• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Burma Campaign UK

Burma Campaign UK

  • Campaign News
  • Media
    • News
    • Reports
    • Burma Briefing
    • Blog
  • Take Action
    • Campaign Actions
    • Investment and Trade in Burma
    • Dirty List
    • Free All Political Prisoners
    • Persecution of the Rohingya
    • Arms Embargo
    • Aid to Burma
  • Support us
    • Donate
    • T-shirt store
    • Fundraising for Burma
    • Leave a gift in your Will
    • Trade Union Affiliation
    • Sign up to our Action Network
  • About Burma
    • Introduction
    • Timeline of the Coup
    • Fake 2010 Elections
    • Cyclone Nargis
    • 2007 Uprising in Burma
    • Aung San Suu Kyi
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
  • Resources
  • Donate

Former British ambassador arrested in Myanmar – New York Times

August 27, 2022 Campaign News

VIcky Bowman is among several foreigners who have been arrested in Burma, reports the New York Times.

Mark Farmaner, Burma Campaign UK, called Ms. Bowman’s detention “shocking and surprising news … Vicky is no friend of the Burmese military, but she has been careful not to make public comments attacking the military. She has opposed some of the sanctions on the military in the past. It’s unclear why the military is targeting Vicky now. If this is hostage diplomacy, the British government must not allow it to succeed. These arrests are an example of why more pressure is needed, not less.”

Read New York Times article

Recent news stories

Previous Post:Arrest of ex-UK ambassador is ‘hostage diplomacy’ – Washington Post
Next Post:Burma Campaign UK at Vale Earth Fair

Sidebar

You may also like

  1. Military Regime is in a fight for survival – Byline Times
  2. Arrest of ex-UK ambassador is ‘hostage diplomacy’ – Washington Post
  3. UK’s former ambassador arrested in Yangon – the Guardian
  4. UN court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya Muslims – New York Times

Join our action network

Subscribe

Who we are

Burma Campaign UK works for Human Rights, Democracy and Development in Burma

Join our Action Network

Subscribe

Find out more

  • Campaign News
  • About Burma
  • About Us
  • Resources

Follow us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

Materials on this website are provided under a Creative Commons License | Privacy and Cookies Policy

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Click Read More for information on cookies and our privacy policy. Accept or Block non-essential cookies
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT