Archive for March 20th, 2008
World Focus on Burma (21 Mar 08)
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Burma’s rocky roads
United Press International, Asia, China - (The 2008 report of the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar [Burma] can be downloaded in PDF format from: … |
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New lives, new life
Albany Times Union, NY - Last year, military rulers in the Asian nation formerly known as Burma staged a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. More families like this, … |
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Junta snubs UN envoy, tightens control
United Press International, Asia, China - By KHIN OHMAR BANGKOK, Thailand, The second week of March saw the third visit of the UN special envoy to Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, but his visit brought no … |
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Nation supports UN role, respects Myanmar sovereignty
VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam - VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese representative to the United Nations said on March 18 the country supports the UN’s role in resolving the Myanmar issue and … -
MISSION WATCH: Thousands Of Burma Buddhist Monks Embrace …
BosNewsLife, Hungary - … and] Savior,” ahead of Easter said Christian Aid Mission (CAM), a major mission group representing native missionaries in Burma, also known as Myanmar. … .
Burma urged to legalize exiled trade union
Mizzima.com, India - Drawing attention to “the total absence of a legislative framework and climate sufficient to enable trade unions to exist in Myanmar,” the working group .. .
Orchid Species Now Extinct in Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand - According to the Myanmar Forestry Department statistics, there are more than 17000 species of orchid in the world, with 841 species in Burma. … .
Junta approves FM station for Mandalay
Mizzima.com, India - Dr. Tin Tun Oo additionally holds a stake in one of Burma’s leading English weeklies, The Myanmar Times, which is run by Australian businessman Ross Dunkley … .
Father Vismara, a venerable patriarch of Burma
AsiaNews.it, Italy - But in Myanmar, where the PIME missionary lived for 65 years, Father Vismara was already venerated by the Church as the ‘Patriarch of Burma’ after the … |
World Focus on Burma (20 Mar 08)
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria -
Monks in Myanmar, also known as Burma, have historically been at the forefront of protests _ first against British colonialism and later against military …
Asian Tribune, Thailand -
Hence to wink the people of Burma, as well as to the international community, they now come up with the sly idea of referendum, which was partially copied …
Asian Tribune, Thailand -
The killings and human rights transgressions in several of the world’s trouble spots — including Palestine, Burma (Myanmar), Sudan, Chechnya and now Tibet …
Sign petition: Stand with Tibet – Support the Dalai Lama
http://www.avaaz.org/en/tibet_end_the_violence/22.php
After decades of repression, Tibetans are crying out to the world for change. China’s leaders are right now making a crucial choice between escalating brutality or dialogue that could determine the future of Tibet, and China.
We can affect this historic choice — China does care about its international reputation. But it will take an avalanche of global people power to get the government’s attention. The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has called for restraint and dialogue: he needs the world’s people to support him. Fill out the form below to sign the petition–and spread the word.
As citizens around the world, we call on you to show restraint and respect for human rights in your response to the protests in Tibet, and to address the concerns of all Tibetans by opening meaningful dialogue with the Dalai Lama. Only dialogue and reform will bring lasting stability. China’s brightest future, and its most positive relationship with the world, lies in harmonious development, dialogue and respect.
Act now to end the violence:
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This posting is grabbed from the whole Avaaz team.
Here are some links with more information on the Tibetan protests and the Chinese response:
Crackdown in Tibet, but protests spreading:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/19/tibet.china
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/crackdown-on-protests-widens/2008/03/17/1205602289349.html
Dalai Lama calling for dialogue and restraint, and an end to violence:
http://www.dalailama.com/news.216.htm
http://www.agi.it/world/news/200803191258-pol-ren0032-art.html
Leaders across Europe and Asia starting to back dialogue as the way forward:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7300157.stm
Chinese Prime Minister attacks “Dalai clique”, leaves door open for talks:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/18/content_7813194.htm
Other Chinese signals:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/China_looks_at_India_to_talk_to_Dalai_Lama/articleshow/2875142.cms
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