The Forgotten Women of Burma There are over 150 women imprisoned in Burma for speaking out about

human rights and democracy. Naw Bey Bey

Naw Bey Bey is from Karen State, where she trained in community primary healthcare, after which she began to work in healthcare for Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs). She was arrested in January 2006, by Tatmadaw troops in Toungoo District, Karen state. Naw Bey Beyhad been home to visit her family after she received word that her mother had died. After Naw Bey Bey s arrest it was reported that she was interrogated and beaten. She was seen in a Tatmadaw camp near the village of Play Sa Lo, looking bruised, unfed, frail and wearing torn clothing. There have been several reports of Naw Bey Bey being taken out of prison and forced to travel with the Burmese Army as a medic. During this time it was reported that she was raped by soldiers. Ma Thin Thin Aye aka Mie Mie

Mie Mie was sentenced to 65 years in jail by a special court in Yangon's Insein Prison on 11 November 2008. According to reports in the exile Burmese media, after hearing her sentence, Mie Mie shouted "We will never be frightened". In November 2009 Mie Mie was transferred to Katha prison, Sagaing Division, in the north-west of the country. This is 800 miles (1290km) from her home in Yangon, and it is now much more difficult for her family to visit her. The decision to move Mie Mie was made despite her continuing poor health. At the beginning of November her husband told exile media groups that she was suffering from spondylosis and arthritis. Mie Mie has three young children, who are cared for by their father. Than Than Htay

Than Than Htay has so far spent almost 10 years in detention. She was arrested in June 2000 when she worked with other students in demanding that the military regime reopen universities and colleges following the 1999 student demonstrations. She had previously spent 1 year in prison for h er involvement with ABSFU. She has been given a 17 year sentence for her connections with exiled groups, in particular the ABFSU foreign affairs committee.

On 15 December 2009 Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) received information that Daw Than Than Htay has been suffering from neurosis and chronic severe headaches since March 2006. She was allowed several doctor visits in 2006 and 2008; however, she has been denied access to further medical treatment since September 2008 even though she continues to have severe headaches. She is known to be afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis. Phyo Phyo Aung

Phyo Phyo Aung and her father, Dr. Nay Win, who were both volunteers with The Group That Buries the Dead, had assisted burying and cremating around 200 corpses after cyclone Nargis hit in May 2008. They were both sentenced to four years imprisonment. Phyo Phyo Aung is a student and member of ABFSU. Phyo Phyo Aung had been a student activist during the Saffron Revolution, and had gone into hiding. Following the cyclone, she and other student activists came out of hiding to help gather dead bodies. Honey Oo

Honey Oo is a young Law student, in her early twenties, and a member of the All Burma Federation Student Union (ABSFU). She was arrested in October 2007. She was one of 20 leaders chosen when the ABFSU was reformed on 28 August 2007 in the lead up to the Saffron Revolution. After her arrest, Honney Oo s family wrote to the director of prison administration requesting that she be allowed to sit her final exams in detention. At this point in time, she had not been convicted of any offence. Authorities denied permission for Honney and 2 other students to sit their exams. Thus, Honney has been unable to finish her law degree. In November 2008, Hooney was transferred to Lashio prison in Northern Shan state, which is over 600 miles from her family in Rangoon. Mar Mar Oo

Mar Mar Oo was just a high school student when she was first sentenced to 3 years in prison with hard labour. She was the first woman activist accused under Section 5/j of the Emergency Provision Act. Following her release, Mar Mar Oo was undeterred in her political activities, as she joined the 1996 student s movement. She was again arrested and sentenced to 14 years with hard labour. Mar Mar Oo received a prison sentence of 70 years in 2008, which was 5 years more than the other defendants at her trial. Under section 401, a former political prisoner must finish the remainder of their

sentence if they break the agreement not to participate in politics. Mar Mar Oo had previously been imprisoned in 1989 and in 1996. When she was released, she still had 5 years left to serve and this was then added to her 65 year sentence for her involvement in the Saffron revolution. She is now in Tharawaddy prison in Southern Burma. Daw Win Mya Mya

