{"id":39206,"date":"2025-02-18T14:33:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T06:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/?p=39206"},"modified":"2025-02-18T14:33:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T06:33:37","slug":"public-forum-solidarity-ceremony-free-myanmar-now-diaspora-resistance-and-the-fight-for-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/2025\/02\/39206.html","title":{"rendered":"Public Forum &#038; Solidarity Ceremony \u2013 Free Myanmar Now: Diaspora Resistance and the Fight for Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>4 Years of Resistance \u2013 Stand with Myanmar!<\/p>\n<p>Four years after the Spring Revolution, Myanmar\u2019s fight for democracy continues. As Malaysia takes the ASEAN Chair in 2025, we must show solidarity!<\/p>\n<p>Join us at the Public Forum &amp; Solidarity Ceremony \u2013 Free Myanmar Now to hear firsthand testimonies from Myanmar\u2019s diaspora and stand together for justice.<\/p>\n<p>Date: 25 Feb 2025 (Tues)<br \/>\nTime: 7:30 PM (Reg. 7:00 PM)<br \/>\nVenue: KLSCAH, Kuala Lumpur<\/p>\n<p>This forum serves as a platform for the Myanmar diaspora to share their experiences and rally support from ASEAN communities, civil society, and trade unions. It will shed light on Myanmar\u2019s ongoing struggle for democracy, human rights violations, the humanitarian crisis, and the urgent need for international solidarity.<\/p>\n<p>Distinguished Speakers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dato\u2019 Seri Mohd Hishamudin Md Yunus, Chairman, SUHAKAM<\/li>\n<li>Ragunath Kesavan, SUHAKAM Commissioner<\/li>\n<li>Charles Santiago, Co-chair, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR)<\/li>\n<li>U Kyaw Ni, Deputy Minister of Labour, National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar<\/li>\n<li>James Bawi Thang Bik, Chairman, Alliance of Chin Refugees<\/li>\n<li>Htoi San Nhkum, Representative, Kachin Refugee Community<\/li>\n<li>Representative from the Rohingya Refugee Community\u00a0[TBC]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The event will conclude with a\u00a0<b>solidarity ceremony<\/b>, featuring addresses from key leaders, cultural performances by the refugee community, and collective calls for a democratic transition in Myanmar.<\/p>\n<p>Students, trade unions, CSOs &amp; all Malaysians\u2014this is the time to act!<\/p>\n<p>RSVP now: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/MyanmarMsia25Feb?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2Kgg-cHqTyTYZWQK5yLThMnGKcOEIFGb1FU6b-UKNYyQ4yG8VqA0hhnHY_aem_UTe9Hkc8TmeRpN53sUXqYA\"><strong>bit.ly\/MyanmarMsia25Feb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39207 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/Poster-Free-Myanmar-Now-724x1030.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/Poster-Free-Myanmar-Now-724x1030.jpeg 724w, https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/Poster-Free-Myanmar-Now-211x300.jpeg 211w, https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/Poster-Free-Myanmar-Now-56x80.jpeg 56w, https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/Poster-Free-Myanmar-Now-768x1092.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/Poster-Free-Myanmar-Now-1080x1536.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/Poster-Free-Myanmar-Now.jpeg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 Years of Resistance \u2013 Stand with Myanmar! Four years after the Spring Revolution, Myanmar\u2019s fight for democracy continues. As Malaysia takes the ASEAN Chair in 2025, we must show solidarity! Join us at the Public Forum &amp; Solidarity Ceremony \u2013 Free Myanmar Now to hear firsthand testimonies from Myanmar\u2019s diaspora and stand together for justice. Date: 25 Feb 2025 (Tues) Time: 7:30 PM (Reg. 7:00 PM) Venue: KLSCAH, Kuala Lumpur This forum serves as a platform for the Myanmar diaspora to share their experiences and rally support from ASEAN communities, civil society, and trade unions. It will shed light on Myanmar\u2019s ongoing struggle for democracy, human rights violations, the humanitarian crisis, and the urgent need for international solidarity. Distinguished Speakers: Dato\u2019 Seri Mohd Hishamudin Md Yunus, Chairman, SUHAKAM Ragunath Kesavan, SUHAKAM Commissioner Charles Santiago, Co-chair, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) U Kyaw Ni, Deputy Minister of Labour, National [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":670,"featured_media":39207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[175,266,196],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event","category-events-youth","category-youth"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/Poster-Free-Myanmar-Now.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39206"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/670"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39206"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39210,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39206\/revisions\/39210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}