Posts Tagged ‘Amnesty’
World focus on Burma (22 November 2008)
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South Africa’s Archbishop Tutu Gets Fulbright Award
Voice of America -
… but that the world’s revulsion for human rights violations in places like Darfur, Burma, Zimbabwe and Gaza shows that evil is not the norm. …
“But it’s a bigger joke on those abroad who still think ignoring repression in Burma will bring positive change,” he said.
Myanmar opposition calls for amnesty on national day
TopNews, India -
The National League for Democracy, Myanmar’s main opposition group, demanded the release all political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi and student …
Burmese comic gets 45 years
Chortle, UK -
… June and seized his computer after he organized a group of around 400 volunteers to provide disaster relief in the areas devastated by Cyclone Nargis. …
HMS Westminster arrives in capital for march
Portsmouth News, UK -
Westminster was also sent to offer help with the humanitarian effort in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. The full article contains 182 words and appears in …
Comedian gets 45 years – criticized Burma junta
San Francisco Chronicle, USA -
… and 14 members of detained Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s party got 2 1/2 years each for calling for her release on her birthday in June, …
Comedian gets 45-year term as Burma punishes activism
Boston Globe, United States -
AP / November 22, 2008 RANGOON, Burma – Burma’s courts continued a crackdown on activists yesterday, giving a 45-year prison sentence to a comedian who went …
Burma Eats Its Young
New Yorker, United States -
After Aung San Suu Kyi, these two men are the leaders of Burma’s democracy movement, and a source of intense admiration and inspiration among the young …
Opposition big shots spurn 2010 elections
Shan Herald Agency for News, Thailand -
… the democratic opposition led by Aung San Suu Kyi and non-Burman ethnic states, was formed by exiles led by the late Chao Tzang Yawnghwe (1939-2004), …
Myanmar Gives Comedian 45-Year Sentence for Cyclone Comments
New York Times, United States -
Those sentenced have included some 70 members of the opposition National League for Democracy, the party of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the detained Nobel …
Rights group says Myanmar judges should be referred to ICC
JURIST -
Despite the September release [JURIST report] of more than 9000 political prisoners, human rights groups estimate that more than 2100 Burmese remain …
Human rights calls
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
Asean governments will be urged next month to call for a Commission of Inquiry on Burma by the UN Human Rights Council. But the new Asean Human Rights Body …
Comedian gets jail for criticizing junta
Washington Times, DC -
AP RANGOON, Burma | Burma’s courts continued a crackdown on activists Friday, handing out a 45-year prison sentence to a comedian who went to the delta to …
Importance of ‘responsibility to protect’ outlined at conference
Irish Times, Ireland -
… invoking the principle – for example, in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis in Burma last spring – had not helped to build wider acceptance of the idea. …
Chinese living longer but wealth gap widening: UN
ABC Online, Australia -
“You’ve also got trafficking of women from even poorer places, for example Myanmar (Burma) and Laos, into these villages in China now to provide wives for …
In short
Irish Times, Ireland -
(Reuters) RANGOON – A hip-hop star in military-ruled Burma has been jailed for six years for being part of a political group, the latest in a string of …
Burma jails comedian for 45 years
Independent, UK -
More than 100 activists, including Buddhist monks, students and members of the opposition National League for Democracy have been convicted in the past two …
Myanmar on US agenda
Straits Times, Singapore -
The United States refers to Myanmar as Burma, the name used before it was changed by the military junta. Mr Marciel’s visit to Japan will take place on Dec …
Tea room pours good cheer
East Valley Tribune, AZ -
“We have sent women to retreats, and we have sent women onto the Navajo Nation, and we have purchased property in Myanmar (formerly Burma) to help build a …
Journalist gets 45 years in prison, others sentenced
CPJ Press Freedom Online, NY -
New York, November 21, 2008–A Burmese court sentenced entertainer and activist Maung Thura–known by his stage name, “Zarganar”–to 45 years in prison …
Magazine Breaks News on Organ Harvesting in China
The Epoch Times, NY -
24 issue, “China’s Gruesome Organ Harvest ” by Ethan Gutmann, asks why the world’s media, human rights organizations, and governments are not investigating …
RIGHTS: Landmines Banned, And Still Kill Thousands
Inter Press Service, Italy -
Investigations by Human Rights Watch concluded that at least 16 civilians died as a result of these weapons, which are known to tear limbs off a victim’s …
Burma: Cyclone-hit monasteries in need
Spero News -
By IRIN Scores of monasteries in cyclone-affected Myanmar are in urgent need of repair almost seven months after the category four storm struck. …
PEN Canada Honorary Member and One Humanity Award winner ZARGANA …
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada -
