A Prominent Woman Activist Jailed for Leading a Peaceful Protest
September 5, 2013
Burma Campaign UK today urged Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire MP to call in the Burmese ambassador to Britain to question him regarding why people are still being arrested under...
WIN-Peace Calls for the Immediate Release of Naw Ohn Hla and Other Women Activists at Monywa
September 1, 2013
The Women’s Initiative Network for Peace (WIN-Peace) Calls for the Immediate Release of Naw Ohn Hla and Other Women Activists at Monywa, and for an End to Judicial Harassment of...
Karen Cultural Evening
August 31, 2013
The Karen community is holding a Karen Cultural Evening with traditional music, dance and food. Time: 5pm- traditional food from free buffet will be available, drink will also be available,...
Punk Legends Buzzcocks to Headline Vale Earth Fair 2013
August 25, 2013
Vale Earth Castle, Guernsey The Channel Islands’ longest running music festival, the Vale Earth Fair, will this year be headlined by Punk legends Buzzcocks. “It will be an event not...
US Government Must Ensure US Investors Abide by Reporting Requirements
August 12, 2013
26 ORGANIZATIONS EXPRESS STRONG CONCERN ABOUT SERIOUS INFORMATIONAL GAPS IN REPORTS FROM U.S. COMPANIES INVESTING IN BURMA (Washington, D.C.) — Today, August 12, 2013, twenty-six organizations submitted a detailed letter...
Thein Sein Should Come Clean On Role In Crushing 88 Uprising
August 7, 2013
On the 25th anniversary of the pro-democracy uprising in 1988, Burma Campaign UK is calling on President Thein Sein to reveal the exact role he played in suppressing the uprising....
Two Women Activists Detained For Supporting Farmers’ Protest
August 2, 2013
Burma Campaign UK today strongly urged Hugo Swire MP, British Foreign Office Minister with responsibility for Burma, to push the military-backed government in Burma to secure the unconditional release of...
Political Prisoner of the month Brang Shawng released
July 24, 2013
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the release of 73 political prisoners, including Brang Shawng, who was highlighted as a political prisoner of the month by Burma Campaign UK as part...
Kachin Civilian Sentenced to 2 Years in Jail on False Charges
July 19, 2013
On Thursday 18th July Brang Shawng was sentenced to two years in jail, just three days after Burma’s President Thein Sein visited the UK and repeated a past promise of...
Cameron Should Demand Thein Sein Withdraw Soldiers From Ethnic States
July 15, 2013
Media Release from Karen Community Association UK Cameron Should Demand Thein Sein Withdraw Soldiers From Ethnic States Human rights training for Burmese Army won’t work The Karen Community Association UK...