Nyi Nyi Aung On Hunger Strike 7 Dec 2009

P.O Box 93, Mae Sot, Tak Province 63110, Thailand e.mail: [email protected] website: www.aappb.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Political Prisoner on Hunger Strike For Immediate Release: December 7, 2009 Kyaw Zaw Lwin (a.k.a. Nyi Nyi Aung), a political prisoner in Burma’s notorious Insein Prison, is currently on hunger strike. He is on hunger strike to protest losing prisoners’ rights. Kyaw Zaw Lwin is a 40-year-old male who was born in Burma and is now a naturalized U.S. citizen. He is a known political activist, and on 3 September 2009 he flew into Rangoon on a flight from Bangkok and was arrested by military authorities shortly after landing. During interrogation he was brutally tortured. He is currently on trial for charges related to fraud and of carrying excessive amounts of the Burmese currency into the country.

For further information, please contact: Tate Naing, AAPP Secretary, +66(0)812878751 Bo Kyi, AAPP Joint-Secretary, +66(0)81-3248935

Attach : Biography of Kyaw Zaw Lwin (a.k.a. Nyi Nyi Aung)