John Jackson Leaves Burma Campaign UK
June 29, 2005
John Jackson is to step down as Co-Director of the Burma Campaign UK as of July 15th. John is a founder member of the Burma Campaign UK, and has worked...
Suu Kyi Presented with Freedom of the City, Edinburgh
June 16, 2005
Photocall and Media Opportunity - Saturday 18 June 2005 11.00am: Official ceremony - City Chambers. Ceremony to award Suu Kyi Freedom of the City at the City Chambers, Royal Mile,...
Aung San Suu Kyi 60th Birthday – Embassy Demonstration
June 16, 2005
On Sunday 19th June 2005 Aung San Suu Kyi will be 60 years old. It will be her 3,523rd day in detention (9 years & 238 days). There is currently...
Commons Debate on Human Rights in Burma
June 15, 2005
MPs will discuss the human rights situation in Burma in a debate in the House of Commons today. The debate, to be held in Westminster Hall debating chamber, was called...
R.E.M. to Broadcast Concert into Burma
June 15, 2005
New Technology Allows Modern “Berlin Wall” Concerts Aimed At Supporting Human Rights Popular music artists R.E.M. will dedicate a song at its June 19th concert in Dublin, Ireland to the...
Nobel Peace Laureates’ Open Letter for Aung San Suu Kyi’s 60th Birthday
June 15, 2005
We wish to use this opportunity, on the occasion of Aung San Suu Kyi’s 60th birthday, to reaffirm our solidarity with the people of Burma and their legitimate struggle for...
Letter to Tony Blair to mark Aung San Suu Kyi’s birthday
June 10, 2005
Dear Prime Minister Not long before your 1997 election victory, you wrote a personal letter to Burmese pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi. In that letter...
Blair to Meet Aung San Suu Kyi Delegation
June 10, 2005
On Friday 10th June at 2pm Prime Minister Tony Blair will receive a letter from a delegation of high profile women calling on him to do all he can to...
Aung San Suu Kyi 60th Birthday – 19th June 2005
May 27, 2005
On Sunday 19th June 2005 Aung San Suu Kyi will be 60 years old. It will be her 3,523rd day in detention (9 years & 238 days). There is currently...
Burma to Dominate TOTAL Oil AGM
May 16, 2005
At its AGM on Tuesday 17th May, the board of TOTAL Oil will face questions about its involvement in Burma. In addition, campaigners in the USA will demonstrate outside the...