VICTORY FOR INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN – Aung San Suu Kyi released
July 11, 1995
In a press conference this morning, Aung San Suu Kyi confirmed that she has been released unconditionally after 6 years held under house arrest. “I have always believed that the...
BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO RANGOON ENCOURAGES TRADE AS BURMESE JUNTA CONTINUES TO ATTACK REFUGEES
March 2, 1995
The British Ambassador to Rangoon Mr J N D Hartland-Swann, backed by the Department of Trade and Industry, has arranged for a second British Week which is being held currently...
HUMANITARIAN DISASTER LOOMS AS BURMESE ARMY CONTINUES ITS OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE KAREN ETHNIC GROUP
February 1, 1994
The ethnic and democratic opposition headquarters, Manerplaw, fell to the Burmese army on the 26th of January, marking the beginning of a serious offensive by the armed forces of the...
Forced Repatriation of Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh To Burma (Myanmar)
February 18, 1993
The Burma Action Group (UK) is expressing grave concern at the continued forced repatriation of Rohngya refugees in Bangladesh to Burma. Recent reports from aid workers in the area continue...
Nobel Peace Prize Laureates on Mission to Free Fellow Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi
February 16, 1993
Nine Nobel Laureates, including the Reverend Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former President of Costa Rica Oscar Arias, arrive today, Tuesday 16th February 1993, on a mission to call for the...