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Jun 19, 1979 Pauk Township, Magway Region, Myanmar 45 years old
Burmese dissident monk
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About U Gambira
- U Gambira (Burmese: ??????????; born 19 June 1979) is a former Buddhist monk, activist and a leader of the All-Burma Monks' Alliance, a group which helped lead the 2007 protests against Burma's military government.
- Following the protests, he went into hiding and published two editorials critical of the Burmese government in the Washington Post and The Guardian on 4 November 2007.
- He was arrested the same day. In October 2008, he was sentenced to 68 years in prison, including 12 years hard labour; the sentence was reduced to 65 years on appeal.
- Gambira reportedly protested his imprisonment by organising chanting with other imprisoned monks, boycotting his trial, and going on hunger strike.
- Human rights groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch also protested his imprisonment. Gambira was released during a mass pardon of prisoners on 13 January 2012 as part of the 2011–2012 Burmese political reforms.
- He ceased to be a monk in April 2012, stating that he had been unable to find a monastery to join due to his status as a former prisoner.
- He was re-arrested at least three times in 2012.
