Dear friend,

Have you ever disagreed with your government? Did you talk about it with your friends, or write a letter to the editor? Have you ever been to a rally? In Burma, doing any of these things can put you behind bars.

On Tuesday, we asked you to upload your photo to see yourself behind bars, at the same time sending a message asking Burma’s neighbouring governments to use their influence to demand three basic freedoms for the people of Burma.

In an extraordinary response from Amnesty supporters, over 4,000 people have taken action so far. For each photo, translated messages are sent from you to each of the nine ASEAN governments - one of the few groups in the world with the power to influence Burma’s military junta. That’s more than 35,000 messages!

Can you help double the number of people standing in solidarity with Burma to 10,000 before the next ASEAN meeting on 29 October?

See the powerful images uploaded so far - and add your own here

As election day nears, the junta is stopping at nothing to retain its grip on power. Last night, reports suggested Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be released from house arrest - but only after the election is over [1].

The people of Burma have been fighting injustice for decades, with terrible consequences for those who speak out. It’s time to use our freedom to support theirs - starting with the simple act of uploading a photo and sending a message. It's easy to add your photo or choose one we've made for you. Jon Edwards told us "that's the quickest correspondence I've ever done - 15 seconds it took me to write to all those folks!"

Click here to send a clear message to the world: while Burma's not free, I'm not free

Your act of solidarity and the thousands of messages sent will create enormous pressure on ASEAN leaders to demand that Burma protects three basic freedoms - expression, association, and peaceful assembly - in the lead up to their rapidly approaching election in November.

With hope and thanks,

Jenny Leong
Campaign Coordinator
Amnesty International Australia

P.S. Thank you to those who've already uploaded a photo of yourself behind bars. Can you please forward this email to at least two friends to help us create a gallery of 10,000 people behind bars, and send over a hundred thousand messages in solidarity with the people of Burma?

[1] 'Burma to free Suu Kyi', ABC News Online, 30 September 2010