The Irrawaddy has an article on the recent arrest of a young Burmese student by that country’s military regime. According to the report:
The junta has specifically targeted young students seeking access to foreign universities. One such student—Thwin Lin Aung—was arrested on March 5 at Rangoon International Airport just before he was scheduled to board a flight to the US. The reason for his arrest and the location of his detention remain unknown.
Since 1988, pro-democracy students have been unjustly imprisoned by Burmese authorities and marginalized in their attempts to rehabilitate their lives after their release through education. Thwin Lin Aung was prohibited from continuing his education at Rangoon Institute of Technology prior to his attempts to study abroad.
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1 Jon Fernquest // Mar 20, 2007 at 11:03 pm
And the sad corollary to this sort of story which has been going on for decades, is that by working with them or citing their help or work, a westerner like myself might be compromising their safety.
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