Open letter to UK Foreign Secretary calling for sanctions on aviation fuel
December 9, 2022
Open letter to UK Foreign Secretary: sanction all companies involved in supplying aviation fuel to Myanmar A PDF of the letter is available here. The letter in Burmese is available...
Qatar: Stop Hosting Burmese Military Vessels
November 26, 2022
Burma Campaign UK today called on the Qatari government, currently hosting the football world cup, to stop allowing cargo vessels owned by the Burmese military to dock at ports in...
Record High of 13,000 Political Prisoners in Burma
November 16, 2022
The number of currently detained political prisoners has reached more than 13,000, according to the latest figures from Assistance Association for Political Prisoners – Burma. Under the previous military dictatorship...
Amnesty International Exposes Burma Military Fuel Suppliers – UK Must Sanction Them
November 10, 2022
Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to move swiftly to sanction suppliers of aviation fuel to Burma, following a new report by Amnesty International exposing the aviation...
New EU Burma Sanctions Welcome – But Implementation Too Slow
November 8, 2022
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new EU sanctions on 19 individuals and on the State Administration Council (SAC) but called on the EU to rapidly step up the pace and...
457 CSOs call on ASEAN to move beyond the Five-Point Consensus
October 25, 2022
457 CSOs call on ASEAN to move beyond the Five-Point Consensus, exclude junta representation from all ASEAN meetings and mechanisms and work with Myanmar’s civilian actors to end the crisis...
Burma Military Airstrikes Kill At Least 80 – Aviation Fuel Sanctions Needed Now
October 24, 2022
Statement by Women’s League of Burma and Burma Campaign UK The Women’s League of Burma and Burma Campaign UK send condolences to the family and friends of all those who...
Thailand Forces More Karen Refugees to Return to Conflict Zone
October 4, 2022
Statement by The European Karen Network The European Karen Network strongly condemns the Royal Thai government for again forcing Karen refugees into Burma, despite the risk to life from Burmese...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Not Welcome in UK – Stop Hosting Burmese Military Apps
September 26, 2022
Burma Campaign UK today accused Apple CEO of hypocrisy for announcing a partnership on racial equality and justice with the Southbank Centre, London, at the same time as hosting Apps...
36 civil society organizations urge France to support The Gambia’s case against Burma before the International Court of Justice
September 26, 2022
Open letter from Civil Society organisations On August 25, 2022, we commemorated Remembrance Day for the Rohingya, so terribly affected by State violence in Burma. Five years after the exodus...