Archive for August 9th, 2008
Video: Junta oppression remembered
VIDEO: Junta oppression remembered
World focus on Burma (9 August 2008)
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The following is a transcript of President Bush’s weekly radio …
FOXNews -
During my time here, I’m expressing America’s deep concerns about freedom and human rights in China. This trip has reaffirmed my belief that men and women …
Laos, Bosnia War Crimes Trials: LPDR Condemned by Hmong National …
PressZoom (press release), Netherlands -
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was recently flown from the Serbian capital Belgrade to the The Hague where he will face trial before a UN …
Sacrifices of Prisoners of Conscience Should Not Be in Vain
NewsBlaze, CA -
The other panelists, who represented Belarus, Burma, Cuba, Eritrea and Uzbekistan, were all former prisoners of conscience or family members of people …
First Lady Laura Bush Urges Burma Reforms
NewsBlaze, CA -
“A lot of these families would rather go home, but because of the situation in Burma, they can’t,” Mrs. Bush told reporters during her August 7 visit to the …
The military junta that took control of Burma in September 1988 changed the name of the country to Myanmar in 1989. However, Maung Htoo said Canada is among …
Radio Address by the President to the Nation
MarketWatch -
During my time here, I’m expressing America’s deep concerns about freedom and human rights in China. This trip has reaffirmed my belief that men and women …
Burmese translator helps refugees find their way
WTTE, OH -
She was part of an ethinc minority in Myanmar, also known as Burma. She says she is still trying to find her own way around while she directs others. …
Irish Times, Ireland -
… changing its name to Myanmar. It is a ruthless military regime that has distinguished itself primarily for its brutal repression of the people of Burma, …
Asia recalls the repression of 8-8-’88 in Myanmar
AsiaNews.it, Italy -
About 100 demonstrators also gathered in front of the Burmese embassy, shouting “freedom for Burma, freedom for Aung San Suu Kyi”, and launching red paper …
Prominent Myanmar human rights activist arrested
International Herald Tribune, France -
AP YANGON, Myanmar: Police in Myanmar arrested a prominent human rights activist on the 20th anniversary of massive pro-democracy protests, a colleague of …
Irish Independent, Ireland -
… Burma, Tibet, wherever, just be aware that you’re beating an old drum about the cords connecting an Olympic Games with the suppression of human rights. …
Thousands take part in global day of protest as Beijing Games open
Toronto Star, Canada -
… embassy in London was the focus for protests against the country’s treatment of people in Tibet, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Burma, also known as Myanmar. …
Myanmar frees most detained “8-8-88″ marchers
路透中国, China -
The protest in the town of Taunggok was virtually the only one in the former Burma in memory of the nationwide revolt, eventually crushed by the army with …
Reuters UK, UK -
Human Rights Watch put out a statement slamming China for its commercial and diplomatic ties to Myanmar’s junta on the 20th anniversary of the 8-8-88 …
Myanmar anniversary demonstrators freed
The Associated Press -
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar authorities have released 43 demonstrators who held one of the country’s few protests marking the anniversary of the 1988 …
From the sublime to the ridiculous
Cyprus Mail, Cyprus -
Which other country in the world demands a UN Sec-Gen to ‘tell the truth’? The only people I can think of are despots and dictators – such as Burma’s …
Activists held at rally pver ’88 uprising
Los Angeles Times, CA -
The military government arrested 48 activists on a protest march to mark the 20th anniversary of a pro-democracy uprising in which an estimated 3000 people …
Burmese junta arrests 48 on uprising anniversary eve
TopNews, India -
: Burma”s military junta have arrested 48 activists during a protest march marking 20 years since the army crushed a pro-democracy uprising, …
Games’ opening day busy time for protests
San Francisco Chronicle, USA -
The Beijing Games have become a focus for activists critical of China on issues ranging from its human rights record and heavy-handed rule in Tibet, …
China stages a perfectly choreographed display
Aberdeen Press and Journal, UK -
Demonstrators from Tibet, Zimbabwe, Sudan and Burma joined forces to protest against human rights violations and China’s hosting of the Olympics. …
US first lady Bush tours Beijing’s Forbidden City
The Associated Press -
Mrs. Bush has become more outspoken herself over the years, especially on the issue of Myanmar, also known as Burma. The isolated Southeast Asian nation is …
Proud moment for sailor flying the flag
Irish Independent, Ireland -
Mr Kilgallen reminded the demonstration that China was a supporter of Burma’s ruthless military junta and had a deplorable human rights record. …
Beijing Olympics: Asia press comment
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
The South China Morning Post says it is time to turn the screw on Myanmar’s leaders. “Myanmar’s junta welcomes occasions like the Olympic Games. …
TIME -
These protests inspired the mass demonstrations led by Burma’s monks, which captured the world’s imagination a month later. Jimmy is still in jail. …
TIME -
In Bangkok, he praised Southeast Asia’s economic progress while slamming Burma for human-rights abuses. But the most urgent business was in Beijing, …
Beijing Olympics draws much concern of Myanmar people
Xinhua, China -
8 (Xinhua) — The Beijing Olympic Games has drawn much concern of Myanmar people over the last few days ahead of the opening ceremony of the world event in …
Beijing Olympics spark global protests
Special Broadcasting Service, Australia -
“The Olympics shouldn’t have been offered to China on the basis of their human rights record,” said Liawang Tsang, whose family fled Tibet nine years ago. …
The Government will continue to help the Burmese people in their …
