At Least 115 Political Prisoners Released 2009

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Breaking News – For immediate release 20 September 2009 16:00 Thailand Standard Time At least 115 political prisoners released (Mae Sot – Thailand) The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) (AAPP) can confirm that so far 115 political prisoners have been released from 23 different prisons in Burma. The 115 released include 41 members of the National League for Democracy, including 3 MPs; 21 women; 12 former political prisoners; 4 monks; 4 journalists; 10 members of the Human Rights Defenders and Promoters Network; 6 members of the 88 Generation Students; and 1 lawyer. On the evening of September 17, 2009 in Rangoon, state-run MRTV carried a news bulletin announcing that 7,114 prisoners were to be released “on humanitarian grounds.” The list of political prisoners released will be continually updated at our web site www.aappb.org as AAPP receives more information. In alphabetical order: 1. Angaelay (Mandalay prison) - student 2. Aung Gyi (Insein prison) - student 3. Aung Gyi @ Aung Thwin (Shwebo prison) – journalist, former political prisoner, 88 Generation Students 4. Aung Ko Oo (Tharawaddy prison) - student 5. Aung Lwin (Thandwe prison) 6. Aung Myint (Myaungmya prison) - NLD member; Human Rights Defenders and Promoters member 7. Aung Myo (Shwebo prison) – NLD Township Organiser 8. Aung Naing (Insein prison) – NLD member 9. Aung Swe (Shwebo prison) - NLD member 10. Aung Tun (Tharawaddy prison) – student; member of the All Burma Federation of Student Unions

11. Aye Min (a) Aye Min Min (Tharawaddy prison) – private tutor 12. Aye Myint Mar (female) (Monywa prison) - All Burma Students Democratic Front (Western) 13. Ba Chit (Tharawaddy prison) – Ex-captain in the army 14. Ba Min (Kale prison) – NLD member 15. Bo Bo (Myingyan prison) 16. Bo Gyi (Pegu prison) 17. Chan Aung (Monywa prison) - NLD township organiser 18. Chit Thein Tun (Monywa prison) - All Burma Students Democratic Front (Western) 19. Cho Mar Htwe, (Female) (Moulmein prison) – NLD member 20. Ei (female) (Paungde prison) 21. Eimt Khaing Oo, Female (Insein prison) – journalist; Cyclone Nargis volunteer 22. Hla Shein, (Hinzada prison) , Human Rights Defenders and Promoters 23. Hlaing Aye (Kale prison) - NLD MP, Former Political Prisoner 24. Hnin Hnin (female) (Monywa prison) - All Burma Students Democratic Front (Western) 25. Htay (a) San San Myint, (Female) (Insein prison) 26. Htay Naing Lin (Monywa prison) - Human Rights Defenders and Promoters Network 27. Htay Win (Thayet prison) – NLD Township Organizer 28. Khaing Kaung Zan, (Thayet prison) – Arakan League for Democracy in exile member 29. Khin Khin Lay (a) Khin Lay, (Female) (Pegu prison) – NLD member 30. Khin Maung Chit (Meiktila prison) - NLD Local Secretary 31. Khin Maung Thein (Shwebo prison) – NLD member 32. Khin Moe Aye (a) Moe Moe (Female), (Myingyan prison) – 88 Generation Students member; former political prisoner 33. Kyaw Kyaw Thant (Insein prison) – journalist; Cyclone Nargis volunteer 34. Kyaw Lwin, (Hinzada prison) , Human Rights Defenders and Promoters 35. Kyaw Maung (Myitkyina prison) – NLD MP 36. Kyaw Thu Htike (Taunggyi prison) 37. Kyaw Win (Tharawaddy prison) – All Burma Students Democratic Front 38. Kyi Kyi Min, (Female) (Insein prison) – NLD member 39. Kyi Lin (Myintkyina prison) – NLD member 40. Maung Maung Htwe (Shwebo prison) 41. Maw Si (Shwebo prison) – NLD Youth member 42. Mi Mi Sein, (Female) (Insein prison) – NLD Township Joint-Secretary 43. Mi Mi Swe (female) (Henzada prison) 44. Michael Win Kyaw (Kale prison) – 88 Generation Students member; former political prisoner 45. Min Min (a) La Min Tun, (Hinzada prison) , Human Rights Defenders and Promoters 46. Min Min Soe (Myingyan prison) – 88 Generation Students member 47. Moe Hlaing (Moulmein prison) 48. Moe Kyaw Thu (a) Bo Bo (Mandalay prison) 49. Moe Lwin (Moulmein prison) – individual activist 50. Monywar Aung Shin (a) U Aye Kyu (Insein prison) - Member of NLD and poet

