Utah State, High way Security police support. 30th march
We appreciate your help and support
Today Athein and Zaw Min htwe arrived at Salt Lake City, Utah State. After they walked 690 miles on the first time they welcomed by Burmese community who wants Democracy and freedom in Burma . Salt Lake Burmese community almost 70 family members were waited to Zaw Min Htwe and Athein at Exit city North west high way I-84 . In the afternoon Zaw Min Htwe and Athein arranged to protest in Salt Lake and afternoon around 2 PM Athein speech to Burmese community to help Burma and not to forget our leader Aung San Suu Kyi to get freedom from , Terrorist military government .
We honored and glad to see Burmese community still love Burma country by showed how you’re not forget Burma . Please always help and support for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
Images will Update soon
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Appreciate to A.B.S.D.F members
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We also appreciate Ko Nyein Way’ , Poem writer , Supporting with his Burmese poem for our 88 students generation successful Journey.
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From here we say ” Thanks to everyone around the world supporting on 88 students generation , also thanks for singed 777 persons on the petition page. How ever we are walking every day on the USA map we want to show where we are from and why we are doing this .10,000+ people had been visited our blog and If 5000 people from Burma and I believe 5000 people from around the world who never know about Burma or never heard about Burma news , we will show more from our blog how Burma country has NO HUMAN RIGHT .
Day 29 and 30 Update
Athein and Zaw min htwe already walked 690 miles to Salt lake city in 30 days . They started walking form Portland City, Oregon state on 1st of march 2008. They crossed city to another city and state to sate by Highway i-84 on foot. They had to face with bad weather and connection for news report on the web site.
day 29th and 30th Images news will post in a short time.
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Walkers Featured
Myanmar [Burma!] trekkers pass through Mini-Cassia on their way to UN
By Rich Greene / South Idaho Press
With their destination set for the United Nations offices and their goals set even higher, a pair of protesters departed from Portland more than three weeks ago on a voyage they hope will raise awareness about the plight of their home country, Myanmar.
Athein and Zaw are taking turns walking the 2,896 miles it will take to reach New York City. The duo departed March 1, and on Thursday they reached Burley, almost 600 miles from where they started.
Athein said such a protest done in his native country would have landed him in jail for 20 years. He said that is just one of the many reasons behind the protest march.
“Innocent people, our people, want freedom and democracy,” he said. Athein described his homeland as a terrorist country, controlled by the military. “It’s a threat to the nation of people and a threat to freedom and liberty.”
Hi Athein , You should read your blog and respond to people comments , some people want to help you , you shouldn’t ignore . Peace
We respectful and agree on 5 monks,doing long march 245 miles, in Bangladesh with non violent . We would like to get more detail about 5 monks walking news .
88 generation students
27th March 2008
We will publish more daily images in tomorrow.
Idaho desert and snow storm
- hallo ,today you have… < Thirteen Arakanese in exile, including five monks, started on a long march Thursday from the Bangladesh capital Dhaka to the southern town of Cox’s Bazar, to rally Burmese people to oppose the upcoming referendum. The distance between Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar is 245 miles.< All this comrades walking with you
I,m proud of all of you.thanks
Comment by jud | March 28, 2008
26th March latest news. We are walking and show the world because “Burma Military Government Is Terrorist”
Athein and Zaw Min Htwe left from Twin Falls, Idaho this morning at 7 AM.
They are heading to East Wyoming state. They expect to reach Wyoming state within the next 10 days of walking. A sudden change in weather made them face snow, rain and wind for a short time while they were walking.
The weather at the moment is 36°F and windy, highway security police helped them to move to a rest place because the weather got worst.
At the moment they are resting and they will walk next 10 miles to reach their place to sleep tonight.
Appreciate your help
88 students
Hello Brothers and Sisters;
Your attacking our campaign is very disturbing, we are for ALL Burmese people, our target is not you, our target is the Military government. We want everybody to understand this mission, whatever the situation, we will achieve our flag.
- We are not just pace walking
- We are not trying to become famous personalities
- We are not creating a business with this walk to shape our future lives
- We are recording all the supporter names on a list
- All the donations, support and material-help received will be used during the journey without wastage
- After our journey is completed any left over donations will go towards a useful place and we will announce its allocation (charity or organisation)
- We are creating public awareness of the political crisis and inhumanities Burmese are suffering under the junta’s regime
- We are not just walking, we are carrying the petition letter to the International Security Council (UN)
- We want to clarify this to anybody who wants to understand the purpose of our plan. We don’t want to waste time talking or watching people dieing in our country. We Welcome everyone who wants to work together. We need action people only.
with honesty
88 students
Athein and Zaw Min Htwe , News on Fox 12
Athein and Zaw Min Htwe on News on FOX12 Channel in Boise City, Idaho Click and follow this link
Walking For Freedom (Fox12 News)
March 21, 2008 05:39 PM
Upon arriving in New York the men will implore the United Nations to make a change in Burma…they say this is the year for a revolution.“So I believe that for 2008, bring freedom to our country, and our people, ” said Athein.
