2000 UNISON ACTIVISTS IN AUNG SAN SUU KYI MASK PROTEST
June 18, 2009
More than 2,000 delegates at the UNISON national conference in Brighton today donned masks of Burma pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in protest at her continued detention by the...
Teenage Karen Women Raped and Murdered By Burmese Army – Security Council Must Take Action
June 18, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK is calling on the United Nations Security Council to discuss the situation in Eastern Burma, including two new cases of teenage women, one eight months pregnant,...
Kachin Schoolchildren Beaten And Hospitalised By Burmese Army
June 17, 2009
Around 15 schoolchildren and young men have been beaten, and some hospitalised, after Burmese Army soldiers went on a rampage through Mayan village in Kachin State, Burma. According to Burma...
Former political prisoners call for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release
June 15, 2009
Kim Dae-jung: “Aung San Suu Kyi’s continued detention shames Asia.” Anwar Ibrahim: “ASEAN cannot continue its policy of non-intervention. It’s time to work together for regional stability and prosperity.” Shirin...
Political Prisoners Punished in Insein Prison
June 12, 2009
Media Release from The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) Political Prisoners Punished in Insein Prison [Mae Sot, Thailand] Five political prisoners in Rangoon’s Insein prison have been held in...
Burma Campaign UK Welcomes EU Statement on Attacks on Karen
June 11, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK today warmly welcomed a statement by the Presidency of the European Union condemning a Burmese Army offensive against civilians in Karen State, Burma. It is the...
Statements from United Nations On New Military Offensive Against Karen
June 10, 2009
In late May and early June the Burmese Army and its allies, the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army, began moving troops into part of Pa’an District of Karen State, on the...
Burma’s Political Prisoners’ Lives At Risk From Appalling Conditions
June 9, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK today called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to make securing the release of all Burma’s political prisoners an urgent priority, before democracy leaders die in...
Mortar Bombs Hit Ler Per Her IDP Camp – Up To 200 Used As Slave Labour
June 8, 2009
The British government and United Nations have remained silent about a new military offensive in Karen State, Burma, which has forced around 4,000 people to flee their homes. There are...
Thousands Fleeing Burmese Army in Karen State – UK Government Must Act
June 5, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to take urgent action as more than 2,000 ethnic Karen civilians flee from the Burmese Army and their allies. Ler...