Joint Civil Society Appeal: UNSC Should Adopt Global Arms Embargo Against Myanmar
May 6, 2021
Over 200 nongovernmental organizations from around the world are calling on the United Nations Security Council to immediately impose a global arms embargo on Myanmar to pressure the junta to...
Wai Hnin Pwint Thon interviewed – France 24
April 28, 2021
Wai Hnin Pwint Thon, campaigns officer at Burma Campaign UK, and the daughter of a man serving a 65-year jail sentence in Myanmar for his part in the 2007 protests,...
100 UK MPs call for stronger action against the military in Burma
April 22, 2021
100 MPs from 9 political parties in the British Parliament have come together to support a Parliamentary Motion condemning the military coup in Burma. They are calling for stronger action...
Thailand: Give Sanctuary to Karen Refugees Fleeing Burmese Army Attacks
April 20, 2021
Statement by 41 Karen community organisations worldwide For decades the Royal Thai government has hosted ethnic Karen refugees and other refugees from Burma and we are grateful for the sanctuary...
Blue Shirt Day for political prisoners on Wednesday 21st April
April 20, 2021
Wednesday 21st April is Blue Shirt Day for political prisoners. It's the anniversary of the death of U Win Tin, a leader of the democracy movement who famously kept wearing...
Burma Campaign UK Welcomes EU Sanctions – Timber and Gems Must Follow
April 19, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed sanctions on military owned companies imposed by the European Union today. EU Foreign Ministers meeting today have confirmed sanctions on two huge military owned conglomerates,...
Burma Campaign UK Welcomes New British Sanctions on Military Companies
April 1, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new British sanctions on the military conglomerate Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC). The sanctions on MEC follow sanctions on the other major military business conglomerate Myanmar...
EU Must Act in Response to Bombing in Karen State and Killing of Protesters
March 28, 2021
Statement By European Karen Network EU Must Act in Response to Bombing in Karen State and Killing of Protesters The European Karen Network, representing Karen communities in Europe, calls for...
Burma Campaign UK Welcomes UK and USA Sanctions on Military Companies
March 25, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed moves by the UK and USA to sanction military owned companies. The UK has sanctioned military conglomerate Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL). The USA has...
EU imposes Myanmar sanctions as murder rate becomes ‘unbearable’ – the Telegraph
March 22, 2021
The European Union has slapped asset freezes and visa bans on 11 members of the Burmese junta linked to the military coup on February 1 and a brutal crackdown on...