Suu Kyi Verdict Delayed, But Action Needed Now
July 31, 2009
As Burma’s generals again delayed Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial, the Burma Campaign UK today called on the international community to take action now about the deteriorating human rights situation...
Archbishop Tutu Backs Global Arms Embargo on Burma
July 30, 2009
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, writing today in The Guardian newspaper in the UK, has called for a global arms embargo against Burma, accusing countries supplying arms to Burma of complicity with...
Aung San Suu Kyi Trial Verdict Alone Should Not Dictate Burma Policy
July 30, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK today called on governments and the United Nations to develop policy based on what is going on in the whole of Burma, not just on what...
Karen Communities In Europe Form New European Karen Network (EKN)
July 13, 2009
Media Release from the European Karen Network KAREN COMMUNITIES IN EUROPE FORM NEW EUROPEAN KAREN NETWORK (EKN) Karen communities from four European countries including Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the United...
G8 Calls For Release Of All Burma’s Political Prisoners
July 10, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a call by the G8 for the release of all Burma’s political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi. The G8 consists of 8 of...
Aung San Suu Kyi in high profile London art project
July 7, 2009
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...
Security Council Must Respond to Regime’s Snub to Ban Ki Moon
July 5, 2009
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...
Women Protest At Aung San Suu Kyi’s Detention As UN Secretary-General Arrives In Burma
July 3, 2009
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...
U2 urge fans to campaign for release of Aung San Suu Kyi as their 360° Tour opens
July 2, 2009
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...
Burma protests across the world mark Aung San Suu Kyi’s birthday
June 30, 2009
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...