Striking with Their Lives
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By KYAW ZWA MOE Saturday, November 5, 2011


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“Among all types of fights in prison,” he said, “HS is the last stage.”

The youth member of the National League for Democracy said that in Insein’s cell-blocks, the political prisoners had policies for every kind of strike, including HS. Their policies included: a strike shall concern issues affecting all political prisoners; it shall relate to issues of prisoners’ rights; it shall not be about political issues (such as a transfer of power to the NLD, national reconciliation or the release of political prisoners).         

“In jail, no issue warrants taking one's own life,” said Moe Zaw Oo. He said that one disadvantage of staging hunger strikes in Burma’s jail is that they never get enough media attention. “Without media coverage, the HS is ineffective.”

For Thein Htoo, HS can be used in situations where it is absolutely necessary, even though it can be fatal. “It is a war with death. But we need to do it for our dignity,” he said. “Rights can only be achieved if you fight for them.”



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Myanmar Patriots Wrote:
11/11/2011
Great tragedy: principles without understanding wider issues of state and society and historical perspectives.

Yet, they must be free! Ignorance is no reason for imprisonment and repression. Fight ignorance with proper education.

Ohn Wrote:
06/11/2011
Men with principles.

Cowards will kill your body but not the spirit.

Everybody salutes you.

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