In 1962, a military coup lead by General Ne Win saw Burma, an isolated Buddhist country in South-East Asia, come under the power of one of the world's most brutal regimes. For the past five decades, thousands of people have been arrested, tortured and given long prison sentences for openly expressing their beliefs. Today, more than 2,000 political prisoners including monks, students, journalists, lawyers, elected Members of Parliament and over 300 members of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party, The National League for Democracy, are incarcerated in horrendous conditions in Burma's notorious prisons. In Burma and accross the world, hundreds of former political prisoners have come together to raise awareness of the tragic plight of their colleagues still detained in jail. 'Abhaya: Burma's Fearlessness' is part of an international appeal for their liberation. Photographed standing with their right hand raised, palm out-turned facing the camera, the name of a current political prisoner is shown written on their hand. The sacred Buddhist gesture of Abhaya, 'Fear Not', is not only an act of silent protest, but also one of remembrance and fearlessness.
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In the new release, Abhaya, James Mackay draws attention to the plight of Burmese political prisoners by way of powerful photographs. - Shambhala Sun
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'The people featured in this book have all had to learn to face their fears squarely during the decades they have passed in the struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma. Their commitment has been their courage. It is important that they and what they stand for should not be forgotten, that their suffering as well as their aspirations should be remembered. James Mackay has contributed greatly towards this vital remembrance, which is essential if our world is to become a progressively safer, kinder home for humanity.' 'I hope that all who read this book will be encouraged to do everything they can to gain the freedom of political prisoners in Burma and to create a world where there are no political prisoners.' Aung San Suu Kyi
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Mention Burma to friends and most will think of Aung San Suu Kyi and political prisoners. Following the uprising in 2007 the number of political prisoners rose to around 2,000.
In this series of portraits James Mackay has asked former political prisoners to hold up their palm with the name of a political prisoner still in jail. He travelled the world to take these pictures, including undercover trips to Burma.
What they reveal is the sheer scale of the number of those who have been imprisoned, and how many still remain in jail. Such is the scale that former political prisoners from Burma are on every continent, from humid refugee camps in Thailand, to icy winters in North America.
Those featured in these portraits have suffered so many forms of degradation and abuse, jailed, tortured, beaten, deprived of food and medicine, Burma's dictatorship has tried to break them physically and psychologically. Yet here they stand defiant and determined, not forgetting those left behind in jail. This is a powerful book which puts faces to the numbers. To read and view this book helps one to understand the scale and the suffering of political prisoners in Burma.
In this series of portraits James Mackay has asked former political prisoners to hold up their palm with the name of a political prisoner still in jail. He travelled the world to take these pictures, including undercover trips to Burma.
What they reveal is the sheer scale of the number of those who have been imprisoned, and how many still remain in jail. Such is the scale that former political prisoners from Burma are on every continent, from humid refugee camps in Thailand, to icy winters in North America.
Those featured in these portraits have suffered so many forms of degradation and abuse, jailed, tortured, beaten, deprived of food and medicine, Burma's dictatorship has tried to break them physically and psychologically. Yet here they stand defiant and determined, not forgetting those left behind in jail. This is a powerful book which puts faces to the numbers. To read and view this book helps one to understand the scale and the suffering of political prisoners in Burma.
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