Press Releases

Statement regarding the release of Danny Fenster

Statement regarding the release of Danny Fenster

Yesterday was a great day for justice. An innocent man, Danny Fenster, was released from Insein prison today and sent back home to the United States. He was released from false charges, after 6 months in prison. Charges that the junta had levied against him for no...

Response to Nathan

Response to Nathan

Dear Nathan Cung Zabik, I am so glad to receive your wonderful letter and I am grateful to your parents for making it available for us to read. I am so happy to hear that you are attending the school there in Indianapolis. I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you...

APPEAL to the security council regarding the ongoing crises in Myanmar

APPEAL to the security council regarding the ongoing crises in Myanmar

We are pleased to hear that the United Nations Security Council is meeting today to discuss the ongoing crises in Myanmar. The security situation has deteriorated drastically since the UNSC last met to discuss these issues. Villages are being burned, extrajudicial...

Address to Myanmar Community of Tulsa

Address to Myanmar Community of Tulsa

I would like to thank you all for giving me the opportunity to address the Myanmar community here in Tulsa. From the bottom of my heart I want to thank you all for making this event possible, and thank you for your generosity, your contributions to the democratic...

Address on the occasion of Chin New Year

Address on the occasion of Chin New Year

Thank you all for inviting me to speak at this great event – the 72nd anniversary of Chin New Year. Even though I cannot be there to celebrate with you face to face, I am celebrating with you heart to heart, and mind to mind. I hope that today all Chin around the...

Address on the occasion of Diwali

To all our brothers and sisters who are celebrating around the world, and to the countless others who, due to the cruel circumstances in our war-torn homeland, cannot mark this occasion, we extend a warm greeting. Today marks the height of Diwali, and the final day of...