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Joint Statement: 67 Karenni Community Organizations from Around the World Demand the Burmese Military Junta to be Held Accountable for the Massacre of the 40 Unarmed Civilians and other crimes We, Karenni people around the world, are shocked and horrified…

At least 35 civilians including children and mothers were burned alive in their cars and massacred by junta troops on Christmas Eve while fleeing a clash in Kayah state, reports Sweden’s Global Bar Magazine. Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign…

Joint Statement by 59 Civil Society Organizations On December 24, 2021, Light Infantry Battalion 108 under the command of Light Infantry Division 66 of the terrorist military junta which is trying to seize power illegally, launched an offensive clearance operation…

Statement by International Karen Organisation The International Karen Organisation today called for the urgent implementation of new targeted strategic sanctions on the Burmese military in response to escalating attacks against civilians in Karen State. Simultaneous attacks by the Burmese military…

Media Release from Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG More Must Be Done to Support the International Accountability Proceedings Against Myanmar and End the Military’s Ongoing Crimes The Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG), along with the wider Karen community and other…

Women’s Peace Network, Women’s League of Burma, Women Alliance Burma issue Joint letter to the United Nations Security Council endorsed by over 600 human rights and women’s rights organizations from across the world: Dear Members of the United Nations (UN)…

Media Release from European Karen Network European Karen Network today called on the European Union to impose a new round of targeted economic sanctions on the Burmese military, and agree to impose regular new rounds of sanctions from now on….

Critics are urging the EU to impose fresh sanctions on the military junta after the sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi, reports Germany’s Deutsche Welle. Suu Kyi’s sentencing “is just the latest in a long list of reasons why the…

660 letters from Burma Campaign UK supporters were sent to Liz Truss MP today, calling on the British Foreign Secretary to announce that the British government will join the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice. The Gambia…

Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new targeted sanctions on the Burmese military announced by the UK, USA and Canada. The new sanctions announced today are: The Quarter Master General’s Office The Directorate for Defence Industries The Directorate for Defence Procurement…