Daw Win Mya Mya is 60 years of age. She has been a member of National League for Democracy and an activist since 1988. She was travelling with Daw Aung Suu Kyi s motorcade in Depayin in 2003, when it was attacked by a militia mob. During that attack, Daw Win Mya Mya broke both arms. She still suffers from nerve damage as a result of those injuries. Daw Win Mya Mya also suffers from low blood pressure, diabetes and has difficulty sitting or standing. She was sentenced in October 2008 to twelve years in prison for her activities during the September 2007 demonstrations. She was transferred to the isolated Putao prison in far north Burma in March 2009. She managed to tell her brother before she left, I am being sent to where I deserve for my works. You live one day, you die one day. I don t care if they send me to the moon. In February 2010 local authorities auctioned off her shop, thereby cutting off a possible livelihood in the future. Thet thet Aung

was given a total 65 year sentence in November 2008 for her activities during the Saffron Revolution. She is a member of 88 Generation Students Group, who through their protests in August 2007 sparked off the Saffron Revolution. In October 2009, AAPP learnt that she urgently requires heart surgery. Thet Thet Aung has a history of heart disease and has been suffering from blackouts and hypertension9. Thet Thet Aung is said to take real joy in being a mother to her three young sons. Her husband was given a sentence of 11 years. Their children are currently staying with Thet Thet Aung s mother. Her friends remember that she is always smiling and laughing, and she likes to tell funny stories. San San Tin

San San Tin is Thet Thet Aung s aunt and mother of political prisoner Nyi Nyi Aung. In October 2007 San San Tin was arrested and shortly after she is began serving a 9 year sentence for aiding and abetting a wanted person . She had assisted her son Nyi Nyi Aung and other prodemocracy a ctivists. San

San Tin is in poor health. In January 2008 her sister said that she had a tumour on her neck and was due for an operation. She previously had an operation on her left eye, which has now deteriorated further. San San Tin was hospitalised in November 2008 for investigations. It was reported in June 2009 that San San Tin was suffering from heart disease as well as a swelling in her neck11 . Noble Aye

Noble Aye was put into a punishment cell in September 2009. AAPP received information in September 2009 that she was ill from Hepatitis. She had previously been ill with jaundice in June 2009. Su Su Nway

In November 2008, Ma Su Su Nway was sentenced to 12-and-a-half years in prison on charges including sedition and making statements that cause fear or alarm to the public or induce others to commit offenses against the state or public tranquility. This sentence was later reduced to eight-and-a-half years. A member of the main opposition party National League for Democracy (NLD), Su Su Nway is serving her sentence in a remote prison, far from her family. Su Su Nway was hospitalised on 20 March 2009. She has a life-long chronic heart condition which is said to be worstening. At times she has been punished with spells in solitary confinement, and denied family visits, sufficient food and clean clothes. Su Su Nway was put in solitary confinement for three days after she took part in a ceremony in Kale Prison to mark Martyrs' Day on 19 July 2009 which commemorates the assassination of General Aung San (father of the NLD leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi) and other leaders of the Burmese independence movement. She had also been put in solitary confinement in October 2008 as punishment for starting a hunger strike the previous month, to protest at not being allowed to see her family.

Nilar Thein

On 22 January 2009, family members of Nilar Thein were reported to be concerned about her health, having heard that she has a peptic ulcer. They were also concerned that she was being held in solitary confinement. She was vomiting every day and when she went to see the doctor he told her to just go in for meditation and tell her beads. Nila Thein has a daughter age 3 and a half, who lives with grandparents. Nila Thein's husband is also serving a 65-year prison sentence. Nilar Thein & Baby Sunshine Prisoner update - May 2011 Reprinted courtesy of the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners in Burma (AAPPB)

Name 1 2 Ama Nyunt Aye Aye Min Aye Aye Mu Aye Aye Myint Aye Aye Thet Aye Chan Aye Ma Kyaw Aye Mi Khine Aye Thi Khaing Aye Thida

Sentence 10 yrs 10 yrs N/A N/A N/A 8 yrs N/A N/A 8 yrs 18 yrs

Prison Mandalay Insein N/A Insein N/A Insein N/A N/A Insein Henzada

Date of Sentence N/A N/A 07-Aug-07 07-Sep-07 07-Aug-07 05-Jul-05 28-Sep-07 27-Sep-07 04-Jul-05 14-Oct-07

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Cho Cho Aye @ Cho (Daw) Cho Cho Lwin Cho Cho Than Cho Lwin

2 yrs 2 yrs 8 yrs N/A

Yemethin Insein Myitkyina N/A Insein N/A N/A Myingyan Katha Insein Mergui N/A Insein

03-Oct-09 04-Oct-09 30-Sep-09 N/A 05-May-05 27-Sep-07 07-Aug-07 27-Aug-08 11-Sep-09 04-Jan-11 06-Sep-99 07-Aug-07 07-Sep-07

12 13 14 15

Daw Tiza 17 yrs & 50,000 @ Daw Khaw Tiza kyat Hla Ain Za Li Hla Hla Hla Hla Maw @ Maw Gyi Hla Hla Win Hla Kay Thi Win Hla Kyi Hla Myint Hnin Nwe Moe @ Hnin Hnin Honney Oo N/A N/A 9 yrs & 6 mths 27 yrs Under Trial N/A N/A 4 yrs

