Around 40 people attended our Burma VJ screening and discussion with Ashin Kovida and Ashin Sopaka on Friday in Berlin. People were very moved and it arouse a very interesting discussion about the situation in Burma afterwards. The evening was rounded off with delicious Burmese food.
Monk Ashin Kovida refound his freedom in the West. The fate of his country keeps on occupying him, because in Burma religion means politics and vice versa. This year the first elections will take place since 1990. Will they bring change or is it the same old story? “As the opposition, we will do anything [...]
Berlin – Anlässlich des Besuchs des burmesischen Mönchs und Friedenspreisträgers Ashin Sopaka und des burmesischen Mönchs Ashin Kovida in Berlin, finden zwei Veranstaltungen zum Thema Menschenrechte in Burma/Myanmar statt. Burma befindet sich seit mehr als 40 Jahren unter der Gewaltherrschaft einer Militärdiktatur, die jede Opposition mit brutaler Gewalt niederschlägt. Ein 400.000 Mann starkes Militär führt [...]
By Elke Kuijper. From Monday 7 until Friday 11 June 2010, Ashin Kovida was special guest at the yearly project week of Sekundar Schule Remisberg in Kreuzlingen. He told us what it entailed and we spoke to the teacher and some of the students. The Best Friend in action in Switzerland!
Ashin Kovida – member of The Best Friend and freedom fighter on Garrett Kostin’s spreading of the Peace in Burma now! sticker and his subsequent deportation