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              Burmese hunger-strikers face imminent arrest

New Delhi, May 10, 2001 ( Updated 4.30 p.m.)
Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)

The 24 Burmese asylum-seekers who have been staging a hunger strike for
the third consecutive day today face the imminent arrest of the local
police as no agreement has reached yet between the UNHCR office and the
protestors.

The UNHCR office in New Delhi has informed the protestors that it will
start interviewing some cases from Monday onwards and the results will
be out as soon as possible. However, UNHCR has not given any assurance
to the protestors that all of them will get the refugee status.

Speaking to Mizzima News Group, one of the hunger strikers said that
they would continue the strike until all of them are granted refugee
status and monthly subsistence allowance by the UNHCR.

The Burmese started their ?indefinite? hunger strike on May 8, claiming
that UNHCR has neglected their plight for protection. They said that
they left Burma due to the repression of the military government in
power.

Meanwhile, the local police officials (Lodhi Police) have warned the
protestors that they will have to take necessary action if the
protestors do not call off their hunger strike by this evening.

Entering into the third day of the hunger strike, the health of the
Burmese protestors, which include a six-month old baby have started
deteriorating. A Raja Sabha (Upper House) Member of Parliament and a
senior journalist Mr. Kuldip Nayar visited the place and met the Burmese
asylum-seekers this afternoon.



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<center><b><u><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+2>Burmese hunger-strikers
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<p><font color="#FF0000"><font size=+1>New Delhi, May 10, 2001 ( Updated
4.30 p.m.)</font></font>
<br><font color="#FF0000"><font size=+1>Mizzima News Group <a href="http://www.mizzima.com";>(www.mizzima.com)</a></font></font>
<p><font size=+1>The 24 Burmese asylum-seekers who have been staging a
hunger strike for the third consecutive day today face the imminent arrest
of the local police as no agreement has reached yet between the UNHCR office
and the protestors.</font>
<p><font size=+1>The UNHCR office in New Delhi has informed the protestors
that it will start interviewing some cases from Monday onwards and the
results will be out as soon as possible. However, UNHCR has not given any
assurance to the protestors that all of them will get the refugee status.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Speaking to Mizzima News Group, one of the hunger strikers
said that they would continue the strike until all of them are granted
refugee status and monthly subsistence allowance by the UNHCR.</font>
<p><font size=+1>The Burmese started their ?indefinite? hunger strike on
May 8, claiming that UNHCR has neglected their plight for protection. They
said that they left Burma due to the repression of the military government
in power.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Meanwhile, the local police officials (Lodhi Police) have
warned the protestors that they will have to take necessary action if the
protestors do not call off their hunger strike by this evening.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Entering into the third day of the hunger strike, the
health of the Burmese protestors, which include a six-month old baby have
started deteriorating. A Raja Sabha (Upper House) Member of Parliament
and a senior journalist Mr. Kuldip Nayar visited the place and met the
Burmese asylum-seekers this afternoon.</font>
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