Little Daughter – A memoir of survival in Burma and the west- Released in paperback in UK
May 27, 2010
Media Release from Simon and Schuster ‘Without a scrap of self-pity and with a fair dollop of humour, 28-year-old Phan describes a life mostly spent running for cover’ MAIL ON...
European Parliament – EU Must Support Burma Crimes Investigation
May 20, 2010
Free Elections ‘Impossible’ The European Parliament today unanimously passed a strong resolution on Burma, stating that election laws make free elections ‘impossible’ and the new constitution will ‘maintain a dictatorship...
Burma Regime Receives Email Every 30 Seconds for Political Prisoner Ko Mya Aye
May 18, 2010
Activists worldwide are bombarding Burmese embassies with emails demanding Burma’s dictatorship allow medical access for Ko Mya Aye, a leading democracy activist in Burma. Ko Mya Aye, currently serving a...
Ban Ki-moon Fails to Act as National League for Democracy Banned by Burma Regime
May 6, 2010
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has failed to take any serious action to prevent Burma’s largest political party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), becoming a banned organisation. Under new...
British Political Parties Policies on Burma
May 4, 2010
The Burma Campaign UK has approached the main political parties in the UK asking them for their policies on Burma. Commenting on the responses, Nang Seng, Parliamentary Officer at Burma...
Burmese Political Prisoner Ko Mya Aye Denied Medical Treatment – Now On Death Row
April 29, 2010
Ko Mya Aye, one of the leaders of 88 Generation Students Group, which led protests in 1988 and again in 2007, is being denied access to proper medical treatment he...
International Community Ignores Danger of Burma Sliding Into War
April 28, 2010
Today is the final deadline for armed ethnic groups which have signed ceasefire agreements with the dictatorship in Burma to agree to become border guard forces or militias under the...
Burma’s Generals Begin Transition to ‘Civilian’ Dictatorship
April 28, 2010
Responding to media reports that Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein and around 20 other military officers in government positions have resigned their military ranks, Burma Campaign UK described this as...
European Union Extends Burma Sanctions and Calls on Regime to Stop Breaking International Law
April 26, 2010
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the renewal of European Union (EU) sanctions against Burma for a further year, and a call by the European Union for Burma to “end to...
Czech Republic Backs Burma Commission of Inquiry – EU Should Officially Support
April 8, 2010
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the Czech Republic’s support for establishing a United Nations Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma. News about the...