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The arrest of Byuhar, a popular rapper in Myanmar who strongly criticized the junta, has caused widespread alarm among his loved ones and fellow artists, reports VOA News. VOA News quotes Burma Campaign UK: “More than 22,000 people have been detained [since the beginning of the coup], and political prisoners have been subjected to torture …

Mizzima’s Spring Revolution Daily News includes Burma Campaign UK’s announcement that 5 UK insurance companies have been blacklisted for their services on the fuel oil import to Myanmar’s military junta. Mizzima reports on the military junta’s claim that they have started the provision of assistance to storm victims. In reality, local people stated that they …

Five British insurance companies have been added by Burma Campaign UK to its ‘dirty list’, reports Insurance Business, due to the insurers’ role in aviation fuel deliveries to Burma. Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK, said: “The Burmese military are using airstrikes indiscriminately against civilians, even against schools and hospitals, and insurance is a …

Burma Campaign UK has welcomed the passing of a European Parliament Resolution, which called on the European Union to impose sanctions on the supply of aviation fuel to the Burmese military. The calls were made in a new Resolution condemning the back-door ban on 40 political parties in Burma. “The European Parliament has called on …

Russia has shipped three million barrels of crude oil, over 100,000 barrels per day, to China via a Myanmar pipeline since February, reports the Irrawaddy. The pipeline is operated by China National Petroleum Corp, the parent company of PetroChina, with a 50.9 per cent interest in the company. The remaining shares are held by the …

Burma Campaign UK has called on five British insurance companies to stop providing cover for deliveries of aviation fuel to Burma, a call that comes 10 days after the aerial massacre in Sagaing’s Pazigyi village, reports Mizzima. “Insurers largely operate behind the scenes but play a vital role in the delivery of aviation fuel to …