They have also created a website explaining their mission, with the letter they hope to present to the UN Security Council.
If you’d like to find out more information or support their petition with your signature, go to www.freeburma.us.
3PM afternoon – At the moment they’re marching towards south-east 20 miles from Boise city (Burma Government is Terrorist)
We have already walked 560 Miles in 23 days from Portland City, Oregon state to Idaho state. We crossed through; river, mountain, storm, snow land, rain and heavy wind in 23 days. Our bodies are now more adjusted to the rigor of the walk and the cold weather. We are now ready to move on to the next steps. Our bodies were in pain during the first week we started walking. Athein was sick the first day of our journey and my brother Zaw Min Htwe suffered sore blistered feet for more than 5 days.
However, we will not return and we will not stop in the middle of the journey, I want people to understand that we are crossing the USA from Portland to New York on foot:
- We are not just pace walking
- We are not trying to become famous personalities
- We are not creating a business with this walk to shape our future lives
- We are recording all the supporter names on a list
- All the donations, support and material-help received will be used during the journey without wastage
- After our journey is completed any left over donations will go towards a useful place and we will announce its allocation (charity or organisation)
- We are creating public awareness of the political crisis and inhumanities Burmese are suffering under the junta’s regime
- We are not just walking, we are carrying the petition letter to the International Security Council (UN)
- We want to clarify this to anybody who wants to understand the purpose of our plan. We don’t want to waste time talking or watching people dieing in our country. We Welcome everyone who wants to work together. We need action people only.
we will always remember them.
Day 22 Update
I spoke briefly with Zaw Min Htwe this morning – he estimates they are about 20 miles past Boise now.
Few Supporters’ Comments to Athien and Zaw
From: Nay Thurein – MM
17 March 2008
Hi Athein & Zaw,
CONGRATULATIONS!
I want to thank you for what you are doing.
Good luck to both of you.
Take care with everything!
You are in my daily prayers.
Good luck!
Safe journey…I believe God blesses your way.
Don’t give up.
I’m proud of you. I want to help you but I can’t because I’m in myanmar.
But I can support you with my prayers.
I’m proud of you two.
I promise, to the two of you that you are in my daily prayers.
Regards, Thurein – March 17, 2008 – (slight editing)
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From: U Maung
March 17, 2008
Go on my friends for our Country,
Go on my friends for our Nation,
Go on my friends for our Democracy,
Go on my friends for your courageous and strong spirit
We all are supporting you and we all are proud of you.
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From Jud a regular supporter
Salute,
I’m from Europe, so to far to join you on your walk…
You are walking around the world in many blogs…
Walk slowly is a long distance…
Take care, see you
Yea,pain is coming and going,
but with all unforgettable memories and
all comrades beside you, you reach the goal
(old trick, don’t wash your feet) – Thank you
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We thank all the supporters following The Walk’s mission, your words, prayers, gifts, donations and love is wonderful and very enriching, Athien and Zaw appreciate it very much.
88 Generation
Day 17 to 19 Images news – So long Oregon
88 Generation
Day 19,The next step to Idaho State / 420 Miles in 19 days to (Payette town-Idaho)
Athein and Zaw Min Htwe slept on the highway 84 last night,
they had walked 23 miles from Baker city.
The weather on the road was still cold, very windy and with heavy snow yesterday.
This morning they left the location 8 miles far from Ontario city and they crossed to border Snake river between Oregon state and Idaho state.
In the afternoon, they were interviewed by Idaho T.V news channel on the Idaho border.
The news was published on T.V. news channel at 10pm Idaho time.
Day 18 – News from snow storm
for one minute about
Daw (Mrs) Aung San Suu Kyi?
Can you stay at home more than one month? a year?
could have built a better country.Don’t let Daw Suu die under house arrest with long years by their unjusticed laws, what you can do for Burma just do it, this military government must be put on
international justice law office.
THIS IS HISTORY
Day 17 , 88 Generation daily history track on map
now their bodies have adjusted after 17 days of walking.
to cross the long roads from one state to the other state .
the daily news images news at Youtube.
About
Aung San Suu Kyi her mother was ambassador to India and her father was Aung San the leader of Burma (1915-1947)
Suu Kyi won the election but was denied the office by the military government.
She won Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.
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Zaw Min Htwe is one of the 1988 student new generation, he is 27 years old and his father was a member of the A.B.S.D.F ( All Burma Student Democratic Font) Regiment 216 in 1988 Thai- Burma border.
