At this crucial time for Burma, we need to make sure the steps towards freedom continue.

We’ve seen some positive signs of change recently in Burma. But there is still a long way to go. We may be seeing a change of atmosphere, but not yet a change of system. There is room for cautious optimism – but much more work to do.

Aung San Suu Kyi has been released from more than fifteen years of house arrest. Hundreds of other political prisoners have been freed. Ceasefires have been declared in many of the armed conflicts between the Burma Army and the ethnic minorities.

This oppressed nation could at last be on the brink of real transformation.

Yet the changes have not yet had any real impact on the day-to-day lives of the people of Burma. 

There’s still a long way to go – and your voice can make a difference.

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