Burma Campaign UK
Today a portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi featured in a high profile art project in central London’s Trafalgar Square. The project is the idea of famous British sculptor Antony Gormley. There is a spare statue base in Trafalgar Square and for 100 days people can be living statues for one hour. Burma Campaign UK …
The Burma Campaign UK today called on the United Nations Security Council to pass a binding resolution on Burma following UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon being ignored by Burma’s brutal military dictatorship. “Ban Ki Moon did not secure a single concession from the regime,” said Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK. “Not one …
Media Release From 64forSuu.org As United Nations Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon today arrives in Burma for his long-awaited visit, leading women from across the world have joined together to call for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. In the latest move in the growing global condemnation of the actions of the Burmese authorities, Sarah …
Thousands of U2 fans wore Aung San Suu Kyi masks of her image at a packed concert in Barcelona, as U2 kicked off the European leg of their tour. U2 open their North American tour on 12 September in Chicago. Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma’s democracy movement, is currently on trial in Burma, …
To commemorate Aung San Suu Kyi’s 64th birthday on 19 June (her 14th in detention), local and Burmese citizens will be holding protests and events in over 20 cities across the world, calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and the 2,156 political prisoners currently held in Burma/Myanmar. The protesters will also be …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news that UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is finally going to visit Burma again, but called for concrete results, not just more talks about talks. Ban Ki Moon is expected to visit Burma on the 3rd and 4th of July. “We have had 20 years of UN envoys …
Media Notice From Burma Campaign UK Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma’s democracy movement, will have spent a total of 5,000 days in detention on Sunday 5th July. Aung San Suu Kyi is currently on trial for breaking the terms of her house arrest, after an American man swam to her house and refused …
* 100,000+ support Suu Kyi on Facebook * Tens of thousands leave birthday messages of support * Regime attacks pro Suu Kyi website on her 64th Birthday Online Support for Aung San Suu Kyi has exploded in recent days as Burma’s Democracy leader spent her 64th birthday in detention. Aung San Suu Kyi’s Facebook page …
Parliamentarians from 16 European countries, members of the European Parliamentary Caucus on Burma (EPCB), today called on United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to immediately impose a global arms embargo against the military regime in Burma to pressure the dictatorship to release Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners in Burma. In a letter …
Cyberattack on 64forSuu.org 64forSuu.org, the website which features messages of support for Burma’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on her 64th birthday, faced a cyberattack on Friday 19th June. The attack is likely to have been by the Burmese dictatorship, which has previously attacked Burma related websites. Aung San Suu Kyi spent her 14th …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the unprecedented number of statements in support of Aung San Suu Kyi, but called for words to be turned into action this time. Aung San Suu Kyi is spending her 64th birthday under house arrest. It is her 14th birthday in detention. “The dictatorship will be counting on history …
More than 2,000 delegates at the UNISON national conference in Brighton today donned masks of Burma pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in protest at her continued detention by the Burmese military. It was a show of solidarity and support for the National League for Democracy leader on the eve of her 64th birthday. During …
Kim Dae-jung: “Aung San Suu Kyi’s continued detention shames Asia.” Anwar Ibrahim: “ASEAN cannot continue its policy of non-intervention. It’s time to work together for regional stability and prosperity.” Shirin Ebadi: “Aung San Suu Kyi is an inspiration to us all. We want to let her know that she is not alone during her trial …
Celebrities from around the world have been “tweeting” about a new campaign launched on Wednesday 27 May allowing visitors to leave a message of support for Burma’s imprisoned democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi in the run up to her 64th birthday. Since then, Demi Moore, Yoko Ono, Kevin Spacey, Sarah Brown, and Eddie Izzard …
The Burma Campaign UK today called for Burma’s military dictatorship to face serious consequences if Aung San Suu Kyi is not released at the end of the current trial. “We cannot have another groundhog day for Aung San Suu Kyi, where once again she is detained, once again the international community expresses outrage, and once …
A new website, 64forSuu.org, calling for the release of Burma’s democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and all of Burma’s political prisoners, launches today with the backing of major celebrities and a coalition of NGOs and trade unions. The website will become the global hub of the international campaign to release Aung San Suu Kyi. The …
Accept nothing less than the release of Burma’s political prisoners: Over 600,000 global citizens urge Ban Ki-moon A global campaign for the release of Burma’s political prisoners has secured over 600,000 petition signatures in just ten weeks, according to campaign organisers. Signatures have come from over 150 countries. “This is the largest global coordinated action …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the press statement on Burma issued by the United Nations Security Council on 22nd May, but called for concrete action if the dictatorship continues to defy the Council and keep Aung San Suu Kyi detained. The Security Council has issued a press statement calling on the dictatorship to enter …
Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested in May 2009 and put on trial, accused of breaking the terms of her house arrest after an American man, John Yettaw, swam to her house and refused to leave. On 11th August 2009, after a sham trial, Aung San Suu Kyi was given a further 18 months under …
Media Release from European Parliamentary Caucus on Burma 167 parliamentarians from 16 European countries, members of the European Parliamentary Caucus on Burma (EPCB), today called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to personally secure the release of the opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who is on trial after being accused of breaching the …
Julie Morgan the MP for Cardiff North is calling for renewed support for the detained elected leader of Burma Aung San Suu Kyi who has spent thirteen of the last nineteen years either in jail or under house arrest and who has recently been arrested and is undergoing a fresh trial under charges made against …
Dear Daw Suu The Burmese regime continues to resist the righteous clamour from your people and from the international community for your release. As you and the Burmese people are denied your democratic rights and freedoms the only way for me to communicate with you is through this open letter. I wanted to publish it …
Police had to close the street of the Burmese Embassy in London as more than 200 people joined the protest demanding the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi. Representatives of Burmese community organisations and human rights groups gave speeches, including from National League for Democracy – Liberated Area, Women of Burma UK, Burma Muslin …
As European Union Foreign Ministers meet in Brussels, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana has been reported as stating: “It’s not the moment to lower the sanctions, it’s the moment to increase them.” The European Union, along with governments, human rights organisations, politicians and celebrities have expressed outrage at the arrest and trial of Burma’s …