16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23

24

9 yrs & 6 mths

Lashio

09-Oct-07

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25

Htar Htar Thet

19 yrs

Hkamti

03-Nov-07

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Htay Htay Ngwe N/A Yee Htet Htet Oo Wai 5 yrs Htoo Khin Htwe Htwe Khin Oo Jennet Khaing 10 yrs N/A N/A 7 yrs

Insein Putao Mergui TenasserimGuard N/A N/A

05-May-00 30-Dec-08 20-Nov-98 27-Mar-99 07-Aug-07 08-Aug-08

27 28 29 30 31

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Kabyar Khaing Mar Soe Khin Hnin Aye Khin Khin Nu

2yrs 10 yrs N/A 17 yrs & 50,000 kyat

Mandalay Bassein Mandalay Insein

28-Sep-09 01-Jul-06 13-Sep-08 05-May-05

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Khin Nyein Chan N/A Soe Khin Nyunt Mu Khin Than Aye Khin Thin Kyu Khin Win Kyi Khin Yi @ Daw San Kyaing Kyaing Thin @ Khin Moe Nwe Kyi Kyi War Kyu (Daw) Kyu Lay Lay Mon Leah Leah Leh Leh Cho Ma Ma Khin Ma Ma San N/A 5 yrs N/A Under Trial 65 yrs

N/A N/A Mandalay N/A Insein Insein

07-Jun-08 07-Aug-07 N/A 25-Sep-07 N/A 2008

37 38 39 40 41

42

3 yrs & 3 mths

Insein

16-Nov-08

43 44 45 46

11 yrs N/A 7 yrs 11 yrs N/A 7 yrs N/A N/A

Paungde N/A Insein Shwebo N/A Mandalay N/A Kale

04-Jan-08 19-Sep-07 N/A 23-Sep-07 28-Sep-07 N/A 07-Aug-07 N/A

47 48

49 50

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Ma Nge Ma Pauk Ma Sanda Mar Mar Aye Mar Mar Aye Mar Mar Oo Mar Saw Aye

7 yrs & 6 mths N/A

Tharawaddy N/A

28-Aug-07 07-Aug-07 06-May-10 04-Jan-97 15-Aug-09 07-Aug-08 07-Aug-07 08-Aug-06 28-Aug-07 22-Sep-07 07-Aug-07 29-Sep-07 17-Apr-08 11-Apr-97 N/A 07-May-08 12-Oct-05 N/A 18-Oct-07 26-Sep-07 26-Sep-07 Read More

1 yrs @ 6 months Putao 14 yrs Insein

2 yrs Hard Labor Paungde 70 yrs N/A Bamaw N/A Taungoo N/A N/A at Hosptial N/A N/A Moulmein Insein N/A Moulmein Moulmein Putao Insein N/A

57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71

Maw Maw Naing N/A May Hlaing May Mi May Mon May Win Mee Mee Mi Chu Min Min Hlaing Modoni N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Detention

Moe Moe Khaing 13 yrs Mu Mu N/A

Mya Mya Theint 5 yrs Mya Than Mya Win @ Tin Win Myaing @Than Nyunt Myint Aye N/A N/A

72

5 yrs Detention

Mandalay Insein

N/A 15-May-07

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Myint Kyi Myint Maw

N/A N/A

N/A N/A Mandalay Katha

19-Aug-07 24-Aug-07 N/A 13-Mar-09

Myint Myint San N/A Myint Myint San 3 yrs @ Ma Cho Nan Nyunt Ye Hlaing 15 yrs

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Loikaw N/A Taungoo Mergui Taungoo N/A N/A Thayet Myingyan Thayet

10-Aug-96 07-Aug-07 Jan-06 14-Sep-97 03-Oct-09 27-Sep-07 00-Sep 14-Jun-08 N/A 10-Sep-08 Read More Sign petition Read More

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Naw Al Soe Phaw N/A Naw Bey Bey Naw Mae Lis Naw Ohn Hla 8 yrs N/A 2 yrs

81 82

83 84 85

Ngwe Ngwe Win N/A Ngwe Win Ni Mo Hlaing Ni Ni Minn Nilar Thein @ Ni Ni Mar Noble Aye @ Hnin May Aung Nur Nahar Luky Nwe (Daw) Nwe Hnin Yi @ Noe Noe Nweh Nweh Thinn N/A 5 yrs N/A 65 yrs + Under Trial