51. Mya Sein, (Hinzada prison) , Human Rights Defenders and Promoters 52. Myint Oo (a) Ni Ni (Mandalay prison) – NLD Township organizer; former political prisoner 53. Myint Oo (Thayet prison) – NLD Township Joint Secretary 54. Myint, (Hinzada prison) , Human Rights Defenders and Promoters 55. Myo Min Lwin (Moulmein prison) 56. Myo Yan Naung Thein (Thandwe prison) – 88 Generation Students member, former political prisoner 57. Nay Win (Myintkyina prison) – NLD Township Organizer 58. Ni Ni May Myint (Buthidaung prison) - NLD Youth 59. Nine Nine (Insein prison) – NLD MP, Former Political Prisoner 60. Nu Nu Swe @ Pauk Pauk (female) (Myaungmya prison) 61. Nyi Nyi Min (Buthidaung prison) – NLD member 62. Nyo Mya (Kale prison) – NLD member 63. Pe Tin (Pegu prison) – NLD member 64. Peter (Loikaw prison) 65. Pyae Phyo Aung (a) Hnan Mue (Pa-An prison) 66. San Pwint (Kale prison) – NLD member; teacher 67. San Ya (Tharawaddy prison) – NLD member 68. Sandar Min (a) Shwee, (Myaungmya prison) – 88 Generation Students, Former Political Prisoner 69. Sandar, (Female) (Myingyan prison) – NLD member 70. Saw Myo Min Hlaing @ James (Thaton prison) - Private Tutor 71. Saw Taw Kyi (Thayet prison) – Karen National Union member 72. Shin Sandaw Batha, Monk (Insein prison) – All Burma Monks’ Alliance 73. Shwe Thar (a) Tin Win (Tharawaddy prison) – Karen National Union member 74. Soe Han (Lashio prison) – lawyer; Chair of the National League for Democracy’s (NLD) legal advisory body 75. Soe Wai (a) Than Zaw (Myitkyina prison) 76. Than Min (a) Tin Tun Aung, (Taungoo prison) – NLD member 77. Than Than Htay, (Female) (Insein prison) – student 78. Than Than Sint, (Female) (Insein prison) 79. Than Tun (Shwebo prison) 80. Than Tun Lay (Myingyan prison) – Individual activist 81. Than Zaw Oo (Tharawaddy prison) – NLD member 82. Thar Cho, (Thayet prison) – NLD Township Organizer 83. Thein Zaw (Tharawaddy prison) 84. Thet Oo (Taungoo prison) – Human Rights Defenders and Promoters member 85. Thet Zin (a) Maung Zin (Kale prison) – journalist; former political prisoner; member of the All Burma Federation of Student Unions and the Democratic Party for a New Society 86. Thin Min Soe, (Female) (Insein prison) – labour activist 87. Thura Win @ Thura Lin (Buthidaung) – Student 88. Tin Mar Swe (female) (Mandalay prison) 89. Tin Maung Nyunt (Shwebo prison) – NLD Township Organiser 90. Tin Mya (Insein prison) - National League for Democracy Township chairperson, Former Political Prisoner 91. Tin Myint (Insein prison) – NLD member

92. Tin Myint (Tharawaddy prison) 93. Tin Myo Htut (a) Kyaw Oo (Insein prison) – Generation Wave; former political prisoner 94. Tin Tin Myint, (Female) (Insein prison) – third year chemistry student 95. Tin Tun (a) Kyaw Swa (Tharawaddy prison) – UN Development Program staff (New Era journal distributor) 96. Tint San, (Monywa prison) - former political prisoner 97. Tun Hla (Tharawaddy prison) 98. Tun Oo (a) Ngar Kalar (Taungoo prison) 99. Tun Tun Nyein, (Thayet prison) – NLD Youth member 100. Tun Tun Oo (a) Nanda Malar (Taungoo prison) – monk 101. Tun Tun Oo (Thandwe prison) 102. U Han Sein (Tharawaddy prison) – NLD member 103. U Pannita (a) Myint Aye (Taungoo prison) – monk; Human Rights Defenders and Promoters member 104. U Zawana (a) Soe Myint (Taungoo prison) - monk 105. Win, (Hinzada prison) , Human Rights Defenders and Promoters 106. Win Myint (Insein prison) 107. Wunna Soe (Pa-An prison) – Democratic Party for a New Society member 108. Yan Aung Shwe (Thayet prison) – All Burma Students Democratic Front member 109. Yan Kyaw Soe @ Shwe Thway (Monywa prison) – NLD member 110. Yan Naing Min (a) Nan Wai (Mandalay prison) – student 111. Yar Zar @ Tun Lin Oo (Monywa prison) – NLD member 112. Zaw Htet Aung (Kale prison) - student 113. Zaw Lin Tun (a) Phu Zaw (Monywa prison) - All Burma Students Democratic Front (Western) 114. Zaw Tun (Taungoo prison) 115. Zin Mar Aung (female) (Mandalay prison) – student; NLD member

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