UN General Assembly briefed by Special Envoy on Burma
February 26, 2021
The United Nations General Assembly today held an informal meeting to hear a briefing by the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener. Watch the...
Partial Ban on Military Facebook Pages Welcomed by Burma Campaign UK
February 25, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed an announcement by Facebook that all military pages except those promoting military companies have been taken down. Burma Campaign UK has been calling on Facebook...
Joint Call for a Global Arms Embargo on Myanmar
February 24, 2021
An Open Letter to the UN Security Council and Individual UN Member States The letter is in Burmese here. We, the undersigned organizations, call on the United Nations Security Council...
Mass rallies in ‘Five Twos revolution’ despite junta’s warning of ‘loss of life’ – the Telegraph
February 23, 2021
Hundreds of thousands of anti-coup protesters flooded the streets of Burma’s cities following calls for a nationwide strike against the military takeover, and defying the junta’s warnings that confrontation could...
Transworld Removed From ‘Dirty List’ – Will No Longer Use Military Ports
February 23, 2021
Burma Campaign UK has today removed Singaporean shipping company Transworld from the ‘Dirty List’ of companies linked to Burma’s military, after solicitors acting on behalf of Transworld informed us that...
Western brands must condemn the military coup and support workers in Myanmar
February 23, 2021
Joint Statement from NGOs and Trade Unions The international community has reacted with a justified shock at Myanmar’s military junta staging a coup on 1st February and arresting democratically elected...
EU Moving Dangerously Slowly to Sanction Military Leaders and Companies
February 22, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today called on the European Union to urgently speed up the process of identifying military leaders and companies to sanction in response to the military coup on...
Over 200 CSOs call for IFI loans to Myanmar to be frozen and reassessed
February 19, 2021
Two hundred and eighteen civil society organizations from Myanmar and globally have urged International Financial Institutions (IFIs) to immediately freeze loans and other financial assistance to the country amounting to...
UK Announcement on Sanctioning Military Companies Welcome – Burma Campaign UK
February 18, 2021
Burma Campaign UK expressed disappointment with sanctions announced against three Burmese military leaders by the British government today, which effectively amount to nothing more than a holiday ban. However, the...
EU must sanction military companies, not just military leaders
February 18, 2021
Ahead of EU Foreign Ministers Meeting on Monday 22 February to discuss their response to the military coup, Burma Campaign UK called on the EU to implement sanctions on military...