The latest news is:
The Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), which has for years kept a close watch on political detainees in Myanmar’s 43 prisons, estimates that up to 1,500 people were locked up last week.
At least 85 protest leaders, over 1,000 monks, and between 300 and 400 students and activists were arrested,’ said AAPP joint secretary Bo Kyi, adding that the detainees were subject to harsh prison conditions.
The Buddhist monks, who were at the forefront of what has been dubbed the ‘saffron revolution,’ were forcibly disrobed and ‘severely beaten, kicked and insulted’ by soldiers and militias, the group said in a statement.
Hong Kong-based organisation the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) said ‘at least 700 monks and 500 civilians are estimated to have been captured and taken to unknown locations in the last week.’
These detainees, as well as 150 people arrested after the protests began in August, ‘must all be treated as disappeared, not arrested, until their whereabouts and conditions are confirmed,’ the group said.
(Note: As soon as I can, I'm going to send to the organization below (after the jump) enough money for a fax machine. I have also asked them to set up a PayPal account to make it easier for people to donate. They have a link at the bottom of their page for donating via PayMate, but I don't have a Visa or MasterCard, only American Express.)
Dear Friends,
Direct assistance is needed for activists in Burma.
The situation in Burma is critical and they need your help.
We have been in contact with students, monks and activists inside Burma who have been working day and night on the protests. There is an incredible amount of work going on behind the scenes. In particular, the need to organise strike activity and co-ordination with monks has been emphasised.
To help this to happen we have been asked specifically for four things:
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