Irish Times, Ireland -
… changing its name to Myanmar. It is a ruthless military regime that has distinguished itself primarily for its brutal repression of the people of Burma, …
Burmese ‘grateful’ for Irish support
Irish Times, Ireland -
Thanking the Lord Mayor for receiving the refugees, he pointed out that Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was a freewoman of Dublin city and that …
Protest marks Myanmar uprising annniversary
Peninsula On-line, Qatar -
Shouting “Free Burma” the protestors, brandishing the red and yellow flags of the Myanmar opposition, called for the release of political prisoners in the …
Bush chides China over human rights
Financial Times, UK -
By Chawadee Nualkhair in Bangkok US President George W. Bush condemned China’s treatment of political dissidents and pressed for an unfettered Chinese press …
The Nelson Mail, New Zealand -
On August 8, 1988, pro-democracy supporters in Burma, now known as Myanmar, took to the streets to call for an end to the country’s military dictatorship. …
Population paradox: Europe’s time bomb
Independent, UK -
Singapore, Taiwan and Burma are similar. The lowest is South Korea with only 1.1 children per couple. “South East Asia has plummeted to levels it took …
Hundreds march in Tokyo on 20th anniversary of Myanmar uprising
The News – International, Pakistan -
She happened to be in Myanmar — then known as Burma — to care for her ailing mother when the uprising erupted. On Aug 26, 1988, she spoke to the crowds …
Myanmar comic charged over cyclone aid
Daily Times, Pakistan -
YANGON: Myanmar’s most famous comedian has been charged in a secret court, along with a sports writer and two activists, for delivering aid to survivors of …
Burmese junta arrest 48 on uprising anniversary eve
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who met Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein in Beijing ahead of the Olympic Games, said he hoped Myanmar could sort out its …
New Yorkers Mark Olympics With Protests
New York Times Blogs, NY -
… to protest Chinese support of the military junta that has ruled Myanmar since 1962. Cristina Moon, executive director of 8/8/08 for Burma, …
Scots activist thrown out of China
The Herald, UK -
He said: “We are here together today because we need the Chinese government to talk about human rights, the situation in Tibet and media freedom. …
GulfNews, United Arab Emirates -
The promises about access made to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon when he saw Myanmar’s head of state, Senior Gen Than Shwe, in late May have essentially …
Human Rights Call Sets Frosty Tone to Bush Trip
istockAnalyst.com, OR -
PRESIDENT George Bush arrived in Beijing amid an atmosphere of tension with China’s leaders over his high-profile criticism of the country’s human rights …
Reactions mixed on US Burmese ruby ban
National Jeweler Network, NY -
Mumbai, India—The recent US ban on rubies and jadeite from Myanmar (formerly Burma), including stones that were processed in third-party countries, …
Free Speech Radio News, CA -
… League for Democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace laureate who remains under house arrest on the orders of leader General Than Shwe. …
8/8 – 20 years after the Burmese democracy protests
Foreign Policy (subscription) -
With all eyes on China this week, it’s refreshing to see George and Laura Bush noting that today is the 20th anniversary of pro-democracy protests in Burma …
Pro-Tibet protests europe-wide as Olympics open 08/08 20:30 CET
euronews, France -
… Union was beseiged in Brussels, with the Tibetan contingent joined by protestors also denouncing the military rulers of Myanmar, the former Burma. …
Arrests on anniversary on uprising
Radio New Zealand, New Zealand -
Activists outside Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, are marking the anniversary with demonstrations. The 1988 protests drew hundreds of thousands of people …
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
Tibet, Burma, Sudan and the colonisation of Africa are the issues routinely raised to keep the dragon in check; human rights the moral stick to beat the….
Harvard Crimson, MA -
… the human rights abuses at Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, and the CIA’s “black sites” hampered our ability to stem atrocities in countries like Sudan, Burma, …
Anniversary of the 1988 Popular Democratic Uprising in Burma
US Department of State, DC -
Twenty years ago today, the people of Burma bravely rose up together to call for the restoration of democracy in Burma and an end to misrule and the abuse …
BURMA: Expats Keep Democracy Hopes Alive
Inter Press Service (subscription), Italy -
By Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, Aug 8 (IPS) – Aung Moe Zaw still lives in the hope that democracy will take root in Burma, 20 years after hundreds of …
Masked activists in Cebu weigh in on China’s record
Sun.Star, Philippines -
… people of Tibet and Burma. They later broke their silence as they read “In the Quiet Land,” a poem by imprisoned Nobel laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Events mark ’88 Burma brutality
Howrah News Service, India -
The programmes were to focus on the brutal regime of the military junta in Burma and has seminars, talks, photo exhibition and also a candle vigil at the …
McDonald’s sponsorship of Games spurs protest
Taipei Times, Taiwan -
… a member of the Taiwan Free Burma Network. “It also violently cracks down on Tibetan demonstrators and supports authoritarian regimes in Myanmar and …
Beijing Olympics: Protests around the world as Games open in style
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
In London, more than 200 demonstrators from Tibet, Burma, Zimbabwe and Sudan joined forces for a noisy demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy. …
Zimbabweans in Chinese embassy demonstration
SW Radio Africa, Zimbabwe -
By Lance Guma Zimbabwean activists in the United Kingdom on Friday teamed up with protesters from Burma, Tibet and Sudan to demonstrate at the Chinese …
