Christians Demand Release of Burmese Opposition Leader

(BosNewsLife) – Christians and other human rights activists around the world demanded the release of Burmese democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi Friday, June 17, amid fears she will celebrate her 60th birthday Sunday in captivity, organizers said. In London , Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) said “some 100 people joined a vocal protest outside the Embassy in support of Aung San Suu Kyi.” It stressed “flags and banners were held aloft and protestors called for the release of the estimated 1,300 political prisoners currently being held in Burma .” Similar protests were reportedly in front of at least 50 Burmese Embassies around the world as part of the Global Day of Action for the Burmese democracy leader, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 “for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights” In 2000, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from the United States, and is also the recipient of the 1990 Sakharov Prize from the European Parliament. She is the world’s only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient.