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Campaigners in the UK are holding a demonstration to mark International Human Rights Day and call for urgent UN action to end the human rights violations in Burma. The protest will take place in London on Monday 10th December, starting…

UK-wide protests against Total Oil’s involvement with the Burmese military regime Saturday 24 November 2007: Burma solidarity protests will take place at Total petrol stations across the UK on Saturday as part of a day of action calling for the…

The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the imposition of a ban on imports of Burmese gems, timber and metals, and a ban on investment in these sectors. EU Foreign Ministers agreed the steps at their last meeting on October 15th….

The Burma Justice Committee will be launched today in the House of Lords. The Committee has been formed against the backdrop of continuing human rights abuses within Burma, as the military junta continues to repress anyone who questions their regime. …

A new website has been launched today which gives members of the public an opportunity to submit images showing that they haven’t forgotten Burma. The site has been created to allow internet users to show solidarity with the country’s pro-democracy…

The Burma Campaign UK today expressed deep disappointment that UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari has failed to achieve any significant breakthrough during his latest visit to Burma. The dictatorship is still refusing to enter into genuine negotiations, despite a United Nations…

The Burma Campaign UK welcomes the announcement by The Secretary of State for International Development, Douglas Alexander MP, to double British aid to Burma from £8.8 million this year to £18 million by 2010. Douglas Alexander made the announcement during…

Brown, Cameron, Miliband, Hague and others support call for democracy. The Burma Campaign UK today released a video on YouTube of the UK’s most powerful politicians condemning the recent actions of the Burmese Junta. The release coincides with the first…

KT Tunstall to perform a tribute to Aung San Suu Kyi on the 12th anniversary of her being under house arrest. October 24th 2007 will mark a total of 12 years that Aung San Suu Kyi, the detained leader of…

China urged to back UN Action Campaigners around the world will today (Wednesday 24th October) mark twelve years of Aung San Suu Kyi’s incarceration by protesting outside Chinese embassies around the world. In 12 cities, including London, Paris, Berlin, Brasilia,…