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Partial Ban on Military Facebook Pages Welcomed by Burma Campaign UK February 25, 2021

Burma Campaign UK today welcomed an announcement by Facebook that all military pages except those promoting military companies have been taken down. Burma Campaign UK has been calling on Facebook to remove the military from Facebook since 2018. “This is…

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Joint Call for a Global Arms Embargo on Myanmar February 24, 2021

An Open Letter to the UN Security Council and Individual UN Member States The letter is in Burmese here. We, the undersigned organizations, call on the United Nations Security Council and UN member states to urgently institute a coordinated, global…

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Mass rallies in ‘Five Twos revolution’ despite junta’s warning of ‘loss of life’ – the Telegraph February 23, 2021

Hundreds of thousands of anti-coup protesters flooded the streets of Burma’s cities following calls for a nationwide strike against the military takeover, and defying the junta’s warnings that confrontation could cost lives. Protesters noted the significance of the date 22.2.2021,…

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Transworld Removed From ‘Dirty List’ – Will No Longer Use Military Ports

Burma Campaign UK has today removed Singaporean shipping company Transworld from the ‘Dirty List’ of companies linked to Burma’s military, after solicitors acting on behalf of Transworld informed us that Transworld will no longer use military-owned ports in Yangon. A…

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Western brands must condemn the military coup and support workers in Myanmar

Joint Statement from NGOs and Trade Unions The international community has reacted with a justified shock at Myanmar’s military junta staging a coup on 1st February and arresting democratically elected leaders and activists. We the undersigned join the growing number…

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EU Moving Dangerously Slowly to Sanction Military Leaders and Companies February 22, 2021

Burma Campaign UK today called on the European Union to urgently speed up the process of identifying military leaders and companies to sanction in response to the military coup on 1st February. A weak international response to the coup may…

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Over 200 CSOs call for IFI loans to Myanmar to be frozen and reassessed February 19, 2021

Two hundred and eighteen civil society organizations from Myanmar and globally have urged International Financial Institutions (IFIs) to immediately freeze loans and other financial assistance to the country amounting to an estimated US$11Billion. In a joint letter led by 120…

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UK Announcement on Sanctioning Military Companies Welcome – Burma Campaign UK February 18, 2021

Burma Campaign UK expressed disappointment with sanctions announced against three Burmese military leaders by the British government today, which effectively amount to nothing more than a holiday ban. However, the announcement that the UK will work on ways to stop…

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EU must sanction military companies, not just military leaders

Ahead of EU Foreign Ministers Meeting on Monday 22 February to discuss their response to the military coup, Burma Campaign UK called on the EU to implement sanctions on military owned companies, and not just sanction military leaders. Personal sanctions…

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Zaw Zaw Htun February 17, 2021

Everyone at Burma Campaign UK is very sad to learn of the death of Zaw Zaw Htun today in Yangon after being ill for some time. Zaw Zaw Htun joined the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS) in 1988…

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