Global Day of Action for Aung San Suu Kyi – Monday 18th May
May 17, 2009
Photo Opportunity As Aung San Suu Kyi is put on trial on Monday, demonstrations will take place in more than 20 cities, including London, Bangkok, Sydney, San Francisco, Pretoria, Perth,...
Defence lawyer’s licence revoked in Daw Aung San Suu Kyi case
May 16, 2009
AAPP Media Statement [Mae Sot, Thailand] The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) has learned that lawyer U Aung Thein has had his licence to practise law revoked by the...
Leading Voices—Bono, Clooney, Madonna, McCain, Tutu—Call for Release of Aung San Suu Kyi
May 15, 2009
Not On Our Watch unites politicians, entertainers, artists in support of incarcerated Burmese freedom fighter Press Release From Not On Our Watch. NEW YORK, NY – May 15, 2009 As...
English Barristers barred from attending Aung San Suu Kyi trial
May 15, 2009
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE BURMA JUSTICE COMMITTEE TRIAL OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI ILLEGAL AND AGAINST INTERNATIONAL LAW English Barristers barred from attending trial Aung San Suu Kyi has been...
Actors, Writers, and Designers Call For Release of Aung San Suu Kyi
May 15, 2009
Some of Britain’s most distinguished actors and writers have added their names to a global petition for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all Burma’s political prisoners. The...
UN and ASEAN Action Needed to Free Aung San Suu Kyi
May 14, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK today called for an intense diplomatic effort to secure the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, after she was detained in custody in Burma’s notorious Insein...
Three-Hundred Thousand Back Burma Political Prisoner Campaign
May 13, 2009
More than three-hundred thousand people have signed the petition calling for UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to secure the release of Burma’s political prisoners. The figure means that someone...
Aung San Suu Kyi unwell: UN and ASEAN Should Send Envoys
May 11, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK today expressed deep concern about the health of Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is being denied proper medical treatment by Burma’s military dictatorship....
Little Daughter, Zoya Phan’s Autobiography, Launched in UK Parliament
May 5, 2009
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Democracy in Burma will today host the formal launch of Zoya Phan’s autobiography, Little Daughter. Zoya Phan is International Coordinator at Burma Campaign UK. Senior...
Burma’s prisons and labour camps: Silent killing fields
May 1, 2009
The Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) today released a report, highlighting the growing health crisis for political prisoners in Burma. The report – entitled “Burma’s prisons and labour...