‘Stop Represession in Myanmar, Release Journalist Thin Thin Aung and Others’ Statement Women, from all walks of life in India, have signed a statement for the release of women rights defender and journalist Thin Thin Aung along with other “illegally detained pro-democracy activists”. The statement released today reads: We, women human rights and democracy advocates, call for the Myanmar military coup council to immediately release woman rights defender and journalist Thin Thin Aung and other illegally detained pro-democracy activists. ‘ We appeal to the government, the international community, transnational business stakeholders and the morally conscious public to put pressure on the Myanmar military to end the brutal violence against protesters, restore peoples’ democratic will, restore the rule of law, and restore people’s rights including the right to freedom of expression and assembly.