Mie Mie

Thin Thin Aye (, ; 1970 – 13 August 2018), better known as Mie Mie , was a Burmese democracy activist who organized and led numerous anti-government protests. She was imprisoned three times between 1988 and 2012, and Amnesty International considered her to be a prisoner of conscience.

Aye died in a car accident on 13 August 2018, near Kyaunggon, at the age of 47.

1988 uprising and 1996 arrest In the summer of 1988, a series of protests escalated in Yangon and other cities demanding the resignation of General Ne Win, Burma's military ruler. These protests took their name from the date of the largest march, 8-8-88. On 7 March 1989, she was arrested for the first time for distributing fliers commemorating the one-year anniversary of the death of Phone Maw, whose killing by security forces helped prompt the previous year's uprising. She was detained for three months, then released. The largest of these rallies drew over one hundred thousand protesters, most notably a number of Buddhist monks, giving the uprising the popular nickname "The Saffron Revolution" for the color of their robes. The New York Times described Aye as "prominent in photographs and videos of the first small demonstrations", noting that she appeared in the shots "with her fist raised".

Following a government crackdown on protestors, members of the 88 Generation Students Group were swiftly arrested. Aye reportedly shouted in response to the judge, "We will never be frightened!"

Amnesty International named her a prisoner of conscience and called on multiple occasions for her release. as did Front Line.

Aye's health was said to be deteriorating as a result of her imprisonment. In 2008, an NLD spokesperson alleged that prison authorities were refusing her proper treatment for her heart condition. Her husband stated that she also suffers from spondylosis and arthritis.

Personal life Aye married Hla Moe in 1990 and has three children with him. Hla Moe works in a car repair shop and in 2009 told Irrawaddy magazine that he was allowed one twenty-minute prison visit with his wife per month.

Death Aye died in a car accident on 13 August 2018, near Kyaunggon, at the age of 47.