21 /CNW/ – PEN Canada is appalled by the forty-five year prison sentence handed down today by the Myanmar regime to Burmese poet and comedian Zargana (Maung …
Daily Press Briefing
US Department of State, DC -
Burma will also be discussed. He will travel to Tokyo to consult with Japanese officials regarding human rights, democracy, and other concerns in Burma on …
For Andrew K
The Young Turks, CA -
More than 100 activists have been sentenced over the past two weeks in a judicial crackdown across the spectrum of Burma’s pro-democracy movement. …
Myanmar Junta Jails Comedian for 45 Years
New York Times, United States -
By SHARON OTTERMAN A secret court run by Myanmar’s military leadership sentenced a prominent Burmese comedian and activist to 45 years in prison on Friday, …
Myanmar court hands comedian 45-year prison term
The Associated Press -
… for their jokes about the junta, and several other activists delivered donations of relief supplies to the Cyclone Nargis-shattered Irrawaddy delta. …
Top US Agenda at Asia-Pacific Meeting is the Financial Crisis
NewsBlaze, CA -
Topics of discussion will include follow-up from the G20 meeting; nuclear proliferation challenges from North Korea and Iran; developments in Burma, …
Insein prison trials called insult to rule of law and …
Reporters without borders (press release), France -
… trade unions and political activists.” They added: “All of Burma’s lifeblood has been neutralised and silenced by a subservient judicial system. …
World focus on Burma (27 September 2008)
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Monks in Myanmar mark crackdown anniversary
Hindu, India -
YANGON (AP): About 100 Buddhist monks in a western Myanmar city staged a peaceful protest march on Saturday to mark the anniversary of last year’s bloody …
Junta arrests nine party members on NLD’s 20th anniversary
Mizzima.com, India -
New Delhi – Burmese junta authorities on Saturday arrested nine members of the opposition party – the National League for Democracy – who were travelling to …
Suu Kyi’s party marks anniversary
Aljazeera.net, Qatar -
“An indelible black stain will be tainted in the political history of Burma by the omission of the authorities to perform according to the laws enacted by …
Myanmarese commemorate ”Saffron Revolution” anniversary in New Delhi
Thaindian.com, Thailand -
Myanmar or Burma’’s military regime had brutally cracked down on one of the most powerful and peaceful demonstration led by thousands of Buddhist monks and …
Nine arrested at NLD anniversary celebration
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Sep 27, 2008 (DVB)–Nine members of the National League for Democracy were arrested today at a ceremony to mark the party’s 20th anniversary, according to …
“An indelible black stain will be tainted in the political history of Burma by the omission of the authorities to perform according to the laws enacted by …
One year after the massacre of the monks, the repression continues …
AsiaNews.it, Italy -
Last year, the ruling dictatorship in Myanmar blocked a series of revolts organized by the Burmese monks, and supported by pro-democracy activists; …
Burma arrests three on NLD anniversary
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
Before U Win Tin was released last Tuesday, as part of a broad amnesty that freed 9002 prisoners, he was Burma’s longest-serving political prisoner. …
UK FCO: First anniversary of protests in Burma
ISRIA (subscription), DC -
… one year on, Burma’s rulers continue to resist international efforts to support peace, prosperity and democracy in the country, despite repeated calls …
UN rejects appeal to unseat junta
Mizzima.com, India -
… they will continue exposing the appalling human rights violations in Burma under the military junta and will continue appealing to the international …
Myanmar activists rally in Tokyo
Straits Times, Singapore -
In a rare break from Western nations, Japan maintains friendly relations with the military regime in Myanmar. Activists wearing ethnic Burmese costumes …
Rise of the Xenophobic elements
KanglaOnline, India -
Our neighbour Burma (Myanmar) also was greatly influenced. Unfortunately all the development of the second millennia had diverted its route from our part of …
Exiled Burmese freedom fighter dies in Ithaca (Ko Han Lin)
Ithaca Journal, NY -
It was the first such resolution in an American city calling attention to the situation in Burma, which the regime now prefers to be called Myanmar. …
Jailed protestors transferred to more remote prisons
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
… Daw Khin Lay, U Thet Tun and U Thein Tun were sent to Insein prison, and then transferred on to Myingyan and Pakokku jails in upper Burma. …
Today in History – September 27
NDTV.com, India -
… led by Aung San Suu Kyi was founded. Suu Kyi is a pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy in Myanmar, …
Immigrants immersed for school system
Durham Herald Sun, NC -
All the students currently enrolled in the program are refugees from the Karen region of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. Growing up in refugee camps, …
About 500 persecuted Burmese minorities resettling in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX -
By JIM JONES FORT WORTH — Members of Agape Baptist Church are giving a warm welcome to about 100 “Karen people” from Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, …
Row over Giggs’ honour
