The Lady of Burma, Annie Lennox & Tutu’s pin up
November 9, 2006
- Old Vic Theatre exclusively stages “The Lady of Burma”- Annie Lennox is available for interview. Please call Suki Dusanj on 020 7324 4716 Annie Lennox will contribute to the...
Alternative Human Rights Report Slams UK Foreign Policy
October 12, 2006
MEDIA RELEASE FROM 6 HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS An ‘alternative’ human rights report is published today to coincide with the publication by the British government of its annual human rights report. ...
Aung San Suu Kyi reaches 4,000 days in detention – 9th October
October 6, 2006
Three key diary dates: 9th October 2006 - Aung San Suu Kyi reaches 4,000 days in detention. 24th October 2006 - Aung San Suu Kyi reaches 11 years in detention....
Post a Pineapple to the Foreign Secretary
October 4, 2006
The Burma Campaign UK today launches a campaign calling on people to post pineapples to Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett to highlight what it calls ‘farcical’ European Union sanctions against...
Aung San Suu Kyi – The Play
October 4, 2006
- Old Vic Theatre exclusively stages “The Lady of Burma”- On Sunday 12 November, ‘The Lady of Burma’, a powerful new play about Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize...
Tories Give Burmese Democracy Activist Standing Ovation
October 4, 2006
Delegates attending the Annual Conference of the Conservative Party – the main opposition party in the UK – yesterday gave Burmese democracy activist Zoya Phan a standing ovation following her...
TOTAL Oil invested in Burma via UK
October 3, 2006
The Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to stop foreign companies using UK overseas territories to channel investment into military ruled Burma. A Ch4 Dispatches documentary on...
More Dissidents Arrested in Burma
September 30, 2006
The Burma Campaign UK today expressed concern at what appears to be a new crackdown on democracy activists in Burma. Two more dissidents were reportedly arrested this morning, and more...
First UN Burma Discussion A Significant Step Forward
September 30, 2006
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the first formal discussion on Burma at the United Nations Security Council as a very significant step forward, and called for the next step...
Pro-Democracy Leaders Arrested in Burma
September 27, 2006
The Burma Campaign UK condemned the arrests of Min Ko Naing, Ko Ko Gyi and Ko Htay Kyaw. The three are leaders of the 88 Students Generation who were among...