World Bank’s planned $250 million Eastern Burma project will fuel conflict
November 24, 2019
Statement from the Karen Peace Support Network We the undersigned, reject the World Bank’s planned $250 million “Peaceful and Prosperous Communities Project” (PPCP) for the alleged development of conflict-affected areas…
Western Union – Stop Funding Genocide in Burma
October 31, 2019
Media Release from Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK), Burma Campaign UK, and International Campaign for the Rohingya On the eve of Western Union announcing its 3rd quarter results, Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK),…
DFID Tells Partners Not To Spend UK Aid With Burmese Military Companies
October 29, 2019
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed moves by Britain’s aid ministry, the Department for International Development (DFID), to prevent British aid reaching Burmese military companies. Burma Campaign UK has been lobbying…
EDF – No More Dams in Burma’s Conflict Zones – Pull Out of Shweli 3
October 24, 2019
Burma Campaign UK today called on French energy giant EDF to pull out of the Shweli 3 dam project in Burma, and make a commitment not to become involved in…
Rohingya Genocide 2 Years On – Holidays Bans Not an Adequate Response
August 22, 2019
As we approach the second anniversary of the Burmese military offensive against the Rohingya on 25th August 2017, in which thousands were killed and 700,000 fled to neighbouring Bangladesh, Burma…
38 Companies Added To Burma ‘Dirty List’ – Google, Apple, EDF, Huawei
August 19, 2019
Burma Campaign UK today publishes an updated version of its ‘Dirty List’, adding 38 companies to the list of companies linked to Burma’s military, or to projects linked to human…
KPSN Welcomes UN FFM Report – Calls for Sanctions on Military Companies
August 8, 2019
Media Release from The Karen Peace Support Network The Karen Peace Support Network (KPSN), welcomes the report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar, on the Myanmar…
Cloudflare Hypocrisy: Terminating 8chan While Still Working For Genocidal Burma Military Leader
August 6, 2019
Burma Campaign UK today slammed American web services company Cloudflare as ‘complete hypocrites’ for terminating its services for the 8chan website, used by terrorist white nationalists involved in mass…
UN Report on Burma Military Interests – British Gov Must Back Sanctions on Military Companies
August 5, 2019
As the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar today publishes a new report on Burmese military economic interests, Burma Campaign UK called on the British government to support their recommendation…
Facebook: Close Burma Military Facebook Pages – More Than 25 Pages Still Hosted
June 5, 2019
Burma Campaign UK today called on Facebook to remove more than 25 Burmese military linked Facebook Pages on its site. The Pages are either run by the military, or by…