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FREE HER / DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI

He has to
ask again.

1989 → 2026 Then a child. Now 49.

Decades after first being separated from his mother by military detention, Kim Aris is asking again for the same thing: his mother’s freedom.

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Kim Aris holds a framed photograph of his younger self holding a portrait of his mother, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
Immediate and regular family accessImmediate and unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu KyiFreedom for all political prisoners

01 / FROM PROOF OF LIFE TO FREE HER

Proof of Life was
only the beginning.
Freedom is the goal.

Portrait of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi wearing a yellow flower in her hair.

Over the past few months, Kim Aris asked for credible proof that his mother was alive. An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representative was permitted to see her.

But Kim still cannot see or speak with his own mother.

Now he is asking for her freedom.

THREE CAMPAIGN DEMANDS

  1. 01

    Immediate and regular family access

  2. 02

    Immediate and unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

  3. 03

    Freedom for all political prisoners

“I am not asking for special treatment. I am asking for something basic — the right to see and speak with my mother.”

KIM ARIS Campaign launch statement · 7 September 2026

She is 81. She has lost enough years of her life.

02 / THE TIMELINE

Then a child. Now 49.
Still asking for his mother’s freedom.

A family’s story, across decades of detention and separation.

Historical background: NobelPrize.org

  1. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is first placed under house arrest. Kim is still a child.

  2. Released after almost 15 years under house arrest across the previous 21 years.

  3. Detained again in the military coup. Another chapter of separation from her family begins.

  4. An ICRC representative visits her. Proof that she is alive, but her family still has no direct access.

  5. Kim launches FREE HER. Now 49, he is asking again for his mother’s freedom.

03 / HERE IS WHAT YOU CAN DO

Speak out.
Call for her freedom.

Send a postcard or write a letter. Join the call for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s freedom.

Send a Postcard

  1. 01

    Download the postcard

    Download both sides of the FREE HER postcard. Print in A6 postcard size (148 × 105 mm), landscape.

  2. 02

    Send it

    Send it to the Myanmar Embassy in your country.

  3. 03

    Take a picture. Share your support.

    Take a picture of the postcard, holding it if you can, and post it on your social media page.

Download postcard

A6 · 148 × 105 mm · Landscape
ZIP · Front and back JPEGs · English + Burmese

FREE HER postcard front: Kim Aris holding a photograph of his mother, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
POSTCARD · FRONTDownload front
FREE HER postcard back: campaign message in English and Burmese, with space for a stamp and embassy address.
POSTCARD · BACKDownload back

ANOTHER WAY TO SPEAK OUT

Send a Letter

Your words can help keep her freedom on the agenda.

  1. 01

    Use the letter template

    Use the text in this template to send a letter to your government or local representative. Replace [Title and Name] and [Your Name] before sending.

  2. 02

    Take a picture. Share your support.

    Take a picture of the letter, holding it if you can, and post it on your social media page.

Download WordDownload A4 PDF

Edit the Word file or copy the text to make it yours.

FREE HER / LETTER TEMPLATE

Dear [Title and Name],

I am writing to urge you to raise the case of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who remains unjustly detained at an undisclosed location in Burma.

Her family is still denied access. If the International Committee of the Red Cross can see her, why can't her family?

I urge you to call for:

  • Immediate family access to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
  • Her unconditional release.
  • The release of all political prisoners in Burma.

Please do not give legitimacy to the military regime, which must take responsibility for what they have done in Burma. There can be no genuine peace or reconciliation without the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners.

Thank you for standing for human rights, democracy and a more peaceful tomorrow.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

Can’t send a letter? Use your voice.

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