Mizzima News (www.mizzima.com)
September 4,2003:

Pro-democracy activists of Burma request the US President George W Bush today for intervening in current political crisis in their motherland.

" We strongly request and urge President Bush to take a significant step towards solving the alarming political situation in Burma by immediately appointing a Special Envoy to travel to Burma and conduct a field mission", said exiled based groups' press release.
Moreover, the groups appeal to Senator Lugar, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee of the US Congress to convene an emergency of the Committee to address regarding Burma.

Ethnic Nationalities Youths and Intelligentsia, National League for Democracy (Fort Wayne), Justice for Human Rights in Burma, Free Burma Coalition, All Burma Federation of Students' Union (Exiled Members in US) and Civil Society for Burma signed for press release.

Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition leader of Burma is on hunger strike against her detention by military junta, reported the US state department on Sunday.

Rangoon rejects the US claim " groundless", as they called. But State Department spokesman Richard Boucher confirmed again yesterday and called for immediate release of Mrs. Suu Kyi and all political prisoners.

The Special Rapporteur of the UN Commission on Human Rights on Burma, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro also said today that he was " gravely concerned" by the continued detention of Mrs.Suu kyi as well as for her safety and health.