Burma Campaign UK
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 movement and political prisoners. It has been launched with the tagline – “The media spotlight …
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 Security Council statement calling on them to do so. “The Security Council has asked the …
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 the first debate on Burma in the House of Commons on Monday. The Burma Campaign …
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 ever full-length Government-sponsored debate on Burma in the House of Commons. The video includes senior …
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 Burma’s democracy movement, has been under house arrest. It has been her heroism, courage and …
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 Burma’s democracy movement, has been under house arrest. It has been her heroism, courage and …