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The UK is facing calls to snub demands by Burmese generals for a new ambassador to the UK, in the wake of the country’s brutal military coup. The Express reports that Burma’s previous UK Ambassador, Kyaw Zwar Minn, was ousted earlier…

Radio Free Asia reports on the Foreign Affairs Committee’s recommendations to the UK government and the debate in Parliament. The 5 minute video clip includes an interview with Mark Farmaner, Burma Campaign UK’s Director, critiquing the UK government’s response. Read…

Burma Campaign UK gave evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the British Parliament. The Committee’s report, published today, makes 30 recommendations covering diplomatic and multilateral action, sanctions, humanitarian support, accountability and transparency, and Myanmar nationals in the UK. The…

Update from the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners On 30 June, the junta prison department announced the release of over 2000 protestors arbitrarily detained since the coup. AAPP began to diligently monitor and record these releases amid that disorder. However,…

The UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has published its report on atrocities in Xinjiang and beyond. Burma Campaign UK submitted evidence to the Committee on the failure of UK policy regarding atrocities in Burma. The recommendations include a call for…

Norwegian telecoms operator Telenor has sold its Myanmar operations to the Lebanese investment firm M1 Group, which was added to Burma Campaign UK’s Dirty List for doing business with the Myanmar military. The M1 group has been on Burma Campaign…

Burma Campaign UK is calling on Home Secretary Priti Patel MP to introduce special measures to protect Burmese nationals whose UK visas are expiring from being forced to return to Burma, and to end uncertainty and unnecessary distress caused by…

Since the brutal military coup, people in Burma/Myanmar are appealing for international help. Burma Campaign UK is answering their call. Help us support activists on the ground in Burma/Myanmar “How many of us have to die before the international community…

The EU has added eight officials from Myanmar’s junta and three firms linked to the military to its sanctions blacklist over the country’s February coup and bloody repression of protests, reports the Deccan Herald. The UK also announced sanctions on…

Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new sanctions imposed by the British government on the Burmese military and its economic interests. The British government has sanctioned two state-owned entities which now provide revenue for the military since the coup. They are…