In 1988 Zaw min Htwe was 7 years old and he didn’t know about the whole story of Burma but he knew thousands of thousand students and people died at that time when the Burma terrorist military junta shoot innocent people down.
He could not completed his school, he went as far as high school year 7 when he left the country because of the political situation. He was a very active freedom for Burma and hunger strike supporter.
This time Zaw Min Htwe wanted to join on Walk For Freedom and also he wants to write his story for Burma people.
Zaw says ” I could catch a plane to New York or post the Petition letter, I know its easy. I have my brothers and sisiters I have a good parents with me, I have a house to live and I have enough foods to stay on this land USA. Living in this country life style is 9 time out of 10 better than Burma, I can’t stand sitting in living room watching TV and forget everything past life. I know this is not right, I have to help Burmese people from my side the best as I can, this walking is not for me and I am not showing myself who I am on the road everyday but I am showing why we are walking on long road , where we are from and why we have to do this for our country. Realtively, people left in my home country, they have no freedom , they can’t do anything I am free to do here. We all must help people of Burma , please help us”
Zaw Min Htwe
This is our regiment camp based on Thai-Burma border, this mountain completely covered with bush land.
After we left home for Democracy in Burma, this is where I grew up with my brothers on this place more than 10 years.This is not someone writing fiction, this is true story, many life’s had been buried for Democracy and Burma freedom but this is not finished, we have to do and this is our duty to do . If I die new generation will take our place and they will take our duty till our country get freedom.
It was for so many reasons that I left my regiment and my friends, but this does not mean that I ran away from my country. I have always wanted to do something for my country, but I don’t know what the right way is for me to do this. Before, I believed we needed international help for Burma, but I haven’t seen any help from the world. There are only two choices left for every life in Burma, become a fugitive and rebel against their law, or obey their rules and stay with their ruling one-power government.
I already donated my life for my country, and now I have decided to do something that nobody else would do. Maybe someone has already done this, maybe this is the first time, but I am not crazy and I am going to do this until my job is done. I have decided to march to New York from my city. I live in Portland, Oregon, about 2,500 miles east of New York by plane. Walking this journey will be at least 3,000 miles. It won’t be easy to get there like sitting on a plane is, I know and understand that I will be walking for more than six months, and I don’t know what I will have to face on my journey.
Athein
A world away from America, the Southeast Asian nation of Burma made headlines in 2007 when Buddhist monks rose up in protest against the ruling military junta. The Burmese junta responded with violence and thousands of monks have since disappeared. While some fled for their lives, many others have been tortured, jailed, or killed. Oppression in Burma began long before last year’s protests, though. The military took over the government in 1962 and has ruled with an iron fist ever since. Over 650,000 people have been displaced and 3,000 villages have been destroyed by the junta, which targets civilians in fighting against rebel groups. Army battalions routinely confiscate land from locals to use for their own profit. Soldiers rape women with impunity and forced labor is common. The junta has been destroying the environment to mine gold, jade, rubies, and to build oil pipelines and dams. They are destroying the peoples’ lives and land and keeping the profit for themselves. With an estimated 450,000 soldiers, Burma has one of the largest military forces in the world, and more than one-third of the national budget is spent on it. The government only uses this force against its own citizens. Nonetheless, countries like Russia and China continue to sell the Burmese junta the weapons that are the tool of their oppression. In 1988, Athein was just 15 years old. After participating in the August ‘88 protests, he found himself marked by the military government and in danger. With no other choice, he left his home and his family in northeast Burma and joined the multitude of student leaders who were fleeing for their lives. He traveled on foot through the jungles of Burma to the Thai border, where he joined other students and found shelter with the Karen National Union, an ethnic rebel group. The students formed the All Burma Students Democratic Front, and continued their struggle against the junta from the border regions of Burma. Like many other students, Athein eventually made his way to the United States as a refugee – where he continues to struggle for change in his homeland, and works tirelessly to raise awareness about the atrocities the Burmese junta is committing against its own people. In March, 2008, Athein will step out from Portland on a journey to the United Nations offices in New York. Like thousands of Burmese who have traveled on foot through mountains and jungles in search of refuge, Athein will walk across the United States in a call to action to save Burma. Along the way he will speak to people in towns across America, telling the story of millions of oppressed Burmese, and collecting signatures on a petition to present to the United Nations. On August 8, 2008, China will hold the opening ceremony of the Beijing winter olympics, an event symbolic of global cooperation and peace. Athein will present his petition to the UN on this day – 20 years to the date that the Burmese military gunned down 3,000 demonstrators in the now infamous 8-8-88 protests.
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- save journey…i beleive god bless ur way. don’t give up . i proud of u. i want to help u but i can’t..coz i’m in myanmar. but i can support u by my prayers Comment by nay thurein | March 18,2008 |
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