Torchlight procession through city
of Rome to support Aung San Suu Kyi, June 20th 2003
On June 20th 2003, there will
in Rome an event called “Festa dell`Unita`” . It is the national annual celebration of the Left Party,
Democratici di Sinistra, and thousand of people from all over Italy will
be attending it.
During the celebration the people will
march with torches through the city of Rome to express their support to Daw
Aung San Suu Kyi and ask the release of all political prisoners in Burma. This
action is linked to the global action campaign on Burma for Aung San Suu Kyi`s birthday (19th June 2003)
For further information, contact Mr. Ugo Papi: 0039 3355 261 533
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Demonstration held in front of Burmese Embassy of Rome, June 11th 2003
Democratici di Sinistra and Amnesty International already organized a
sit-in in front of the Burmese Embassy of Rome on June 11th to ask
the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all the people arrested on May 30th
.
Please see the attached pictures.



Euro-Burma Office
Square Gutenberg 11/2
1000
tel: 32 2 280 0691/280 2452
fax: 32 2 280 0310
e-mail: burma@euro-burma.be