Friends of the Earth Kuoni Press Release
April 30, 2003
Europe’s sixth largest travel company, Kuoni Travel, today announced that it would pull out Burma and that it will not return until democracy is restored. The move follows pressure from...
Kuoni To Pull Out Of Burma
April 30, 2003
Kuoni – Europe’s sixth largest travel company – has announced it will stop operating in Burma at the end of this year. The company has been on a ‘dirty list’...
Fears For Life Of Burmese Political Prisoner On Hunger Strike
April 29, 2003
Burma Campaign UK today called for the immediate release of Dr Salai Tun Than, a political prisoner on hunger strike in Burma. In March 2002 Dr Salai Tun Than, a...
Austrian Airlines/Lauda Air Hit By Europewide Boycott
April 29, 2003
A coalition of organisations in 13 countries have joined forces to launch a new campaign to stop Austrian Airlines subsidiary Lauda Air flying to Burma. Burma, ruled by one of...
BAT AGM Dominated by Burma
April 15, 2003
At today’s AGM the board of British American Tobacco faced a barrage of questions over its joint venture factory with Burma’s military dictatorship. Fifty protesters from Burma Campaign UK and...
Friends of the Earth BAT AGM press release
April 15, 2003
BAT’s social and environmental performance attacked at AGMBritish American Tobacco (BAT) AGM, The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London (tube: Moorgate) 11am: protest outside AGM. 11.30am: start of AGM. Friends of the...
BAT shareholders to be greeted by Burmese soldiers
April 14, 2003
11.15am - 15 April 2003 The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London EC1 British American Tobacco (BAT) shareholders arriving for their AGM tomorrow morning will be greeted by protesters wearing Burmese military...
77 MPs tell BAT to get out of Burma
April 14, 2003
In a major embarrassment for British American Tobacco (BAT) on the eve of its AGM, 77 MPs have signed an Early Day Motion calling on the company to close the...
Ethical Corporation? My A*se!
April 8, 2003
08 Apr 2003 Share on facebook Share on twitter The Burma Campaign UK today attacked Ethical Corporation magazine for inviting British American Tobacco (BAT) to speak at a conference on...
NLD Press Statement
March 10, 2003
In recent weeks Mr Tony Blair, the leader of the Labour party, sent a personal message to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy...