Aung San Suu Kyi reaches 5,000 days in detention on 5th July.
June 29, 2009
Media Notice From Burma Campaign UK Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma’s democracy movement, will have spent a total of 5,000 days in detention on Sunday 5th July. Aung...
Suu Kyi Support Explodes Online As Regime’s Cyber Crackdown Fails
June 23, 2009
* 100,000+ support Suu Kyi on Facebook * Tens of thousands leave birthday messages of support * Regime attacks pro Suu Kyi website on her 64th Birthday Online Support for...
Global Day of Action for Freedom Fighters On Trial in India
June 22, 2009
Media Release from Karen and Arakanese Communities Worldwide A day of action will be held today for 34 freedom fighters from Burma whose trial resumes in Kolkata, India, today. Arakan...
European MPs call for a global arms embargo to release Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
June 22, 2009
Parliamentarians from 16 European countries, members of the European Parliamentary Caucus on Burma (EPCB), today called on United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to immediately impose a global arms embargo against...
Thailand Forcing Karen Refugees Back to Burma
June 21, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK today called on the government of Thailand to stop forcing Karen families who have fled a new military offensive back into Burma. According to Burma Campaign...
Cyberattack on 64forSuu.org
June 21, 2009
Cyberattack on 64forSuu.org 64forSuu.org, the website which features messages of support for Burma’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on her 64th birthday, faced a cyberattack on Friday 19th June. ...
U2, Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono 64 word messages for Aung San Suu Kyi
June 19, 2009
U2, Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono are the latest high profile supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi to add their 64 word message of support for her on 64forSuu.org. The...
Governments must turn words into action for Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma
June 19, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the unprecedented number of statements in support of Aung San Suu Kyi, but called for words to be turned into action this time. Aung...
Burma protests across the world mark Aung San Suu Kyi’s birthday
June 18, 2009
To commemorate Aung San Suu Kyi’s 64th birthday on 19 June (her 14th in detention), local and Burmese citizens will be holding protests and events in over 20 cities across...
2000 UNISON ACTIVISTS IN AUNG SAN SUU KYI MASK PROTEST
June 18, 2009
More than 2,000 delegates at the UNISON national conference in Brighton today donned masks of Burma pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in protest at her continued detention by the...