Burma Campaign UK
“The military will never reform. And every time the international community bets on it, they lose.” Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK, doesn’t mince words in his podcast for Insight Myanmar. With decades of experience advocating for Myanmar, he shares why past strategies have failed — and what the world must do now to …
Our Programme Director Zoya Phan joined a panel discussion in the UK Parliament, United Voices: A discussion about Freedom in North Korea, China, Uyghur, Tibet, Hong Kong and Burma. This event was co-hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea and Fortify Rights. Speakers included David Smith MP, the UK’s Special Envoy for Freedom …
Zoya Phan, Burma Campaign UK’s Programme Director, and Sai, an artist and activist from Burma, were among the speakers at the launch of Burma Video Journalists’ new powerful exhibition “Testimonies from Beyond”, at the Koppel Collective in London. The exhibition draws attention to the atrocities committed by the Burmese military junta against the people of Burma, …
Zoya Phan, Burma Campaign UK’s Programme Director, spoke in the UK Parliament together with Lord Alton of Liverpool, from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Freedom of Religion or Belief, and Sai, an artist and activist from Burma whose father Dr. Linn Htut, the democratically elected Chief Minister of Shan State, is now imprisoned by the …
Burma Campaign UK’s Amy Rosenberg at the NASUWT Teachers’ Union conference in Liverpool this weekend. Thank you NASUWT delegates for taking action to stop Burmese military airstrikes on schools.
Zoya Phan, Burma Campaign UK’s Programme Director, writes on the aftermath of the earthquake in Burma for the World Liberty Congress: “In the wake of this disaster, the Burmese military is showing no sign of halting its aggression or providing significant aid to its people. They continued attacks across the country despite declaring a ceasefire, …
Our Programme Director Zoya Phan joined other human rights defenders in a conference in London of the Human Rights Foundation’s World Liberty Congress. Zoya said “I am so inspired to be part of these global networks of activists standing up in solidarity against authoritarian rules”.
Bangladesh is positively considering supporting a UN-led humanitarian assistance programme in Rakhine in the face of impending famine, reports the Bangladesh-based Daily Observer. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s publication, “Rakhine: A Famine in the Making”, warned of impending famine in Rakhine State by spring 2025 as the state will only produce 20 per cent …
A small Rohingya community organisation in the UK managed to secure the first ever arrest warrant for a head of the Burmese military, reports Northeast Bylines. Min Aung Hlaing and other senior military leaders now face international arrest warrants. Zoya Phan, Programme Director from Burma Campaign UK, commented: “Now finally there is progress towards ending impunity. At …
It is a strange time in Burma, reports Northeast Bylines: great fear and deprivation is mixed with genuine hope that the insurrection will finally see the end of the murderous military rule. Zoya Phan, Programme Director from Burma Campaign UK, commented: “After decades of dictatorships, we finally have a chance of freeing ourselves from military …
Zoya Phan, Programme Director of Burma Campaign UK, spoke at an ODI event today on humanitarianism and human rights in Syria and Myanmar. She discussed the need for more humanitarian aid in Burma and more international pressure on the Burmese military. Zoya said that four years since the military coup (and much longer for ethnic …
The fall of Assad has fortified the revolution in Myanmar. Territory continues to be liberated as the military junta’s collapse is increasingly inevitable. While Syria demonstrated the fragility of Assad’s regime, when will the tipping point come in Myanmar? Join the ODI (Overseas Development Institute) on 30 January in London or online to explore how …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Karen Human Rights Group posted this message from Burma Campaign UK’s Programme Director Zoya Phan on International Human Rights Day. Watch Zoya Phan’s message (in Karen, subtitles in English)
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 …
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 …
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 …
“The “Government” of Myanmar has made a tourism ad, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative!” says Australia’s Juice Media. Watch the new video in its Honest Government Ad series (contains bad language) Support the democratic resistance in Myanmar: Take action: https://action.burmacampaign.org.uk
The government today announced new sanctions against six entities involved either in providing aviation fuel to the Myanmar military or in the supply of restricted goods, including aircraft parts. It said: “UK action will help to constrain the Myanmar military’s ability to conduct airstrikes on civilians, which amount to gross human rights violations.” Burma Campaign …