86 87

88

11 yrs

Monywa

23-Aug-07

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89 90 91

N/A N/A 7 yrs

N/A N/A Maubin

07-May-08 07-Aug-07 19-Oct-07

92

N/A

N/A

29-Sep-07

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Nyo Nyo Lwin Nyunt Kyi Ohmar Ohn Mar Kyaw Ohn Mar Shwe Ohnmar Myint

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 13 yrs

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Insein

24-Aug-07 07-Aug-07 26-Mar-08 27-Sep-07 05-Oct-07 15-May-07

Pada Mya rMyay Thu N/A @ Poe Ei Paung Khwin Ma N/A Phyo Phyo Aung @ Hnin Pwint 4 yrs Wai Phyo Phyo Yee N/A

N/A

03-Oct-07

100 101

N/A

07-Aug-07

Moulmein

14-Jun-08

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N/A Insein Insein Taungoo N/A N/A N/A Insein Tharawaddy Insein

18-Jun-05 07-Sep-07 07-Sep-07 06-Aug-06 07-Aug-07 07-May-08 07-May-08 2008 03-Oct-09 16-Nov-08

Phyu Phyu Theint Under Trial Phyu Phyu Win Phyu Phyu Win Pwint Phyu Rabea Khatun N/A 28 yrs N/A N/A

Rahim Markatul N/A San San Maw @ Mi Chay San San Myint San San Myint @ Thu Zar San San Tin 65 yrs 2 yrs 3 yrs & 3 mths

110 111

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5 yrs

Meiktila

19-Oct-07

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Sandar Min @ Shwee Shwe (Daw) Shwe Ye Min

65 yrs + Under Trial N/A N/A

Myaungm ya N/A N/A Hkamti Myaungmya Mergui Insein

23-Aug-07 07-Aug-07 07-Aug-07 13-Nov-07 N/A 06-Sep-99 01-Jan-03

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Su Su Nway 8 yrs & 6 mths @ Nwe Nwe Win Swe Swe Than Hla Than Htay Than Mya @ Than Than Mya Than Soe Under Trial N/A 7 yrs

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120

5 yrs

Bamaw

22-Jan-10

121

7 yrs

Insein

23-Sep-04

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Than Than Htay

17 yrs

Insein N/A Insein

Jun-00 02-Oct-09 01-Nov-03

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Than Than Myint N/A Than Than Su Win Thanda Tun @ Thanda Thandar Thandar Kyaw 7 yrs

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5 yrs 29 yrs N/A

Yemethin Insein N/A Prome Ann Military interrogation

03-Sep-09 01-Apr-08 29-Sep-07 10-Oct-07

126 127 128

Tharaphy Theint 11 yrs Theint Tun Thein Thein Yin N/A

129

03-Mar-09

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Thet Thet Aung Thin Thin Thin Thin Aye @ Mee Mee Tin Mar Swe Tin Tin Myint Tin Shwe Tin Tin Cho Tin Tin Swe Tin Yee Tin Zar Aung

65 yrs + Under Trial N/A 65 yrs + Under Trial 24 yrs N/A N/A 3 yrs N/A Detention Under Trial

Myingyan N/A Katha Mandalay Taungoo N/A Lashio N/A N/A N/A N/A

19-Oct-07 12-Oct-07 13-Oct-07 Jul-04 08-Aug-06 07-Aug-07 12-Jun-08 03-Oct-07 15-May-07 N/A 07-Aug-07

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Wa Wa Aung N/A @ Khaing Yamin Wai Wai Nu 17 yrs & 50,000 kyat 12 yrs 8 yrs N/A N/A 4 yrs N/A N/A

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Insein

05-May-05

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Win Mya Mya Yin Kyi Yin Yin Htike Yin Yin Thite Yin Yin Wyne @ Sizar Yine Mon Zin Hnin Aye

Putao Insein N/A N/A Shwebo N/A Mandalay

28-Sep-07 04-Jul-05 27-Sep-07 23-Aug-07 12-Jun-08 07-Aug-07 N/A

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147 148 149

Zin Mar

N/A

N/A

08-Oct-07

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Zin Nyine Thu May Hnin War

N/A 8 yrs

N/A Taungoo Taungoo Taungoo

07-Aug-07 N/A N/A N/A

Naw Go Salin Key 8 yrs Naw Pi Pi Ma Phyu @ Chaw Su Hlaing 8 yrs

28 yrs

Taungoo

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155 156 157

Naw Cho Cho Aye 28 yrs Zarni Oo Aye Aye Nwe N/A N/A

Taungoo Insein Insein

N/A 14-Oct-10 14-Oct-10