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...
Pathetic EU Response to Burma Military Coup: Eleven Banned From Holidays in EU
March 22, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today described the EU response to the military coup as pathetically weak and ineffective. Almost two months after the military coup in Burma, the EU today finally...
UK Calls on Commonwealth Members To Impose Burma Arms Embargoes
March 15, 2021
British Foreign Office Minister Nigel Adams MP has called on members of the Commonwealth to impose arms embargoes on Burma, following the military coup on 1st February 2021. Responding to...
Burma Campaign UK Welcomes Korean Arms Embargo on Burma
March 12, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed an announcement by the Republic of Korea that it is imposing an embargo on military supplies to Burma. The announcement means that 42 countries now...
Evidence at United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
March 10, 2021
Wai Hnin Pwint Thon, Campaigns Officer at Burma Campaign UK, today gave evidence before the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the human rights atrocities committed by the...