Action for Burma in Taipei
Free Burma protest in Taipei
19 June is Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday and an international day of action for the people of Burma. The Taiwan Free Burma Network (台灣自由緬甸網絡) organised a protest outside the British Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei. Members of the Burmese community and other groups also took part.
Human rights groups join the protest
The British Trade Office was chosen as the venue for the protest because Britain is still a large investor in Burma even though the government has discouraged people from travelling to or investing there.The protest called for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, the world's only Noble Peace Prize Laureate who is currently imprisoned.
The Taipei Times also has a report on the protest: Students protest Aung San Suu Kyi's detention.
Doublewide performing at The Wall
In the evening there was a "Free Aung San Suu Kyi" concert at The Wall featuring performances by Oxymoron, Doublewide, Underflow and Valhalla. It was a great line up of bands who were all seriously loud! Underflow also performed at the Burma Cyclone Relief Concert last month.
Valhalla performing at The Wall
*More photos in the Free Aung San Suu Kyi Concert set at flickr.
Free Burma protest in Taipei
Concert and CD release for Burma
Concert for Burma in Taipei
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Mandarin ChinesePosted: June 20th, 2008 under Human rights, Photos, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Tags: burma, protest
Comment from cfimages
Time June 20, 2008 at 11:25 am
Glad you were there to cover this. Good photos and report. For some reason, the 2nd shot with the AI flag immediately reminded me of Melbourne. Not sure why – I was a “professional protester” in Melb in the late 90s so maybe that’s why.