Political Prisoner Profile

Name of Political Prisoner - Nobel Aye

Alias: - Hnin May Aung
Name of Father -
Name of Mather - Daw Aye Myint Than
Date of Birth -
Education - Third year Physics student
Organization -
Date of Arrest - 23, August 2007
Penal Code Section of law - 5/96
Home Address -

Current Situation:
Situation:
Hnin May Aung (alias) Nobel Aye is now under trial in Insein prison. She is charged by Act 5/96
on Feburary 16, 2008.

Background:
Background:

Hnin May Aung (alias) Nobel Aye (27) had been arrested since September 1998 because of
involving in movements for the Committee Representative People Parliament (CRPP). Hninn May Aung
was a third year Physics student from Dagon University at that time and she organized students and took
leadership in 3 demonstrations in Rangoon. She also delivered clandestine bulletins from underground
students’ organization. She was arrested on 21 September 1998 and sentenced Hnin May Aung (alias)
Nobel Aye to 42 years imprisonment. She is the only female student leader who was sentenced to the
most severe penalty of 42 years imprisonment.

Not only she was arrested but also her mother, Daw Aye Myint Than was arrested at that time.
However, they could not stay together in prison and they were transferred to different prisons. Finally,
her mother was seriously illness in Myaungmya prison, in order to help her mother, she was moved to
Myaungmya prison.While both of them are in prison, and they were met with Amnesty Internationall
delegation in 2003. She was released July 6, 2005.

Even though she was released, she was not allowed to re-enter her university and the junta
didn’t issue for her Identity card. It made her more difficult life but she visited and helped the families of
political prisoners. In the mean while she studied her english lesson at United State Information Agency.
While studying for self-cultivation, she opened a boder school for poor children at her home. Even she
was doing such kind of good contribution to the society, authority dissatisfied with her.

Unfortunately, she could not stay and work her good job and she was arrested on August 23,
2007 at her home. Actually, authority wanted to arrest “No No” who is now in Insein prison but not Noble
Aye @ Hnin May Aung. However they did not clarify who the real person was. Therefore, they arrested
the same name “Noble”. Many people called Noble Aye as “No No”. Now, even when the real “No No”
was arrested, authority has not yet released Noble Aye@ Hnin May Aung back so far, without any
commitment in action after being free in 2005.