Burmese activists in New Zealand are using the internet to help with a campaign started by Hollywood celebrities seeking freedom in the military-ruled country and the release of Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
Stars such as Jennifer Aniston, Rosanna Arquette, Ellen Page, Judd Apatow
and Anjelica Huston have put their names behind a 30-day campaign and appearing on video clips on the internet highlighting human rights issues in Myanmar.
Activists are forwarding the video links by email, and asking those who receive the links to help "spread them like wildfire".
"Burmese are suffering under the military Government, and because of a corrupted Government, our country which is rich in resources is one of the poorest in the world," said Naing Ko Ko, spokesman for Burma Campaign New Zealand.
An estimated 90 per cent of the population in Myanmar lives on about US$1 ($1.25) a day, and the International Labour Organisation says 800,000 people were pressed into forced labour there.
Stars will appear in 30 different made-for-internet video appeals.
Organisers said the videos would be available on as many video websites as possible. Mr Naing, who is a political refugee, said it showed the world does care for Myanmar and that "together, we can save Burmese lives and make a difference".
