UK Announcement on Sanctioning Military Companies Welcome – Burma Campaign UK
February 18, 2021
Burma Campaign UK expressed disappointment with sanctions announced against three Burmese military leaders by the British government today, which effectively amount to nothing more than a holiday ban. However, the…
EU must sanction military companies, not just military leaders
February 18, 2021
Ahead of EU Foreign Ministers Meeting on Monday 22 February to discuss their response to the military coup, Burma Campaign UK called on the EU to implement sanctions on military…
Growing military company boycott campaign in Burma needs international support
February 17, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government, EU, USA and other countries to join the boycott of military companies by imposing their own boycotts and sanctions. Embassies, aid…
Time for Facebook to Kick Burma Military off Facebook – Stop Profiting From Military
February 16, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today calls on Facebook to immediately ban all Burmese military pages and the pages of military owned companies as “organized violence or criminal activity” under Facebook’s community…
Korean Air To Move Yangon Office From Military Owned Offices
February 16, 2021
Korean Air, listed on the Burma Campaign UK ‘Dirty List’ for renting offices from the military owned Myawaddy Bank Luxury Complex, is to move its agent office to a new…
European Parliament Wrong to Call for EBA Suspension – Burma Campaign UK
February 12, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today expressed alarm that a European Parliament Resolution on Myanmar included a call for suspending GSP trade privileges, known as Everything but Arms (EBA), and not a…
Cloudflare Must Terminate Its Services For the Myanmar Military
February 8, 2021
Media Release from International Campaign for the Rohingya and Burma Campaign UK In the wake of the Myanmar military’s February 1st coup d’etat, Burma Campaign UK and International Campaign for…
Karen People Must Support Boycott of Burmese Military Companies
February 6, 2021
Statement by International Karen Organisation The International Karen Organisation condemns the military coup on 1st February. We demand the immediate release of all political prisoners and an end to arrests of…
Sanction Myanmar Military, Not Myanmar People
February 5, 2021
Justice For Myanmar and Burma Campaign UK are separate independent organisations which have both been calling for international action against the economic interests of the military, in line with the…
More Companies Must Follow Kirin In Ending Military Relationships
February 5, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed an announcement from Kirin that they will end their business relationship with the Burmese military. Kirin are in two joint ventures with the Burmese military,…