Nobel Peace Laureates’ Open Letter for Aung San Suu Kyi’s 60th Birthday
June 15, 2005
We wish to use this opportunity, on the occasion of Aung San Suu Kyi’s 60th birthday, to reaffirm our solidarity with the people of Burma and their legitimate struggle for...
Letter to Tony Blair to mark Aung San Suu Kyi’s birthday
June 10, 2005
Dear Prime Minister Not long before your 1997 election victory, you wrote a personal letter to Burmese pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi. In that letter...
Blair to Meet Aung San Suu Kyi Delegation
June 10, 2005
On Friday 10th June at 2pm Prime Minister Tony Blair will receive a letter from a delegation of high profile women calling on him to do all he can to...
Aung San Suu Kyi 60th Birthday – 19th June 2005
May 27, 2005
On Sunday 19th June 2005 Aung San Suu Kyi will be 60 years old. It will be her 3,523rd day in detention (9 years & 238 days). There is currently...
Burma to Dominate TOTAL Oil AGM
May 16, 2005
At its AGM on Tuesday 17th May, the board of TOTAL Oil will face questions about its involvement in Burma. In addition, campaigners in the USA will demonstrate outside the...
Damien Rice releases new single in support of Aung San Suu Kyi
May 10, 2005
DAMIEN RICE & LISA HANNIGAN SINGLE: ‘UNPLAYED PIANO’ RELEASE DATE: JUNE 20 LIVE: LONDON PALLADIUM Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan are to release ‘Unplayed Piano’ as a single on June...
Political Parties’ Policy on Burma – May 2005 Election
April 27, 2005
We asked all the main UK political parties for their policy on Burma. We received the following responses. In alphabetical order Conservative Party Burma: Labour’s Failure. The British Government promised...
Free Aung San Suu Kyi 60th Birthday Campaign
April 20, 2005
Tutu calls for international action Campaigners Organise Global Day of Action to Free World’s Only Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Recipient On Her 60th Birthday “As long as she remains under...
289 MPs call for UN action on Burma
April 6, 2005
Media Release from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Democracy in Burma 289 MPs call for UN action on Burma A Commons Early Day Motion (EDM) supporting Burmese democracy leader Aung...
ChevronTexaco face Burma protests
April 5, 2005
The Burma Campaign UK today warned that ChevronTexaco’s purchase of UNOCAL means it could become a target of human rights campaigners. UNOCAL has significant investments in military ruled Burma. ChevronTexaco’s...