Two comedians, U Pa Pa Lay and U Lu Zaw were sentenced in March 1996 to seven years’ imprisonment for one of their comic performances. U Htwe and U Aung Soe, two political activists who arranged this performance, were also sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. The two political activists are believed to be held at a labour camp. U Pa Pa Lay was moved to Myitkyina Prison where he is believed to be gravely ill, and U Lu Zaw has been transferred to a labour camp near Bhamo. Amnesty International believes they are prisoners of conscience, detained solely for the peaceful expression of their political views.
