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The Burma Campaign UK today expressed concern at what appears to be a new crackdown on democracy activists in Burma. Two more dissidents were reportedly arrested this morning, and more arrests are expected to follow. Min Ko Naing, Ko Ko…
Read More...The Burma Campaign UK condemned the arrests of Min Ko Naing, Ko Ko Gyi and Ko Htay Kyaw. The three are leaders of the 88 Students Generation who were among the leaders of the democracy uprising in 1988. Other members…
Read More...“Eight Seconds of Silence” New Report Details Deaths of 127 Burmese Democracy Activists in Custody AAPP Calls for UN Security Council Action in Burma Read the report here The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) (AAPP) today released a 148…
Read More...Burma Campaign UK today called for the immediate release of Dr Salai Tun Than, a political prisoner on hunger strike in Burma. In March 2002 Dr Salai Tun Than, a retired university rector, was sentenced to seven years in prison…
Read More...Today marks a historical milestone for the democracy movement in Burma. On the 8th of August 1988 the nationwide uprising occurred to protest against human rights abuses, economic decline and in order to abandon the one party dictatorship. The social…
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