Manchester Evening News, UK -
… unhappy with the decision after nominating recipient Burmese political prisoner and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi for the honour in January. …
The Right Wing Nation
OpEdNews, PA -
That may be a bit of hyperbole, since there are absolute monarchies like Saudi Arabia, theocracies like Iran, and military dictatorships like Burma/Myanmar …
Ten National Security Myths
New America Foundation, DC -
Second, a League of Democracies would be no more effective than other organizations in solving humanitarian problems like those in Burma and Darfur or in …
One Down, 2100 To Go
Voice of America -
The military junta that rules Burma has released its longest-serving political prisoner, journalist U Win Tin after 19 years in jail. …
Burma Marks Crackdown Anniversary as One of World’s Worst Regimes
NewsBlaze, CA -
The actions of Burma’s junta in the year since it lethally suppressed mass pro-democracy demonstrations have further cemented its standing as one of the …
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Tun Myint, has completed …
Carleton College News, MN -
“Challenges Facing State building in Burma,” in Mark Sproule-Jones, Barbara Allen, and Filippo Sabetti (eds.), The Struggle to Constitute and Sustain …
British PM Calls for Global Action on Financial Crisis
Voice of America -
And he called for standing firm against oppression in Burma and said the international community must send a strong signal of its support for democracy and …
Burma: Inside the Saffron Revolution: After the uprising, what comes next?
PBS -
The general, trained in psychological warfare, so reviles the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi that he will not allow her name to be uttered in his …
To Implement Amendments to the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act …
Whitehouse.gov (press release), DC -
… as amended by section 6(a) of the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta’s Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-286) (the “JADE Act”), …
Robert Ménard stands down as Reporters Without Borders secretary …
Organisation de la Presse Africaine (Communiqués de presse), Switzerland -
I cannot imagine a life that does not a involve a commitment to serving the values of democracy, freedoms and human rights, which in my view gives meaning …
UN rejects request for Myanmar junta’s seat
International Herald Tribune, France -
The military has ruled Myanmar, also known as Burma, since 1962 and has been widely criticized for suppressing basic freedoms. The current junta, which took …
The Power of Elections: Photo Exhibit Captures Pivotal Campaigns
NewsBlaze, CA -
… Aung San Suu Kyi’s struggle against the Burmese junta, ending in her house arrest, and opposition rallies inZimbabwe before Robert Mugabe’s crackdown. …
Wen Jiabao unwelcome in New York City
Phayul, Tibet -
… such as the Falun Gong group, Chinese human rights activists etc, but also supports other brutal regimes such as the ones in Burma, Sudan and Zimbabwe. …
Burma Gives Amnesty to 9000 Prisoners
OneWorld US, DC -
“I will be happy only when all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi are released,” Win Tin told Burmese journalists shortly after his release. …
Rights & Wrongs: Relgious Freedom, Arms Control, Venezuela, and More
World Politics Review -
HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES PUSHING FOR GLOBAL ARMS TREATY — As officials from around the world prepare to meet at the United Nations in October to consider a …
Junta’s secret plan: Closer relationship with China
Mizzima.com, India -
The minutes of the meeting, dated July 6, 2008, state that in order to defend the country against US influence, Burma cannot stand alone without any …
Key political prisoners released prior to elections in Burma
The Daily Star, Bangladesh -
“While the release of U Win Tin and his fellow prisoners is certainly the best news to come out of Myanmar for a long time, unfortunately they represent …
‘We are still angry, but we bury it’
guardian.co.uk, UK -
The nightly performance of the Moustache Brothers, Burma’s best-known comedians and renowned opponents of the regime, is struggling. …
Myanmar dissident enjoys just 17 hours of freedom
The Associated Press -
According to the US Campaign for Burma, Win Htein was arrested briefly in early 1989 and tortured, then arrested again in 1989 and held until 1995. Myanmar …
SKN on UN Committee to review Burma’s membership
Sun St.Kitts/Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis -
St. Kitts/Nevis has been appointed to a nine-member United Nations Credentials Committee set up to review a challenge to the Burma’s membership. …
Burma: The revolution that didn’t happen
BBC News, UK -
In fact Aung San Suu Kyi is said to have refused to see him in August, with her party describing the visit as a “waste of time”. “The government knows how …
International Community Should Hold Burmese Military Government …
BBSNews, NC -
BBSNews 2008-09-26 — New York (HRW) The international community should demand accountability from the Burmese military government for the brutal crackdown …
Bombs a year after Myanmar crackdown
Custer County Chief, NE -
Outside the country hundreds of monks, Burmese dissidents and human rights activists gathered in both Thailand and the Philippines to commemorate those …
