• Tin Oo is the Deputy Chairman of the NLD and a retired Army general.

• He joined the Army on 26 February 1946 in the Burma Rifle Battalion. On 8 March 1974, he was promoted to the rank of General and became Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.

• On 6 March 1976, he was forced to retire from his position as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. The reason was believed to be his popularity among the Army’s rank and files and the public.

• In September 1976 he was arrested and tried for treason. On 11 January 1977, he was sentenced to seven years in jail. In 1980, he was released under a general amnesty.

• On 2 September, 1988, he became the NLD Deputy Chairman. On 20 July 1989, the regime placed him under house arrest.

• On 22 December 1989, he was imprisoned for three years.

• On 30 May 2003, he was taken into detention along with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi following the Depayin massacre and was initially held in prison in Kale, Sagaing Division.

• In February 2004, he was brought back to Rangoon and placed under house arrest under Article 10(b) of the 1975 State Protection Law.

• Tin Oo’s detention has been extended several times since 2005. On 20 February 2009, the SPDC extended his house arrest by another year.

• He was released on 13 February 2010.

• Win Tin was Burma’s longest serving political prisoner. On 4 July 2008, he marked 19 years in jail.

• In 1957, he was one an editor at the Keymon [The Mirror] newspaper. He later became the chief editor of the Hanthawaddy newspaper.

• He was arrested in June 1989. Three months later, he was sentenced to three years in prison.

• In June 1992, a few months before his prison term was due to expire, he was again tried and sentenced to an additional 11 years in jail.

• In 1996, he was sentenced to another seven years in prison for attempting to inform the United Nations about human rights violations and detention conditions in Burma’s prisons.

• On 22 January 2008, he was taken from his cell and admitted to Rangoon general hospital. Two days later he underwent a hernia operation.

• On 12 March 2008, he urged the SPDC to convene the Parliament.

• He continues to suffer from respiratory problems and severe asthma attacks.

• He was released on 23 September 2008.

• Su Su Nway is the first Burmese citizen to have successfully brought charges against local regime officials for forced labor practices. She filed a complaint after she was forced, along with other villagers, to work on road construction project by local SPDC authorities. Her forced labor complaint led to three SPDC officials in Htan Manaing village, Kawmoo Township, Rangoon Division, receiving prison sentences of between 8 to 16 months on 31 January 2005.

• In late April 2005, the same officials that had been convicted on forced labor violations in January filed charges that she had obstructed them in the performance of their official duties. On 30 June 2005, the Kawmoo Township Court charged her with allegedly using abusive language and threatening the Htan Manaing SPDC village authorities.

• On 18 October 2005, she was sentenced to 18 months in jail and detained in Insein prison. Prison officials confiscated her heart medication. On 4 January 2006, she was hospitalized at the prison’s clinic. On 6 June 2006, the SPDC released her from prison.

• On 15 May 2007 she was arrested along with other activists while they were on their way to pray for the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon. Following her arrest, she was hospitalized at the Muslim Free Hospital in Rangoon. She was freed on 7 June.

• On 28 August 2007, pro-junta thugs attacked her while she demonstrated against the regime along with other NLD members in Rangoon’s Hledan Township.

• On 13 November 2007, she was arrested for putting up anti-junta posters in Rangoon’s Bahan Township. She was detained in Insein prison. In late January 2008, the SPDC filed criminal charges against her.

• On 5 July 2008, she was put in solitary confinement following an argument with Insein prison officials.

• On 11 November 2008, she was sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison and subsequently transferred from Insein prison to Kale prison in Sagaing Division. In February 2009, her prison sentence was reduced to eight years and six months. On 6 August 2009, she was transferred to Khamti prison in Sagaing Division.

• She has a heart condition and prison authorities have repeatedly denied her adequate medical attention, included needed medications and regular checkups.

• She was released on 12 October 2011.

• In 1988, Min Ko Naing played an active role during the nationwide uprising against the military regime as a Rangoon University student. He formed and organized the All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABFSU), a nationwide student union to oppose decades of illegitimate military rule.

• On 28 August 1988 he was elected Chairperson of the All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABFSU).

• He organized a “civil disobedience” movement to protests the military regime’s Order 2/88, which forbids gatherings of more than four people.

• On 23 March 1989 military authorities arrested him for repeatedly violating Order No 2/88. He was detained in solitary confinement in Insein prison.

• On 17 December 1991, he was sentenced to 20 years in jail under Section 5(j) of the 1950 Emergency Provisions Act. His sentence was commuted to 10 years under a general amnesty in January 1993.

• On 21 July 1999, he was charged under Article 10(a) of the 1975 State Protection Law.

• He was released on 19 November 2004. After his release SPDC authorities repeatedly harassed him. During the first week of December 2004, state-run newspapers ran several publications detailing his activities, highlighting connections with diplomats including their private conversations. The regime stepped up surveillance near his residence and military intelligence agents constantly monitored him.

• On 27 September 2006, the SPDC arrested him together with four other former student leaders. On 2 November 2006, the police chief accused them of accepting money from the British and American embassies for a bomb attack. He was charged under Article 5(j) of the 1950 Emergency Provision Act at Rangoon’s Bahan Township court. He was released on 11 January 2007.

