Tech companies accused of ties to junta – Yahoo!News
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 International Campaign for Rohingya of funding the Myanmar military through revenue and land lease deals for infrastructure.
“American tech firms are underpinning a military-owned company which the American government has sanctioned for providing surveillance and revenue enabling the Burmese military to carry out human rights violations,” said Mark Farmaner, Burma Campaign UK’s director.
Myanmar military is still afraid of Aung San Su Kyi – Ayeyarwaddy Times
Aung San Suu Kyi, the democratically elected leader of Myanmar, has reached a total of 19 years detention since 1989 and is currently being detained by the military for the fourth time, says Ayeyarwaddy Times quoting Burma Campaign UK.
“The Myanmar military imprisoning Aung San Suu Kyi for a total of 19 years shows that they are still afraid of her even after decades,” Burma Campaign UK director Mark Farmaner said. “Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners must be released.”
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Aung San Suu Kyi jailed for 19 years by military – the Irrawaddy
Aung San Suu Kyi has spent a total of 19 years in detention since 1989, says the Irrawaddy quoting Burma Campaign UK.
The 79-year-old is in her fourth period of detention since 1989 and was detained during the February 1, 2021, coup. She is reportedly in solitary confinement in prison.
“The Burmese military detaining Aung San Suu Kyi for a total of 19 years demonstrates how, decades on, they are still afraid of her,” said Mark Farmaner, Burma Campaign UK’s director. “Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners must be freed, and much more done to cut off the supply of money and arms to the Burmese military.”
Rights groups demand US tech firms cut ties with Mytel – DVB
Burma Campaign UK and the International Campaign for the Rohingya (ICR) have called on US tech companies to remove Mytel, the military-owned telecoms operator, from their platforms, reports the Democratic Voice of Burma.
Apple, Google, YouTube, and LinkedIn still host Mytel channels and smartphone applications via their online services and app stores despite the US government imposing sanctions against Mytel.
“Why are American technology companies still providing services to companies owned by the Burmese military, despite its human rights record and the clear links between Burmese military-owned companies and the human rights violations they commit?” asked Mark Farmaner, the Burma Campaign UK director.
Burma Campaign UK urges Britain and EU to ban Mytel – Karen Information Center
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a decision by the USA to sanction Mytel, a mobile telecoms company which is a joint venture between the Burmese military and Vietnamese telecoms company Viettel, reports the Karen Information Center.
Viettel is owned by the Vietnamese military and is on the Burma Campaign UK ‘Dirty List’ because of its links to the Burmese military.
“The British government and European Union must now follow the USA and sanction Mytel,” said Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK. “Mytel is a jewel in the crown of the Burmese military business empire, and the time for sanctioning the company is long overdue.”
Zoya Phan interviewed by Northeast Bylines
Burma Campaign UK’s Programme Director Zoya Phan is interviewed in Northeast Bylines today.
Asked what people can do to help Burma, Zoya said “The best thing to do would be to write to MPs to raise the issue of Burma in parliament, so that the British government can put more pressure on the Burmese military with sanctions and things like stopping the Burmese military from having more aviation fuel, arms and money, and helping to get more aid for people in Burma. The government in Britain have to listen to you and do help, when asked to do so.”
Zoya Phan speaks on International Human Rights Day
Karen Human Rights Group posted this message from Burma Campaign UK’s Programme Director Zoya Phan on International Human Rights Day.
Stop the Drones
The Burmese military have a deadly new weapon. Drones. We need your help to stop them.
The Burmese military have a deadly new weapon. Drones. We need your help to stop them.
Reports of drone strikes are coming in daily. A church bombed in Chin State, villagers killed in their homes in Sagaing region, villagers injured in Karenni State. A one year old child killed in Karen State. The death toll is rising.
The Burmese military want thousands more drones. We have to stop them. Anything we can do to disrupt and reduce the supply of drones to the Burmese military could save lives, homes, schools and medical centres.
Please donate now to our Stop the Drones campaign. Help us research which companies are supplying the drones. Help us identify every business partner, supplier and customer those drone companies have, and then we will systematically apply pressure on them.
Burma Campaign UK welcomes ICC indictment of Min Aung Hlaing – Ayeyarwaddy Times
Civil groups including Burma Campaign UK welcome and support the International Criminal Court lawyer’s application to arrest military leader Min Aung Hlaing, reports the Ayeyarwaddy Times.
Judges from the ICC will examine the evidence and decide whether to issue an international arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing.
“It has been decades that the Myanmar military has been breaking international law without facing any consequences. The application for an arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing will send shockwaves through the military because their sense of impunity is finally being eroded” says Anna Robert, executive director of Burma Campaign UK.
BCUK and KWO welcome ICC application to arrest Min Aung Hlaing – Karen Information Center
Burma Campaign UK and the Karen Women’s Association (KWO) announced their welcome and support for the International Criminal Court’s application to arrest Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing, reports the independent news station Karen Information Center.
The ICC’s Attorney General Karim Khan has applied to arrest Min Aung Hlaing, based on crimes against humanity related to deportation and mass killing committed against the Rohingya people.