YANGON (AFP) — Armed police in trucks patrolled Myanmar’s main city Friday as frightened protesters stayed home on the anniversary of last year’s brutal …
Myanmar Writhes in the Grip of Its Junta
New York Times, United States -
The generals’ domination in Myanmar, formerly Burma, has been tested repeatedly over the past two decades — by the monks last September, by Daw Aung San Suu …
Trouble brewing again in Myanmar’s monasteries*
Radio Netherlands, Netherlands -
By our correspondent* A year after the monks’ protests were crushed it seems peaceful in Myanmar, formerly Burma. A Radio Netherlands Worldwide reporter …
Call to raise Burma issue at UN
The Press Association -
Irish campaigners for democracy in Burma urged the Foreign Affairs Minister to raise the issue at a United Nations summit on Monday. …
Unforgettable: The anniversary of the ‘Saffron Revolution’ crackdown
Mizzima.com, India -
On September 26, 2007, the Burmese military junta ordered soldiers to open fire on a protesting crowd led by Buddhist monks. According to the United Nations …
Illegal Burmese Rice Exports Boom on Thai Border
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Burma’s junta officially banned the border rice trade after Cyclone Nargis struck the country’s Irrawaddy delta on May 2-3. The storm devastated much of the …
World focus on Burma (26 September 2008)
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Win Htein remains in Katha prison
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Sep 26, 2008 (DVB)–Political prisoner Win Htein, who was released on Tuesday and re-arrested the following day, remains in Katha prison but has been given …
Under the Dragon celebrates the ‘gentle generosity’ of the natives …
The North Bay Nugget, Canada -
Rory Maclean’s Under the Dragon is the finest book you will ever read about Burma — that tragically abused and heartbreakingly beautiful southeast Asian …
Denmark continues to be the world’s least corrupt country
Copenhagen Capacity, Denmark -
For the second consecutive year, Somalia and Myanmar (former Burma) have bottom rankings. The countries are ranked on a scale from 0-10, 0 being the lowest. …
Checks and search operations in Rangoon after bomb blast
Mizzima.com, India -
New Delhi – The Burmese military junta authorities are searching and monitoring crowded places such as traffic lampposts, markets and bus stops in the wake …
Rights groups deplore pervading atmosphere of repression in Burma
Mizzima.com, India -
Specifically, the rights watchdog references the fact that dialogue with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is presently non-existent, …
1st anniversary of Burma’s bloody Saffron Revolution
OpEdNews, PA -
As a result of the junta’s excessive use of violence, nearly 100 monks and many lay people were killed. Over 8000 people were arrested nationwide. …
NLD to Celebrate 20th Anniversary
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Filipino protesters display photos of Burma’s last year protests led by Buddhist monks during a silent protest outside the Burmese Embassy at the financial …
Doing What Needs to be Done
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Earlier this week, The Irrawaddy spoke with Win Tin, Burma’s longest-serving political prisoner, who was released on Tuesday after spending 19 years behind …
UNESCO: Director-General welcomes Myanmar’s release of U Win Tin …
ISRIA (subscription), DC -
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today expressed his “immense joy” over the release by the authorities of Myanmar of U Win Tin, …
EU: Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the EU following …
ISRIA (subscription), DC -
… the Burmese authorities, showing a real willingness to meet the expectations of the international community, in both political and human rights terms, …
Release Aung San Suu Kyi: Laura Bush
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By LALIT K JHA / UNITED NATIONS The US first lady Laura Bush on Thursday again urged the Burmese military junta to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu …
Weekly Business Roundup (September 26, 2008)
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
It’s believed to be associated with shipping and aviation—key transport in junta-linked exports. The British human rights NGO Burma Campaign UK says its …
Gambari Should Be Tougher on Junta: PM in Exile
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Gambari is often accused by critics of spending more time in the company of the junta than with pro-democracy leaders when he is in Burma. …
False dawn in Myanmar
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong -
There is no word yet if opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), or other opposition parties, will be allowed to …
Burma on alert on anniversary of Saffron Revolution
Radio Australia, Australia -
CHO: He is a former army captain and senior assistant to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. He was released from Kosar prison in northern Burma but a few hours later he …
Laura Bush implores junta to respect international appeals
Mizzima.com, India -
… democratic opposition for several years, and an especially avid observer of the prolonged plight of Burma’s detained democracy icon, Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Burma: UK Considers Further Sanctions
UNPO, Netherlands -
