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Open letter: Malaysia must lead ASEAN with principle, not hypocrisy, to address the Myanmar crisis

To:H.E. Datuk Seri Anwar IbrahimPrime Minister of MalaysiaChair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations 2025 CC:H.E. Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Prime Minister of Brunei DarussalamH.E. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of CambodiaH.E. Prabowo Subianto, President of the Republic of IndonesiaH.E. Sonexay Siphandone, Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic RepublicH.E. …

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Burmese Military Companies Must Not Benefit from Earthquake Reconstruction

Burma Campaign UK today called on international investors, United Nations agencies and international humanitarian organisations operating in Burma to ensure that companies owned by the Burmese military do not benefit from earthquake reconstruction efforts. It is vital that donations provided to assist earthquake victims in one part of Burma do not help finance Burmese military …

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Burma’s earthquake has been exploited by the Burmese military

By Mark Farmaner, Director The earthquake which struck Burma on 28th March 2025 has been anything but a disaster for the Burmese military. Instead, they have swiftly exploited the earthquake for their own benefit. Following the Burmese military response to Cyclone Nargis in 2008, when the military systematically blocked international aid and local community response …

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Karen and Karenni refugees face starvation as daily rations slashed to mere 10 US cents

Statement from Karen organisations worldwideKaren and Karenni refugees face starvation as daily rations slashed to mere 10 US cents 108,000 refugees—predominantly Karen and Karenni people—living in camps along the Thailand-Burma border now face an imminent humanitarian crisis following devastating cuts to their already meager food rations. The situation has become dire: rations for children under …

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Press Statement: Civil society calls for disaster relief for earthquake survivors and affected communities in Myanmar

Aid agencies must ensure relief is not exploited by the military junta 30 March 2025 We—the undersigned 265 Myanmar, regional, and international civil society organizations—express our deepest sorrow for communities across Myanmar and Thailand devastated by the earthquake on 28 March 2025. As Myanmar faces yet another humanitarian crisis amidst the military junta’s intensifying campaign …

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Open letter: Special Envoy’s conflicts of interest signal urgent need for investigation and complete end of mandate

Open letter to the UNSG António Guterres from 290 civil society organisations to urgently open an investigation into conflicts of interest over the business activities of UN Special Envoy on Myanmar Julie Bishop To United Nations Secretary-General United Nations General Assembly 17 March 2025 Subject: Special Envoy’s conflicts of interest signal urgent need for investigation …

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Burma Campaign UK Welcomes UN Secretary General Plan To Visit Bangladesh

Burma Campaign UK today welcomed reports that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will visit Bangladesh next month to discuss how “we can maximise humanitarian aid and livelihood support to communities in Rakhine.” Burma Campaign UK has been campaigning for Antonio Guterres to visit Bangladesh to discuss the growing humanitarian crisis in Rakhine State, Burma. More …

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Joint letter calling for US sanctions on Myanma Economic Bank

Joint letter from Burma civil society organisations to Sec. Bessent and Sec. Rubio calling for US sanctions on Myanma Economic Bank (MEB). Download letter here. Dear Secretary Rubio and Secretary Bessent: Since launching its coup d’état in February 2021, the Burmese military has engaged in a campaign of violence against the citizens of Myanmar (Burma) …

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Myanmar: Four years after coup, world must demand accountability for atrocity crimes

Joint statement: 46 human rights groups detail steps needed to ensure accountability for atrocity crimes   Read the Joint Statement with signatories The international community must take urgent action to ensure accountability for atrocities in Myanmar, 46 organizations said today ahead of the four-year anniversary of the 1 February 2021 military coup. This year represents …

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Airbus: Tell AVIC to Choose Between Business with Burmese Military or with Airbus

Burma Campaign UK is asking supporters to write to Airbus Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury, calling on him to deliver an ultimatum to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) that they stop arming the Burmese military, or Airbus will end all business relationships with the company. AVIC sold up to 8 new aircraft to …

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American Tech Firms Must Cut Ties to Sanctioned Burmese Military Firm Mytel

Media Release from Burma Campaign UK and International Campaign for the Rohingya Google, Apple, YouTube (owned by Google), and LinkedIn (owned by Microsoft) are hosting Burmese military company Mytel Apps and channels, despite the company being sanctioned by the American government last week. Mytel may also be using technologies directly or indirectly supplied by Oracle, …

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UK, EU, Must Follow USA in Sanctioning Burmese Military-Owned Mytel

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. The USA sanctioned Mytel without the usual public announcement and notifications on 6th January 2025. Details of the designation are available here. Viettel is …

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UN Secretary General: Act Now To Prevent Famine in Rakhine State

Burma Campaign UK is urging UN Secretary General António Guterres to travel to Bangladesh to negotiate the opening of aid and trade routes into Rakhine State, Burma. In November the United Nations Development Programme warned of impending famine in Rakhine State. The aid and trade embargo imposed by the Burmese military on areas of Rakhine …

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Open letter to the CEO of Airbus 

Open letter to the CEO of Airbus SE from over 300 international and local revolutionary groups and civil society organizations to end all investments in war crimes committed by the criminal Myanmar military junta To Guillaume Faury CEO of Airbus SE 10 December 2024 Subject: Airbus’ business relationship with Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) …

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Burma Campaign UK Welcomes ICC Application for Min Aung Hlaing Arrest Warrant

Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a statement by International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC that his office has applied for an arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing, Head of the Burmese military. The Prosecutor stated that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Min Aung Hlaing “bears criminal responsibility for the crimes against …

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Rohingya Organisations Joint Statement on Naf River Massacre

We, the undersigned Rohingya organisations, have been working to establish the facts of the ‘Naf River Massacre’ that occurred in Maungdaw, Rakhine state, on 5th August 2024. Based on interviews and documentation of first-hand accounts by survivors and eyewitnesses, so far we have established the following. On 5th August 2024, an estimated number of at …

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Tribute to Padoh Naw Zipporah Sein

Everyone at Burma Campaign UK is very sad to learn that Padoh Naw Zipporah Sein has passed away. Burma Campaign UK has worked with Zipporah for decades in her various roles, including General Secretary of the Karen Women’s Organisation, Presidium Board Member of the Women’s League of Burma, General Secretary of the Karen National Union …

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Joint Statement calling for sanctions on the Myanma Economic Bank and Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise 

Joint Statement by 240 Myanmar and International Organizations call for coordinated sanctions on the Myanma Economic Bank and Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise  Since it launched a coup attempt on 1 February 2021, the Myanmar military junta has killed over 5,000 civilians and over 3 million people have been displaced by conflict and junta human …

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Open Letter to President Biden Calling for Sanctions Aviation Fuel

BURMA: Joint Letter from 228 Organizations to President Biden Calling for Sanctions on Companies Supplying the Burmese Military with Aviation Fuel Washington, DC – June 27, 2024 President Joseph R. BidenThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, D.C. 200500 Dear President Biden, We, the undersigned 228 organizations, including the ethnic and religious minorities of Burma, are …

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Joint Statement on World Refugee Day

End the Myanmar military junta’s atrocities causing mass displacement Ensure protection and locally led cross-border aid for displaced communities On the occasion of World Refugee Day, we, the undersigned 128 organizations, call on the United Nations, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Myanmar’s neighboring countries, and the wider international community to act now to …

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Zoya Phan interviewed by Civicus

“For the first time, it looks possible the military junta can be defeated by people power,” says Zoya Phan, Burma Campaign UK’s Programme Director, in an interview with Civicus, the global alliance of civil society organisations and activists. “International donors and UN agencies are far too slow to wake up to the reality that the …

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