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Myanmar’s shadow government, armed resistance and activists have welcomed the US Treasury Department’s expansion of sanctions targeting those who procure jet fuel the military regime uses in air strikes against civilians, reports RFA. Amnesty International, Global Witness and Burma Campaign UK have issued reports urging the international community to sanction large energy companies that sell …

The Biden administration has expanded its Myanmar sanctions regime to target foreigners involved in the Asian nation’s jet fuel industry, reports the Centre Daily Times. Applauding the sanctions, Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK, said “The US has been playing whack-a-mole sanctioning Burmese linked companies involved in aviation fuel which then just change name …

A joint statement of 514 civil society organisations (CSOs) said that the current approach of UN OCHA (the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) will embolden the Myanmar junta to further its war of terror across the nation. Burma Campaign UK published the statement, reports Mizzima, in response to UN OCHA’s visit …

India will be hosting the prestigious G20 summit for the first time, writes Burma Campaign UK’s director Mark Farmaner for Mizzima. India’s policy towards neighbouring Myanmar could, and should, overshadow the summit. The G20 will bring together countries which have sanctioned the Myanmar military and are trying to prevent the supply of revenue and arms …

UK retailer John Lewis and Partners will stop sourcing gems from Myanmar, reports the Irrawaddy. “John Lewis have done the right thing by deciding to stop sourcing from Burma,” said Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK. Burma Campaign UK is not calling for a blanket ban on gems from Myanmar. Rather, it is calling …

National department store, John Lewis Partnership, has informed Burma Campaign UK that it will cease gem sourcing from Burma, reports the Professional Jeweller. Burma Campaign UK had written to John Lewis, along with approximately 40 other retailers, asking them to ensure that – if they sell gems from Burma – they make sure that their …