Britain has admitted that it could seek further sanctions against the Burmese junta if it fails to improve its human rights record and deliver on promises …
World at a glance
InTheNews.co.uk, UK -
Britain has admitted that it could seek further sanctions against the Burmese junta if it fails to improve its human rights record and deliver on promises …
Philippine activists remember violent Myanmar protests
Earthtimes (press release), UK -
Egoy Bans, leader of the Free Burma Coalition-Philippines, said the repression in Myanmar continues and the military has been arresting pro-democracy …
No Happy Anniversary for Than Shwe
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… political struggle, as he was considered to be close to detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and is known to command respect among Burmese people. …
Bitterness lingers on in Burma a year after `Saffron Revolution’
Toronto Star, Canada -
… of the new constitution would also bar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from holding any kind of political office in Burma, also known as Myanmar. …
The trouble with India
European Voice, Belgium -
It would irritate China, undermine India’s status at the UN and complicate regional diplomacy with Iran, Burma and central Asian autocracies. …
EDITORIAL: Let’s weigh dangers before we jump into biofuel production
ThisDay, United Republic of Tanzania -
Several years ago, faced with growing food shortages, the government of Myanmar (formerly Burma) ordered farmers throughout the country to start growing …
Fearless, and not forgotten
Guardian Unlimited, UK -
And exactly a year ago today those protests in Burma were met by brutal force from the ruling military junta. Hundreds were injured in the crackdown as the …
Myanmar junta flexes muscles a year after crackdown
Reuters UK, UK -
Security was especially tight near the house of detained opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, and in front of City Hall, where a small …
Thida: Imprisonment a temporary death
The Brown Daily Herald, RI -
Thida, this year’s International Writers Project fellow, was imprisoned by the Burmese government in 1993 for actively supporting Aung San Suu Kyi, …
Monks travelling to Rangoon subjected to rigorous checks
Independent Mon News Agency, WA -
Monks from rural areas in Burma are undergoing stringent checking by the military junta authorities. The checks begin from the onset of their journey till …
On the first anniversary of the Saffron Revolution, despite U Win …
Southeast Asian Press Alliance, Thailand -
Despite attempts by the military regime to hinder the operations of the traditional media like television and radio, hundreds of Burmese civilians used the …
Tight security in Myanmar
Straits Times, Singapore -
‘Human rights were violated here,’ he said. The protests began sporadically in late August 2007 over a hike in fuel prices, and slowly escalated. …
Unrest in Malaysia, Thailand – The Washington Times
International Analyst Network, NY -
In Thailand, People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protestors have occupied government buildings since August 26, with a state of emergency declared in …
35 NLD members march to detained party leader’s residence
Mizzima.com, India -
At least 35 members of Burma’s Opposition party the National League for Democracy have begun marching towards detained party leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’, …
No progress in Burma, says group
BBC News, UK -
Repression in Burma has increased since the ruling military government crushed pro-democracy protests a year ago, says the US-based Human Rights Watch group …
Police on streets for anniversary of brutal crackdown
First Post, UK -
The date September 26 has entered Burma’s calendar of events commemorating the current regime’s 20-year iron rule – beginning with the September 1988 mass …
EU-India: Time to move from style to substance
New Europe, Belgium -
… its global responsibilities and should stand up more forcefully against violations of democracy and human rights in countries like Burma and Zimbabwe . …
Tight security prevents repeat of Myanmar protests: opposition
AFP -
The NLD, led by detained Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, won elections in 1990 but was never allowed to take power. Myanmar has been run by the military …
Suu Kyi’s party asked to retract statement
Peninsula On-line, Qatar -
yangon • Myanmar’s police chief held his first meeting with leaders of Aung San Suu Kyi’s pro-democracy party yesterday, asking them to retract their call …
Undercover: Peter Cave interviews a student leader (ABC)
ABC Online, Australia -
In addition, I needed an interview with an official of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy. It was a tall order but within an hour it had all …
Rights group says Myanmar repression continues year after crackdown
AFP -
Rather than let Burma’s rulers continue to engage in fruitless dialogue, the international community should demand real action,” she said in a statement. …
Burma’s unfinished revolution
Boston Globe, United States -
… have called for “true democracy” in Burma, appealing for the release of their sister laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and expressing solidarity with all people …
Burma’s Bluff
Wall Street Journal -
