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Don't use these names.



On Mon, 4 Nov 1996, Myat Mon wrote:

> To whom it may concern.
> Why do you use YIT, YASU which were changed by SLORC.
> We (  pro-democracy people ) really don't like these names. 
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> On 31 Oct 1996 shar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> > Dear Comrades and Friends,
> > 
> > In support of the Burmese students inside the country, the Burmese pro-
> > democracy activists in India are going to hold a public rally tomorrow
> > (25th October 1996) in New Delhi. We request you to organize public
> > rallies and demonstrations in front of SLORC Embassy in your respected
> > countries simultaneously. 
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> > ABSL
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> >                        PRESS RELEASE
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> > Burmese students from Yangon Arts and Science University (YASU) and
> > Yangon Institute of Technology (YIT) are holding demonstrations in
> > Rangoon,  the Capital of Burma, against the brutality of military
> > authorities. Nearly a thousand Burmese students participated in the
> > demonstration which occurred yesterday. In response to these students
> > demonstrations, the ruling military regime of Burma, namely State Law
> > and Order Restoration Council (SLORC),  arrested a hundred of students
> > in two days. U Kyi Maung, a Vice-Chairman of the National League for
> > Democracy (NLD) party was arrested yesterday and he is still in illegal
> > detention of the military authorities.
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> > We, the members of the All Burma Students League ; 
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> >      express our wholehearted support and solidarity to the Burmese
> >      students and youth inside the country in their fight against the
> >      military dictatorship,
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> >      condemn the military junta for its continued illegal detention of
> >      pro-democracy activists and demand to release all the political
> >      prisoners including U Kyi Maung and student leaders immediately,
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> >      urge the people of Burma from all walks of life to join with the
> >      students in their struggle for the restoration of democracy in the
> >      country, and
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> >      urge the international community to impose global economic
> >      sanctions against the military government in Burma.
> > 
> >      
> > 
> > Central Committee
> > All Burma Students League
> > 
> > Date :    24th October 1996
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