Rohingya Party Supporters Arrested And Beaten
November 10, 2010
Burma Campaign UK has received reports of violent intimidation, beatings and arrest of supporters of the National Democratic Party for Development (NDPD), an ethnic Rohingya party. These reports add to...
SWAN denounces Burma Army build-up and rape in central Shan State
November 10, 2010
Press release from Shan Women’s Action Network SWAN strongly denounces the Burma Army build-up around the Shan ceasefire area in Ke See township, central Shan State, which led to the...
David Cameron Raises Burma With Chinese Premier – Will Also Raise With Obama
November 9, 2010
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed British Prime Minister David Cameron raising the situation in Burma during his meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. In a written Parliamentary answer, the Prime...
Burmese Political Prisoner In Election Protest Hunger Strike
November 9, 2010
Kyaw Kyaw Naing, a jailed member of the National League for Democracy, has gone on hunger strike to protest against sham elections being held today in Burma, according to Burma...
Statement of the European Parliamentary Caucus on Burma on the elections
November 8, 2010
We, the members of the European Parliamentary Caucus on Burma, are expressing our concern with the elections that were held in Burma on November 7th and call on the international...
Burma Karen Town Attack A Warning Of Possible Civil War To Come
November 8, 2010
Burma Campaign UK today warned that Burmese Army attacks on a Karen armed faction in Myawaddy Town in Karen State, Burma, could be just the first example of many such...
British Parliamentarians Condemn Sham Burma Elections
November 8, 2010
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Democracy in Burma today condemned elections held in Burma on 7th November as a total sham, and called for increased international pressure to force Burma’s...
Gordon Brown Twitter Support For Burma And Aung San Suu Kyi
November 7, 2010
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is today guest editing his wife Sarah Brown’s Twitter account, supporting Burma Campaign UK’s call for stronger international pressure to bring real change to...
New Burma Government Does Not Have To Include Any Elected MPs
November 7, 2010
As Burma’s generals today hold fake elections, Burma Campaign UK publishes a new briefing detailing how Burma’s generals have brought in a new constitution which sidelines Parliament and makes it...
16 Burma Pro-Democracy Organizations Host London Rally
November 6, 2010
16 Burma Pro-Democracy Organizations host a London rally and a peaceful march to condemn Burma’s sham election Today, 16 Burma pro-democracy organizations including all ethnic organizations, based in the United...