People’s views on Ko Htay Kywe: _

• He is a brave freedom fighter in the recent Saffron Revolution and since 1988.

• He has very strong 88 spirit and giving right direction to people of Burma. Listen to his speeches which are very strong and people will never forget. Ko Htay Kywe is the strongest leader of the 2007 movement.

  • A pioneer of the 1988 nationwide pro-democracy uprising and active organizer during the 1988 protests and a spokesperson for his fellow students.

  • Co-founded student groups and later served as a catalyst for the country wide demonstrations against the military junta.

  • March 16, 1988: He led the Rangoon Arts & Science University student demonstrations and the “Red Bridge” protests – also known as “March Affairs”.

  • March 17, 1988: As joint-secretary of the Progressive Students Organization (Ta-Ta-Pha in Burmese), he helped convene the Rangoon Arts & Science University boycott of the government-led Burmese Socialist Programme Party (BSPP).

  • March 22, 1988: He was arrested in Henzada city along with his older brother, Win Kywe, also a student leader and former political prisoner now deceased. They were detained at Insein jail.

  • Aug 21 – October 12, 2007: After the crackdown of 88 Generation Students Group’s leaders on August 21, 2007, he was able to evade the arrest. While hiding from one place to another, he managed to organize the activities such as calling for SPDC to move forward to the peaceful process of national reconciliation for the sake of future Burma, requesting the international community to stand clearly to prevent the egregious human rights abuses and violation, sending the letter to his Excellency of United Nations to intervene the national reconciliation process. With the involvement of Buddhist monks taking on the street after the brutal crackdown of monks who are sharing the loving kindness and chanting the prayers for peace and freedom in the central part of Burma known as Pakkoku and SPDC authorities ignore the demands from the monks including to apologize for their wrongful acts or else they would strike for the boycott to the SPDC members as ex-communication to the Buddhism. Ko Htay Kywe worked together with monks and became one of the leaders for Supervising Committee for General Strike that was formed with nine leading pro-democracy organizations on September 27, 2007. Until his arrest, he continued to request the military regime for the peaceful resolution of Burma through the dialogue with opposition leader, Daw Aung Suu Kyi, ethic nationalities, and SPDC top leaders.

  • October 13, 2007: He was arrested with 5 others at a hide-out. Five others are: Aung Thu (43-year-old; 9-year-old daughter; Thin Thin Aye (a) Mee Mee (35-yearold; two children – 16-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son; Zaw Htet Ko Ko (has wife and one-year-old baby); Hein Htet (a) Aung Gyi (40-year-old; three children); and the house owner whose name unknown.)

• He sacrificed the safety and freedom of his personal life to orchestrate the September Saffron Revolution.

• He is so brilliant and had played key role in recent saffron revolution.

• He is the true leader of our future.