• On the night of 21 August 2007, SPDC authorities arrested him in connection with the demonstrations protesting increased fuel prices in Rangoon. He was detained in Insein prison.

• The SPDC charged him under Law 5/96. The regime has used Law 5/96, which carries a penalty of up to 20 years’ jail, to imprison activists who criticize the constitution-drafting process. The SPDC also charged him for violating the Printing and Publishing Act.

• On 29 October 2008, he was sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court.

• On 31 October 2008, he was transferred from Insein prison to Maubin prison in Irrawaddy Division.

• On 11 November 2008, he was sentenced to 65 more years in prison and subsequently transferred from Maubin prison to Kengtung prison in Shan State.

• On 16 November 2011, he was transferred to Rangoon's Insein prison and subsequently to Thayet prison, Magwe Division.

• He suffers from a serious eye problem and has been denied medical treatment.

• He was released on 13 January 2012.

• U Gambira is the leader of the All-Burmese Monks Alliance (ABMA). ABMA took a leading role in the September 2007 nationwide anti-junta demonstrations.

• At the age of 12, he was forcibly recruited in a military unit in Rangoon. His parents managed to have him discharged and subsequently sent him to a monastery to be a novice.

• In 2005, he started campaigning among monks against the military regime.

• He went into hiding following the SPDC’s crackdown on the monks-led peaceful September 2007 protests.

• On 4 November 2007, SPDC authorities in Sagaing Township, Sagaing Division, arrested him.

• In January 2008, he was charged under Section 17/1 of the Unlawful Associations Act, which carries a maximum sentence of three years in jail.

• On 14 March, he was put in solitary confinement in Insein prison for chanting metta, a Buddhist prayer for loving kindness.

• On 18 and 21 November 2008, he was sentenced to a total of 68 years in prison and subsequently transferred from Insein prison to Khamti prison in Sagaing Division.

• In May 2009, it was reported that he had been transferred to Kale prison, Sagaing Division.

•In June 2009, a court in Insein prison reduced his prison sentence from 68 to 63 years.

•On 16 November 2011, he was transferred to Rangoon’s Insein prison and subsequently to Myaungmya prison, Irrawaddy Division.

• He was released on 13 January 2012.

• Hkun Htun Oo is the Chairman of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD). He is an SNLD Elected Member of Parliament from Hsipaw Township (1), Shan State.

• On 7 February 2005, SPDC authorities arrested him together with nine other Shan leaders for participating in a gathering and creating an “illegal” organization. They were subsequently prosecuted under Law 5/96 for initiating political discussions about the National Convention.

• On 3 November 2005, a court in Insein prison sentenced him to 93 years in jail. He was later transferred to Putao prison in Kachin State.

• In June 2007, he expressed his strong opposition to the SPDC’s National Convention.

• On 16 November 2011, he was transferred to Taungoo prison, Pegu Division.

• His prostate problems have worsened since the end of 2007. He also suffers from diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure.

• He was released on 13 January 2012.

• May Win Myint is an Elected Member of Parliament from Rangoon’s Mayangone Township (2) in the 1990 elections.

• In 1976, she received a medical degree from the Rangoon Institute of Medicine.

• In December 1995, she was one of the NLD delegates to walk out of the National Convention.

• On 28 October 1997, she was arrested following an attempt by the NLD to hold a meeting with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. She was sentenced to seven years in jail and detained in Insein prison.

• On 2 February 2005, she was given a one-year extension despite having completed her prison sentence.

• Her sentence has been extended by consecutive one-year terms.

• She suffers from high blood pressure and heart disease.

• She was released on 23 September 2008.

• Htin Kyaw is a former NLD youth member. He was forced to resign from the party as a result of pressure from his employer. In 2003, he quit his job to return to political activism.

• In 2006, he and other activists formed the Myanmar Development Committee (MDC). They group’s activities aimed at denouncing the regime’s policies and mismanagement of the economy.

• On 6 March 2007, he was briefly detained in connection with a 22 February demonstration in Rangoon which called for improved health care and education, better pension benefits, and lower prices for food staples.

• On 8 March, SPDC Special Branch police arrested him soon after a press conference held at the residence of veteran politician Win Naing to brief journalists about the deteriorating socio-economic situation in Burma. He was released on 9 March.

• On 22 March, police rearrested him for staging a solo protest calling for religious freedom in front of Rangoon’s Hledan market. SPDC authorities had earlier prevented him from serving as a monk at a monastery in Rangoon. He was released on 23 March.

• On 22 April, he was arrested after staging his third protest against high commodity prices. He was released on 27 July.

• On 25 August, he was arrested after a demonstration at Theingyi market in Rangoon’s Latha Township. He was detained in Insein prison and charged with Act 505(B) for Conducting to Public Mischief and Oppositions and Act (124).

• In March 2008, Insein prison authorities placed him in solitary confinement in the dog kennels after he shouted political slogans against SPDC leaders and the junat’s constitutional referendum.

• On 17 November 2008, he was sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison.

• He was released on 13 January 2012.