Punk Legends Buzzcocks to Headline Vale Earth Fair 2013
August 25, 2013
Vale Earth Castle, Guernsey The Channel Islands’ longest running music festival, the Vale Earth Fair, will this year be headlined by Punk legends Buzzcocks. “It will be an event not...
US Government Must Ensure US Investors Abide by Reporting Requirements
August 12, 2013
26 ORGANIZATIONS EXPRESS STRONG CONCERN ABOUT SERIOUS INFORMATIONAL GAPS IN REPORTS FROM U.S. COMPANIES INVESTING IN BURMA (Washington, D.C.) — Today, August 12, 2013, twenty-six organizations submitted a detailed letter...
Thein Sein Should Come Clean On Role In Crushing 88 Uprising
August 7, 2013
On the 25th anniversary of the pro-democracy uprising in 1988, Burma Campaign UK is calling on President Thein Sein to reveal the exact role he played in suppressing the uprising....
Two Women Activists Detained For Supporting Farmers’ Protest
August 2, 2013
Burma Campaign UK today strongly urged Hugo Swire MP, British Foreign Office Minister with responsibility for Burma, to push the military-backed government in Burma to secure the unconditional release of...
Political Prisoner of the month Brang Shawng released
July 24, 2013
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the release of 73 political prisoners, including Brang Shawng, who was highlighted as a political prisoner of the month by Burma Campaign UK as part...
Kachin Civilian Sentenced to 2 Years in Jail on False Charges
July 19, 2013
On Thursday 18th July Brang Shawng was sentenced to two years in jail, just three days after Burma’s President Thein Sein visited the UK and repeated a past promise of...
Cameron Should Demand Thein Sein Withdraw Soldiers From Ethnic States
July 15, 2013
Media Release from Karen Community Association UK Cameron Should Demand Thein Sein Withdraw Soldiers From Ethnic States Human rights training for Burmese Army won’t work The Karen Community Association UK...
President Thein Sein – New Briefing
July 15, 2013
Today Burma’s President, former General Thein Sein, is making his first visit to London. He will be meeting Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague. To coincide with...
Parliamentarians call on gov to prioritise human rights during President Thein Sein visit
July 14, 2013
Media Release from the All-Party Parliamentary Group For Democracy In Burma British Parliamentarians from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Democracy in Burma are calling on Foreign Secretary William Hague to...
Thein Sein In His Own Words – New Briefing
July 12, 2013
With Thein Sein, President of Burma, expected to visit the UK for the first time on Sunday 14th July, Burma Campaign UK today publishes a short briefing containing revealing quotes...