Publication Type
Transcript
Date of Interview
10-12-2014
Interviewer
Sabrina Chua
Keywords
Myanmar, democracy, human rights
Description
Myanmar democracy activist Ko Ko Gyi spent a total of 17 years in prison for his political beliefs. First detained for his involvement in student protests in 1989, he was eventually released in 2012, along with 600 others, when the military-led government began implementing reforms. Mr Ko Ko Gyi now champions democracy and human rights issues as General Secretary of the 88 Generation Peace and Open Society. He was also a member of the government's Rakhine Investigation Commission to investigate the sectarian violence in Rakhine state. He speaks to DNA about the darkest days of his time in the infamous Insein Prison and what kept him going, as well as his hopes for the future of Myanmar.
Discipline
Asian Studies | Leadership Studies | Political Science
Page Numbers
1-12
Terms of Use
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Alternative URL
https://isl.smu.edu.sg/DNA
Citation
Gyi, Ko Ko.
Ko Ko Gyi [Myanmar, Activist]. (2014). 1-12.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/isl_dna/3