Mizzima-Mar 14
Ko Htein Lin, also known as Kim Eric, the younger son of Myanmar’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has launched an eight-city tour across the United States, calling for urgent international intervention to address Myanmar’s escalating humanitarian and political crisis. Aung San Suu Kyi has been held in solitary confinement by the military junta for over four years without access to medical care or family contact, raising serious concerns about her well-being.
Now in her 80s, she remains in military custody as the junta continues its crackdown on civilians, carrying out airstrikes and mass killings that have displaced millions. According to reports from international organizations, more than 3.5 million people in Myanmar are currently homeless, and 15 million are facing severe food shortages. During his tour, Ko Htein Lin is set to meet with Myanmar nationals and democracy advocates in New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Fort Wayne, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sedona, and Austin. His visit aims to rally global support for his mother’s release, as well as that of other political prisoners, while urging stronger measures against the military junta. Arriving in New York on 11 March, Ko Htein Lin has begun discussions with Myanmar communities in the U.S. as part of an 80th birthday campaign for Aung San Suu Kyi. His key demands include increasing pressure on the junta’s financial networks, halting arms sales to the regime, and ensuring more effective humanitarian aid delivery to the people of Myanmar. Read more at:
