Karen Villagers Still Fleeing Post-Election Attacks By Burmese Army
November 28, 2010
On the same day UN Burma envoy Vijay Nambiar visited Rangoon, the Burmese Army fired mortar bombs at a civilian village in Karen State, breaking international law. Thousands of ethnic...
16 Burma pro-democracy and ethnic organizations welcomed the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
November 18, 2010
We, 16 Burma pro-democracy organizations including all ethnic organizations in the United Kingdom are delighted to learn that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been released from house arrest without...
Aung San Suu Kyi – Statement from Gordon Brown
November 13, 2010
There will be joy round the world at the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, the world’s most renowned and courageous prisoner of conscience. Her release proves that no injustice...
Aung San Suu Kyi Released – 1 Down, 2,202 To Go
November 13, 2010
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, but warned that the release should not be interpreted as a sign that democratic reform is on the...
Rohingya Party Supporters Arrested And Beaten
November 10, 2010
Burma Campaign UK has received reports of violent intimidation, beatings and arrest of supporters of the National Democratic Party for Development (NDPD), an ethnic Rohingya party. These reports add to...
SWAN denounces Burma Army build-up and rape in central Shan State
November 10, 2010
Press release from Shan Women’s Action Network SWAN strongly denounces the Burma Army build-up around the Shan ceasefire area in Ke See township, central Shan State, which led to the...
David Cameron Raises Burma With Chinese Premier – Will Also Raise With Obama
November 9, 2010
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed British Prime Minister David Cameron raising the situation in Burma during his meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. In a written Parliamentary answer, the Prime...
Burmese Political Prisoner In Election Protest Hunger Strike
November 9, 2010
Kyaw Kyaw Naing, a jailed member of the National League for Democracy, has gone on hunger strike to protest against sham elections being held today in Burma, according to Burma...
Statement of the European Parliamentary Caucus on Burma on the elections
November 8, 2010
We, the members of the European Parliamentary Caucus on Burma, are expressing our concern with the elections that were held in Burma on November 7th and call on the international...
Burma Karen Town Attack A Warning Of Possible Civil War To Come
November 8, 2010
Burma Campaign UK today warned that Burmese Army attacks on a Karen armed faction in Myawaddy Town in Karen State, Burma, could be just the first example of many such...