Burma Campaign UK
Bangladesh is positively considering supporting a UN-led humanitarian assistance programme in Rakhine in the face of impending famine, reports the Bangladesh-based Daily Observer. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s publication, “Rakhine: A Famine in the Making”, warned of impending famine in Rakhine State by spring 2025 as the state will only produce 20 per cent …
A small Rohingya community organisation in the UK managed to secure the first ever arrest warrant for a head of the Burmese military, reports Northeast Bylines. Min Aung Hlaing and other senior military leaders now face international arrest warrants. Zoya Phan, Programme Director from Burma Campaign UK, commented: “Now finally there is progress towards ending impunity. At …
It is a strange time in Burma, reports Northeast Bylines: great fear and deprivation is mixed with genuine hope that the insurrection will finally see the end of the murderous military rule. Zoya Phan, Programme Director from Burma Campaign UK, commented: “After decades of dictatorships, we finally have a chance of freeing ourselves from military …
Zoya Phan, Programme Director of Burma Campaign UK, spoke at an ODI event today on humanitarianism and human rights in Syria and Myanmar. She discussed the need for more humanitarian aid in Burma and more international pressure on the Burmese military. Zoya said that four years since the military coup (and much longer for ethnic …
The fall of Assad has fortified the revolution in Myanmar. Territory continues to be liberated as the military junta’s collapse is increasingly inevitable. While Syria demonstrated the fragility of Assad’s regime, when will the tipping point come in Myanmar? Join the ODI (Overseas Development Institute) on 30 January in London or online to explore how …
Internet and communications technology giants such as Apple, Google, LinkedIn and YouTube have been warned they are hosting apps and channels run by blacklisted Myanmar mobile phone network operator MyTel, reports Yahoo!News. The company, which is jointly owned by the Myanmar military and Vietnamese telecommunications provider Viettel, was accused by Burma Campaign UK and the …