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...
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....
UK accused of a ‘abandoning’ Rohingya with ‘catastrophic’ 40% aid cut – the Guardian
May 21, 2021
The government has been accused of abandoning Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh after cutting aid to the humanitarian response by more than 40%, reports the Guardian. “Dominic Raab talks the talk...
Raab Refusing to Act on Accountability for Burmese Military – New Briefing
May 20, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today releases a new briefing paper: ‘Why is Dominic Raab Refusing to Act on Accountability for Burmese Military Crimes? The paper details how, despite British Foreign Secretary...
British government almost halves aid to Rohingya refugees – Burma Campaign UK
May 19, 2021
The British government has announced shocking cuts to its aid in support of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The £27.6 million announced amounts to a 42% cut in aid to Rohingya...