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Press Release/Press Alert 18 Jan 1999



Burmese pro-democracy activists in Tokyo will stage a stand-in protest =
in front of the Shin Takanawa Prince Hotel in Shinagawa, Tokyo at 7:30 =
a.m in the early morning of January 20, Wednesday. This peaceful protest =
will be to express their condemnation of the invitation of the Foreign =
Ministry of the Japanese Government to a Burma military intelligence =
official Brig. Gen. Kyaw Win who is to arrive in Tokyo and stay at the =
hotel on Jan.20 for a 10-day stay.


Meanwhile, Burmese pro-democracy activists in Tokyo sent today a letter =
to the Juctice Minister, Mr. Shozaburo Nakamura, in which they humbly =
request to the Japanese Government to put a ban on the issuing of visas =
to the Burma=92s military government officials.


In Burma the whole people face a life rapidly deteriorating under the =
military dictatorship that had impoverished Burma intellectually, =
politically, morally and economically. Since September 1998, most of the =
NLD parliamentarians-elect, members of organising committees from the =
States, Divisions, Townships, Wards, villages and other ordinary members =
have been illegally arrested and imprisoned by the military intelligence =
units. In fact they are being held and pressured by means of criminal =
intimidation and unlawful methods employed by the Military Intelligence =
Services to resign from the positions they hold and to cause the =
dissolution of the township branches of the National League for =
Democracy. The New Light of Myanmar newspaper, military government-owned =
media recently said that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese Pro-democracy =
leader and Nobel Peace Laureate is warned that action can be taken =
against her anytime with sufficient evidence according to law.


Burmese pro-democracy activists in Tokyo strongly protest against =
Burmese military junta=92s oppression of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, =
parliamentarians-elect and members of the NLD.Members of the media are =
encouraged to come to the spontaneous protest. For more information =
contact any of the following Joint Action Committee member =
organizations:








National League for Democracy (Liberated Area) Japan Branch =
Tel/Fax:03-5974-1981

Burmese Association in Japan Tel/Fax:03-3916-3942

Burma Youth Volunteer Association(Japan) Tel/Fax:03-3916-4996

Students=92 Organization for Liberation of Burma(Japan) =
Tel/Fax:03-5396-1242

Burmese Woman Union(Japan) Tel/Fax:03-3917-6748





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<P align=3Djustify>Press Release/Press Alert</B></U> 18 Jan 1999</P>
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<P align=3Djustify>Burmese pro-democracy activists in Tokyo will stage a =
stand-in=20
protest in front of <B>the Shin Takanawa Prince Hotel in Shinagawa, =
Tokyo at=20
7:30 a.m in the early morning of January 20, Wednesday. </B>This =
peaceful=20
protest will be to express their condemnation of the invitation of the =
Foreign=20
Ministry of the Japanese Government to a Burma military intelligence =
official=20
Brig. Gen. Kyaw Win who is to arrive in Tokyo and stay at the hotel on =
Jan.20=20
for a 10-day stay.</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>Meanwhile, Burmese pro-democracy activists in Tokyo =
sent today=20
a letter to the Juctice Minister, Mr. Shozaburo Nakamura, in which they =
humbly=20
request to the Japanese Government to put a ban on the issuing of visas =
to the=20
Burma&rsquo;s military government officials.</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>In Burma the whole people face a life rapidly =
deteriorating=20
under the military dictatorship that had impoverished Burma =
intellectually,=20
politically, morally and economically. Since September 1998, most of the =
NLD=20
parliamentarians-elect, members of organising committees from the =
States,=20
Divisions, Townships, Wards, villages and other ordinary members have =
been=20
illegally arrested and imprisoned by the military intelligence units. In =
fact=20
they are being held and pressured by means of criminal intimidation and =
unlawful=20
methods employed by the Military Intelligence Services to resign from =
the=20
positions they hold and to cause the dissolution of the township =
branches of the=20
National League for Democracy. The New Light of Myanmar newspaper, =
military=20
government-owned media recently said that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese=20
Pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Laureate is warned that action can =
be taken=20
against her anytime with sufficient evidence according to law.</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>Burmese pro-democracy activists in Tokyo strongly =
protest=20
against Burmese military junta&rsquo;s oppression of Daw Aung San Suu =
Kyi,=20
parliamentarians-elect and members of the NLD.<B>Members of the media =
are=20
encouraged to come to the spontaneous protest.</B> For more information =
contact=20
any of the following <B><U>Joint Action Committee</B></U> member=20
organizations:</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>&nbsp;</P>
<P align=3Djustify>&nbsp;</P>
<P align=3Djustify>&nbsp;</P>
<P align=3Djustify>National League for Democracy (Liberated Area) Japan =
Branch=20
Tel/Fax:03-5974-1981</P>
<P align=3Djustify>Burmese Association in Japan Tel/Fax:03-3916-3942</P>
<P align=3Djustify>Burma Youth Volunteer Association(Japan)=20
Tel/Fax:03-3916-4996</P>
<P align=3Djustify>Students&rsquo; Organization for Liberation of =
Burma(Japan)=20
Tel/Fax:03-5396-1242</P>
<P align=3Djustify>Burmese Woman Union(Japan) Tel/Fax:03-3917-6748</P>
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