_ By Zoya Phan 

On 11^th August 2007, Karen peoples in the UK gathered together in Sheffield for the commemoration of the 57^th anniversary of Karen Martyrs’ Day. The commemoration took place before the official date of 12^th August and was organized by the Karen Community Association (KCA). Karen people, all over the world, remember 12^th August as Karen National Martyrs’ Day, a day when Karen revolutionary leader, Saw Ba U Gyi, sacrificed his live for Karen people’s liberty.