150,000 Back Aung San Suu Kyi on Facebook

More than 150,000 people from all over the world have signed up to a Facebook Page to support detained Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/aungsansuukyi enables people to become a fan of Aung San Suu Kyi and receive regular updates about the situation in Burma, as well as requests to take action.

The high number of supporters puts her in the top one hundred political leaders of all time.

“For thousands of people this Facebook Page is the only way they receive news about what is happening to Aung San Suu Kyi,” said Zoya Phan, International Coordinator of Burma Campaign UK. “Facebook enables us to reach people who would not otherwise pay attention to the situation in Burma, and we can mobilise them to take action.”

Aung San Suu Kyi has spent more than14 years in detention. Her current period of detention began in May 2003 after a convoy she was travelling in was ambushed by a regime militia. She escaped with her life but dozens of her supporters were killed. She is due to be released from house arrest in November this year, a month after fake elections being planned by Burma’s generals.

The Facebook page is at: http://www.facebook.com/aungsansuukyi

For more information contact Zoya Phan on 020 7324 4710

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