Naw Zipporah Sein () is a Karen political activist and former Vice-President of the Karen National Union. Zipporah Sein was born in 1955 in Kayin State, Burma, and trained as a teacher before fleeing to Thailand in 1995. From 1998 to 2008, she was the coordinator and executive secretary of the Karen Women's Organization, which describes its mission as helping Karen women refugees. She has been called a "heroine" by the Political Heroes website. References External links Biography on the Asian-Eurasian Human Rights Forum Zipparh Sein's Facebook Page Karen Women's Organization 1000 Peace-women: Naw Zipporah Sein. Burmese activists Living people Burmese people of Karen descent Burmese rebels Women in war 1955 births People from Kayin State