Burma’s state media reported 9002 prisoners were released this week as part of the junta’s plan for a “peaceful modern discipline-flourishing democratic …
In Myanmar, cyclone continues to take a toll
Los Angeles Times, CA -
… said Shin Imai, who runs the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization’s operations in Myanmar, which also is known as Burma. …
Myanmar: Junta Threatens Action Against Opposition
Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia -
YANGON, MYANMAR: Myanmar’s military government has threatened the party of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi with legal action unless it …
Assam] Support Burma’s Monks From Your Home
AssamNet, India -
The petition asks Ban Ki-moon to make freeing Burma’s 2130 political prisoners a top priority. Yesterday the regime released 9000 prisoners; however, …
Burmese gloom one year after protests
BBC News, UK -
A year has passed since popular protests against Burma’s ruling junta filled the streets of Rangoon. A military crackdown finally brought the demonstrations …
Rampaging rats bring starvation to Burma
BBC News, UK -
Local human rights groups say of an estimated 500000 population, 100000 people are at crisis point. They blame a natural phenomenon, which occurs every 50 …
Generals still rule Myanmar with firm grip
International Herald Tribune, France -
The generals’ domination in Myanmar, formerly Burma, has been tested repeatedly over the past two decades — by the monks last September, by Daw Aung San Suu …
Tradition and technology
Times Online, UK -
While democracy activists and Buddhist monks marched in their hundreds of thousands against Burma’s military regime, it was the country’s internet …
In tiny acts of defiance, a revolution still fickers
Times Online, UK -
… general election in 1990, won by the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Aung San Suu Kyi, who has spent most of the intervening years under house arrest.
Junta’s election road map: political amnesty
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
… weekly Myanmar Times reported. Amnesty International estimates there are still more than 2100 political prisoners languishing in Burma’s jails. …
Burma: One Year After Violent Crackdown, Repression Continues
Human Rights Watch (press release) -
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Burma, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, made a report after his November 2007 visit, but acknowledged it …
Myanmar’s Release Of Long-Serving Detainee ‘Positive’ Step, Says …
Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand -
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has hailed Myanmar’s release of U Win Tin, a writer and former …
Starving in Burma
BBC News, UK -
One of Burma’s smallest ethnic minorities, the Mara, say hundreds of their people have starved to death. Local human rights groups believe food shortages …
Myanmar’s Release Of Long-Serving Detainee ‘Positive’ Step, Says …
Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand -
… vice-chair of Myanmar’s Writers’ Association and a founder of the National League for Democracy (NLD), whose leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains under house …
S Korean court says Myanmar refugees can stay
Daily Times, Pakistan -
SEOUL: South Korea’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that eight men from Myanmar should be granted refugee status since they were likely to face political …
Six hurt as blast rocks Myanmar
The National, United Arab Emirates -
“What happened then has changed Myanmar for ever – the screams of the monks being beaten is indelibly marked in the hearts of all true Burmese,” he said, …
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In Picture: Junta’s crackdown during the Saffron Revolution in 2007
(Collective news) U Win Tin
GMA news.tv, Philippines -
Win Tin, 78, a journalist-turned-activist who helped found Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition National League for Democracy party in 1988, was freed Tuesday …
Myanmar journalist released from jail after 19 years
Afrique en ligne, France -
Paris, France – The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, on Tuesday expressed his “immense joy” over the release by the authorities of Myanmar of …
Myanmar’s release of long-serving detainee ‘positive’ step, says …
UN News Centre -
24 September 2008 – The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has hailed Myanmar’s release of U Win Tin, …
Poet Released From Prison
mediabistro.com, NY -
The event raised $13500 in donations, all of which will be donated to cyclone relief and freedom of expression advocates in Burma/Myanmar. …
Win Tin Says He Refused Offers of Early Release
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By YENI “I once read your publication while I was in prison,” said newly-released Win Tin, Burma’s longest-serving political prisoner, in a telephone …
Burma Watchers Ponder Reasons for Win Tin’s Release
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By WAI MOE Burmese pro-democracy activists have welcomed the release of Burma’s longest-serving political prisoner, Win Tin, but agree that it’s too early …
Top Asian News at 11:30 am GMT
TMCnet -
Win Tin, 78, a journalist-turned-activist who helped found Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party in 1988, was one of at least seven political prisoners …
Win Tin set free, but what next?
