Burma’s earthquake has been exploited by the Burmese military
May 8, 2025
By Mark Farmaner The earthquake which struck Burma on 28th March 2025 has been anything but a disaster for the Burmese military. Instead, they have swiftly exploited the earthquake for...
First arrest warrants issued for Burmese military
February 20, 2025
After decades of the UN Security Council, international courts and governments worldwide failing to hold the Burmese military to account for their crimes, last week a small Rohingya community organisation...
Will India’s Myanmar policy overshadow hosting G20 Summit?
August 10, 2023
This article was written by Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK, and originally published in Mizzima on 9th August 2023. A month from now India will be hosting the...
Refugees deserve compassion
March 9, 2023
The following is an edited version of a speech by Zoya Phan, Programme Director at Burma Campaign UK, at the launch of Refugee Week at the University of East Anglia...
Burma’s political prisoners need our support
May 24, 2021
By Wai Hnin Pwint ThonSenior Advocacy Officer, Burma Campaign UK The number of political prisoners in Burma is growing every day since the military staged a coup on 1 February....
New US Congressional focus on Burma’s political prisoners is the first step in bringing greater international attention to the issue
January 13, 2021
By Wai Hnin Pwint ThonCampaigns Officer at Burma Campaign UK Earlier this month, the US Congressional Research Service (CRS) published a very insightful paper on the situation of political prisoners...
The importance and futility of Security Council statements on Burma
September 17, 2020
On 11th September the British government pulled off quite a diplomatic coup at the UN Security Council. Following a closed door meeting on Burma, eight of the fifteen UN Security...
This isolationist UK government must do more to stand up for the Rohingya
August 13, 2020
By Stephen Kinnock MP, Shadow Minister for Asia and the Pacific As the recently appointed Shadow Minister for Asia and the Pacific I have come to understand just how isolated...
The legacy of Aung San Suu Kyi’s defence of the military at the International Court of Justice
December 18, 2019
In our blog on 10 December, we wrote about why Aung San Suu Kyi may have decided to personally lead the defence against charges of genocide at the International Court...
Why Aung San Suu Kyi is defending the military at the International Court of Justice, and why losing would present her with an opportunity
December 10, 2019
By Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK Aung San Suu Kyi has once again managed to shock people around the world over her approach to the Rohingya crisis, this...