Tories Give Burmese Democracy Activist Standing Ovation
October 4, 2006
Delegates attending the Annual Conference of the Conservative Party – the main opposition party in the UK – yesterday gave Burmese democracy activist Zoya Phan a standing ovation following her...
TOTAL Oil invested in Burma via UK
October 3, 2006
The Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to stop foreign companies using UK overseas territories to channel investment into military ruled Burma. A Ch4 Dispatches documentary on...
More Dissidents Arrested in Burma
September 30, 2006
The Burma Campaign UK today expressed concern at what appears to be a new crackdown on democracy activists in Burma. Two more dissidents were reportedly arrested this morning, and more...
First UN Burma Discussion A Significant Step Forward
September 30, 2006
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the first formal discussion on Burma at the United Nations Security Council as a very significant step forward, and called for the next step...
Pro-Democracy Leaders Arrested in Burma
September 27, 2006
The Burma Campaign UK condemned the arrests of Min Ko Naing, Ko Ko Gyi and Ko Htay Kyaw. The three are leaders of the 88 Students Generation who were among...
Campaigners Welcome UN Security Council Burma Vote
September 15, 2006
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news that the United Nations Security Council has voted to hold its first formal discussion on Burma. “This vote is a major step forward...
Kinnock hits out as EU leaders mingle with military dictatorship
September 8, 2006
Press Release from Glenys Kinnock MEP/ASE Labour, Wales - Llafur, Cymru Glenys Kinnock today slammed the EU’s decision to allow Burma’s military regime to take part in this weekend’s Asia-Europe...
Prescott & EU to Dine with Dictatorship at ASEM
September 8, 2006
EU must set a deadline for change in Burma World leaders gathering in Helsinki, Finland, this weekend for the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) will be dining with Burma’s military dictatorship following...
New report confirms: Eastern Burma is now one of the world’s worst health disasters
September 7, 2006
A report released today in Bangkok at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand warns that people displaced by conflict in Burma face a public health catastrophe. The report entitled “Chronic Emergency” released...
Aid to Burma – Position Paper Released
July 28, 2006
Organisations campaigning for democracy in Burma, today released a position paper Pro-Aid, Pro-Sanctions, Pro-Engagement, : detailing their policy on humanitarian assistance to the country. The position paper has been published, in...