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Student activists in Burma say they have more than 530,000 signatures in their campaign to free political prisoners. They call themselves as 88 Generation Students and their leaders - Min Ko Naing, Ko Ko Gyi, Htay Kywe, Min Zeyya and Pyone Cho were detained by the military government in the last week of September. The petition asks the military government to free the prisoners of conscience and to hold talks with opposition parties. Speaking to the BBC, 88 Generation student leader Ko Mya Aye - one of the petition's organisers - said they were seeking a peaceful political transformation in Burma and encouraging the people to participate.
"We will continue with peaceful and legal means to help achieve national reconciliation in Burma", says Ko Mya Aye who is one of the leading members of 88 Generation Students group. The campaign began on October 2 and concluded on October 23. Burmese military junta accused the detained student leaders of trying to incite unrest. A man, who helped gather the signatures, was jailed for three years during the campaign. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Interview with Ko Mya Aye
We will continue with peaceful and legal means to help achieve national reconciliation in Burma
8888 Special Programme
