Palm Campaign: “Even Though I’m Free I Am Not”

View this email in your browser Dear friend Burma Campaign UK is supporting a new campaign by The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) and the Former Political Prisoners Society (FPPS) – organisations set up by former political prisoners from Burma to campaign for the release of political prisoners. Please support their photo petition calling for the unconditional release of all political prisoners in Burma. They are collecting photos of supporters with the name of a political prisoner written on their palm. Three steps to support the campaign: Write the name of a political prisoner on your right palm, from the list of current political prisoners here   Take a photo of yourself with your right palm showing and email to: campaigns@aappb.org   Make it your profile picture on Facebook, Tweet it @aapp_burma and share on Instagram using #2015PalmCampaign You can see all of the photos collected so far on AAPP's Instagram page. Please send your pictures before 13 March 2015 –  Burma's Human Rights Day, when the photographs of support and solidarity from across the world will be exhibited in Rangoon, Burma. There are at least 177 political prisoners in Burma's jails, over six times the amount than in January 2014, and a further 213 political activists awaiting trial. This is in stark contrast to the government's promise that all political prisoners would be released by the end of 2013. The steady rise in the number of political prisoners in the last year makes clear that the government is increasingly cracking down on fundamental freedoms and backtracking on reforms.   Thank you for your support. Anna Roberts Burma Campaign UK   Please Note: By sending your photograph to AAPP, you authorise AAPP to publicly use or publish your photograph in exhibitions, social media, AAPP's webpage etc. for the purposes of the campaign. Please inform AAPP when sending your photo if you would not like it to be used in outlets other than the exhibition. For more info, visit AAPP's website. Share Tweet Forward Our mailing address is: Burma Campaign UK 28 Charles Square London, N1 6HT United Kingdom Add us to your address book To help support our campaigns with a donation, click here. If you no longer want to receive our emails, you can unsubscribe here.    Click here to update your subscription preferences.  This email was sent to icfab8888.peacefulway@blogger.com