Burma Campaign UK
Amidst one of the most significant crackdowns against Burma’s pro-democracy movement the international community has failed to take any action against Burma’s ruling military. Aung San Suu Kyi was forced to return to Rangoon after a nine day stand off with the military just outside of Rangoon. She has not been seen or heard from …
On Friday May 26 The Burma Campaign UK and Tourism Concern launched a new arm of their existing campaign opposing tourism to Burma – calling for a boycott of all Lonely Planet publications (LP) until the company withdraws its Burma guide from the market. In anticipation of the boycott campaign launch outside Lonely Planet’’s London …
A two week poster campaign in support of Burma’s pro-democracy movement will be launched on Thursday 15 June on the London Underground. The posters comprise a large portrait of Burma’s pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, with the question: “Why are 400,000 men so afraid of one woman?”. For the answer to the question passengers …
The Burma Campaign UK (TBC) and Tourism Concern (TC) will launch a new arm of their existing campaign opposing tourism to Burma. The campaign groups are calling for a boycott of all Lonely Planet publications (LP) until the company withdraws its Burma guide from the market (new edition Jan 2000). TBC and TC representatives, and …
As Premier Oil prepares for its Annual General Meeting (AGM) a new report alleges that the Yetagun consortium which includes Premier Oil, was informed that increased numbers of Burmese troops, known for serious human rights violations, would be drafted into civilian areas to provide security for Premier’s gas pipeline. The pipeline supplying gas from Burma …
Today the European Union (EU) agreed three new measures to toughen its position against Burma’s military dictatorship. The EU agreed a ban on the export of equipment that might be used for internal repression or terrorism; the naming of individuals within the regime to whom the current EU visa ban applies; and the imposition of …