nationality parents known_for organization article_title name occupation alma_mater
burmese thaung sein and san myint 1998-2012 imprisonment all burma federation of student unions aye aung
 aye aung democracy activist dagon university
aye aung

aye aung -lrb- , ; also known as ko aye aung -rrb- is a burmese democracy activist who was imprisoned from september 1998 to july 2012 .
amnesty international designated him a prisoner of conscience .
aye aung is the son of thaung sein and san myint .
he studied physics at dagon university , where he became active in the pro-democracy group all burma federation of student unions -lrb- abfsu -rrb- .
on 12 september 1998 , he was arrested along with myo min zaw for distributing fliers and organizing student demonstrations in yangon .
both aye aung and myo min zaw alleged that they were subsequently tortured in custody .
at a press conference on 8 october 1998 , the government announced that they had discovered a plot by myo min zaw to `` create disturbances in support of the national league for democracy demand to convene parliament and to object to the ongoing university and college examinations '' .
aye aung and myo min zaw were reportedly denied legal representation at their trial , which was held in insein prison ; amnesty international also argued that the fairness of their trial was compromised by the press conference given by burmese officials , in which they presumed the guilt of the two detainees .
both men were found guilty , and the court ordered that the sentences for each charge must be served cumulatively , rather than concurrently .
as a result , aye aung was sentenced to a 59-year prison term , which he is currently serving in kale prison in burma 's northwestern sagaing region ; myo min zaw was sentenced to 52 years .
the assistance association for political prisoners has alleged that conditions of aye aung 's imprisonment are poor .
in january 2005 , his family reported that he was suffering from malaria , which was being worsened by prison officials denying him blankets in the winter .
his mother stated that he was also suffering from gastric disease and severe back pain due to prison conditions .
in january 2012 , myo min zaw and dozens of other political prisoners were released in a general amnesty .
however , aye aung remained imprisoned without an official statement on his case .
aye aung was released on 3 july 2012 .
