Burmese Political Leader’s case taken to International Court
August 30, 2010
Media Release From Burma Justice Committee The case of Ko Mya Aye, a leading pro-democracy leader incarcerated in Burma, now calling itself Myanmar, has been taken to court at the…
Exiles stage defiant protest at London embassy to mark Aung San Suu Kyi’s birthday
June 18, 2010
Five Burmese exiled dissidents staged a defiant protest at the country’s London embassy earlier this morning to mark the 65th birthday of Burma’s iconic leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung…
EU/ASEAN Burma Statement Effectively Amounts to Defence of the Dictatorship
May 27, 2010
The Burma Campaign UK today condemned as ‘pathetic’ and ‘irresponsible’ a joint statement on Burma issued by the EU and ASEAN on 26th May. The statement goes so far in…
Burma Regime Receives Email Every 30 Seconds for Political Prisoner Ko Mya Aye
May 18, 2010
Activists worldwide are bombarding Burmese embassies with emails demanding Burma’s dictatorship allow medical access for Ko Mya Aye, a leading democracy activist in Burma. Ko Mya Aye, currently serving a…
Burmese Political Prisoner Ko Mya Aye Denied Medical Treatment – Now On Death Row
April 29, 2010
Ko Mya Aye, one of the leaders of 88 Generation Students Group, which led protests in 1988 and again in 2007, is being denied access to proper medical treatment he…
Nyi Nyi Aung Release – Generals Keep Playing Their Games
March 18, 2010
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the release of Nyi Nyi Aung, an American Burmese arrested last year while visiting his sick mother, but warned that the generals are once…
U Tin Oo Release Welcome, But Not A Sign of Change In Burma
February 13, 2010
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the release of senior NLD leader U Tin Oo, who has been either jailed or under house arrest since a failed attempt by the…
Burmese Junta unjustly convicts American political prisoner Nyi Nyi Aung
February 10, 2010
Media Release from Freedom Now Today, a Burmese court found American Nyi Nyi Aung guilty on false charges and sentenced him to 5 years in a Burmese prison, including hard…
Burma’s 2100 prisoners of conscience
December 10, 2009
Press Release by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office An innovative campaign has been launched to highlight the plight of Burma’s 2100 prisoners of conscience. The FCO has come together with…
Political Prisoner Ma Ni Mo Hlaing in critical condition
November 10, 2009
Media release from Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) has learned that Ma Ni Mo Hlaing, who is currently being held in Thayet…