Last Month in Parliament
This month’s edition is out and has everything Burma related that was raised in the British Parliament last month. Download the report here.
This month’s edition is out and has everything Burma related that was raised in the British Parliament last month. Download the report here.
Press release from The Assistance Association of Political Prisoners (Burma) and Former Political Prisoners Society The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) (AAPP) and Former Political Prisoners Society (FPPS) jointly call for the release of all political prisoners prior to the signing of the National Ceasefire Agreement and the 2015 General Election, if national peace …
Media release from Campaign for Freedom of Information 140 media bodies, campaign groups and others [1] have written to the Prime Minister expressing ‘serious concern’ at the government’s approach to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. The organisations are particularly concerned at the Commission on Freedom of Information, announced on July 17th this year. They say …
At the Trades Union Conference in Brighton, where hundreds of union delegates are writing messages of solidarity for Naing Htay Lwin and Myo Min Min – Trade Union leaders in Burma who were arrested just for asking for a pay rise of $1 a day for garment workers. Take action here to help free them. …
In Irrawaddy News: “Burma currently has better relations with neighbouring countries than at any time it its history,” said Mark Farmaner of Burma Campaign UK. “Any weapons Min Aung Hlaing is considering buying from Israel must be for use in ethnic states. That Min Aung Hlaing chose to go shopping for weapons for use against …
Irrawaddy News reporting on London-based firm Aurasian Minerals Plc withdrawing its three applications for mineral exploration licenses to Burmese mining authorities, less than a year after submitting the applications. Mark Farmaner, director of the Burma Campaign UK, said that the firm appeared to have sought exploration licenses in Burma without appreciating the implications of the …