrities, from Hollywood actors to spiritual leaders, calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s pro-democracy icon.

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“I am Diego Maradona, and the world knows that I always rebel against injustice. And what outrages me today is what is happening to Mrs. Aung San Suu Kyi. Does a Nobel Peace Prize recipient deserve to be imprisoned? Set her free!” says Maradona in the video.

The video is the latest in a series released by the US Campaign for Burma, bringing together some of Hollywood’s biggest names, including Will Ferrell, Jennifer Aniston, Sheryl Crow, Woody Harrelson, Sylvester Stallone, Steven Seagal, Ellen Page, Jackson Browne and Eva Longoria.

Also part of the “30 Days for a Million Voices” campaign is prominent Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh, who honored Burma’s monastic community, which led protests against the country’s ruling military junta last September, for having “enough compassion in order to take action.”