Campaign News

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,…

Asian businesses are coming under intense pressure to cut ties with the Burma military after this month’s coup, with activists questioning whether such ventures benefit the wider population or fuel human rights abuses. The coup ended a decade-long democratic transition…

Since the military coup, the EU and UK have announced they are considering targeted sanctions on the military, writes Burma Campaign UK’s Director in Labour Hub. Rohingya activists, Burma Campaign UK, the Labour Party and even UN investigators have been…

Burma’s internet has been cut overnight, hours after armoured vehicles rolled into several cities, prompting fears for the fate of protesters and warnings by diplomats that “the world is watching”. A statement put out by a group of ambassadors including…

Burma’s military government is detaining officials of the Union Election Commission (UEC) in night-time raids and asking them to provide evidence that November’s election was rigged, according to a senior member of the organisation. Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign…

The EU has suspended its crowd control training to specialist Myanmar police units alleged to have been involved in a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, after the military staged a coup that has triggered the largest protest movement in the…

Singapore is the largest foreign investor in Burma, followed by Hongkong (China). Will more Singapore investors pull out, asks Singapore’s longest-running independent online media platform the Online Citizen. Several Singapore-run businesses have been linked to the military by Burma Campaign…

Infosys is among the Indian companies being criticised for continuing business ties with companies controlled by Burma’s military after the military coup. The Deccan Herald reports that Burma Campaign UK placed Infosys, the Adani Group, HAL and other Indian companies…

A joint letter signed by 20 civilian groups including Burma Campaign UK, the World Uyghur Congress and Yezidi Emergency Support, which says the UK has played a key role in the past five years leading the fight to protect the…

Download and print this ‘Wanted’ poster of Min Aung Hlaing.