Sunday, September 30, 2007
Call to Global Action: Support the Burmese People in their fight for Democracy
With mounting protests in recent days in Burma, the ruling military junta have reacted with unwarranted and ferocious assaults on the demonstrators. Violent confrontations have taken place in several locations, notably around the infamous Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon. Some 700 students, monks and nun have been beaten by riot police with batons, and at least 20 teargas canisters and a similar number of live bullets have been fired by police in the vicinity of the pagoda.
IUSY is gravely concerned at the increasing violence and the intolerance shown by the military regime of any dissent or opposition. IUSY firmly believes that the deteriorating situation in Burma must not go unnoticed and thus IUSY is launching its own "IUSY Burma Watch" as part of it’s ongoing Burma Campaign. You can access the IUSY Burma Watch on the following link: http://iusyburmawatch.blogspot.com/
IUSY is gravely concerned at the increasing violence and the intolerance shown by the military regime of any dissent or opposition. IUSY firmly believes that the deteriorating situation in Burma must not go unnoticed and thus IUSY is launching its own "IUSY Burma Watch" as part of it’s ongoing Burma Campaign. You can access the IUSY Burma Watch on the following link: http://iusyburmawatch.blogspot.com/
Moreover IUSY stands firm in its belief that the ruling junta must now be placed under the maximum possible international pressure thus IUSY is launching an appeal to all member organisations for global action to put pressure on the military junta to ensure peace and take steps to engage in a real process of democratic transition.
On the 2-3 November IUSY will be holding a meeting on Burma with the All Burma Students League (ABSL). In the run up to this meeting IUSY will launch a month of action on Burma on the 1st October accumulating with a global action on the 2nd November in support of the Burmese People.
So Join our actions of International Solidarity and support the Saffron Revolution of the Burmese People !
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