UN Secretary General Must Personally Lead UN Burma Response
August 17, 2021
As the UN Security Council prepares for a meeting today on the crisis in Burma, Burma Campaign UK is joining calls for the UN Secretary General António Guterres to personally...
Joint Open Letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken
August 10, 2021
Joint Open Letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken 90+ ORGANIZATIONS URGE A ROHINGYA CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND GENOCIDE DETERMINATION August 10, 2021 The Honorable Antony BlinkenU.S. Secretary of...
Rohingya Village Occupied and Under Siege by Arakan Army
August 2, 2021
UPDATE 9.30 PM UK TIME Burma Campaign UK has now received reports that almost all the Arakan Army soldiers withdrew from Let Ma village on the afternoon of 2nd August,...
Situation Update on 30 June Prison Releases
July 15, 2021
Update from the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners On 30 June, the junta prison department announced the release of over 2000 protestors arbitrarily detained since the coup. AAPP began to...
Priti Patel: Protect Myanmar Nationals in UK Facing Visa Uncertainty
July 5, 2021
Burma Campaign UK is calling on Home Secretary Priti Patel MP to introduce special measures to protect Burmese nationals whose UK visas are expiring from being forced to return to...
EU slaps fresh sanctions on Myanmar junta – Deccan Herald
June 21, 2021
The EU has added eight officials from Myanmar's junta and three firms linked to the military to its sanctions blacklist over the country's February coup and bloody repression of protests,...
Burma Campaign UK Welcomes UK Sanctions on Timber, Pearls and SAC
June 21, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new sanctions imposed by the British government on the Burmese military and its economic interests. The British government has sanctioned two state-owned entities which now...
Burma Campaign UK Welcomes EU sanctions on Timber and Gems Enterprises
June 21, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the imposition of sanctions on state owned timber and gems enterprises, and on the Myanmar War Veterans Organisation (MWVO). Timber and gems are significant revenue...
Myanmar: State of Fear (Wai Hnin Pwint Thon interviewed) – Al Jazeera
June 16, 2021
Since the military coup in February, a climate of terror has engulfed Burma. Disappearances, detention without charge, alleged torture and mysterious deaths are just some of the actions under the...
Burmese military advertising on Facebook despite ban – Nick Clegg must act
May 24, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today called on Facebook Vice President Nick Clegg to stop Facebook taking money from the Burmese military, and instead kick Burmese military companies off Facebook. On 25th...