France24, France -
The longest-serving political prisoner of Burma, Win Tin, was released from jail on Tuesday after 19 years. One of our Burmese Observers offers an …
Myanmar releases long-serving political prisoner
3 News NZ, New Zealand -
Win Tin, 78, a journalist-turned-activist who helped found Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party in 1988, was one of at least seven political prisoners …
Myanmar frees longest-serving political prisoner
Radio Netherlands, Netherlands -
The release of Myanmar’s longest-serving political prisoner, 79 year-old journalist Win Tin, has been welcomed around the world. …
U Win Tin says he was ‘evicted, not released’
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Sep 24, 2008 (DVB)–Long-term political prisoner U Win Tin has said he argued with prison authorities against his release, in an interview conducted shortly …
Burma Frees Legendary Democracy Leader
TIME -
24, 2008 Win Tin, the longest-serving political prisoner in the military-ruled nation, talks with friends and journalists after his release from Insein …
Burmese political prisoner freed after nearly 20 Years
Thaindian.com, Thailand -
According to Fox News, Win Tin, an activist who helped found Aung San Suu Kyi’’s opposition party in 1988, was one of at least seven political prisoners …
Win Tin’s release hailed
Straits Times, Singapore -
… and that Mr Win Tin will be able to resume his peaceful struggle for press freedom and democracy in Burma,’ they added, using Myanmar’s former name. …
SEAPA Statement: U Win Tin’s freedom reminds that Burmese …
Southeast Asian Press Alliance, Thailand -
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) is elated by news of Burmese journalist U Win Tin’s release from Burma’s notorious Insein prison. …
Political Prisoner Freed
Washington Post, United States -
Win Tin, a journalist-turned-activist and an aide to pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, was held for 19 years. He was one of at least seven …
Burma frees dissident held for 19 years
Financial Times, UK -
Win Tin, now 78, a poet and editor who had been a close aide of Aung San Suu Kyi, the democracy advocate, was released after 19 years in prison. …
Burma frees dissident held for 19 years
Financial Times, UK -
By Amy Kazmin in Bangkok Burma’s ruling military junta freed its longestserving political prisoner and 9002 convicts yesterday in an amnesty that state …
Burma releases 9000 prisoners, but not Suu Kyi
Radio Australia, Australia -
The Burmese military, headed by Senior General Than Shwe, have allegedly been hacking into dissident Burmese news websites. [Reuters] Burma’s ruling junta …
Myanmar junta to release more than 9000 prisoners for good behavior
JURIST -
[JURIST] Myanmar state media outlets announced Tuesday that the state’s ruling junta released 9002 prisoners for good behavior, including U Win Tin [BBC …
US welcomes Myanmar’s amnesty of prisoners
Xinhua, China -
“We continue to call on the Burmese regime to release all political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi and to move the country down the path towards …
Burma’s longest-serving political prisoner released
InTheNews.co.uk, UK -
The auspicious date of the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony will be marked for very different reasons by the people of Burma. Full Story A 78-year-old …
Burma activist freed from jail after 19 years vows to fight on
guardian.co.uk, UK -
One of Burma’s most prominent political detainees, U Win Tin, was freed from jail yesterday after 19 years’ imprisonment, and vowed to continue the fight …
Dissident freed after 19 years
Scotsman, United Kingdom -
BURMA’S longest-serving political prisoner, journalist Win Tin, 79, was freed yesterday after 19 years in jail, and immediately vowed to continue his …
US welcomes Myanmar’s amnesty of prisoners
Xinhua, China -
“We continue to call on the Burmese regime to release all political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi and to move the country down the path towards …
Prisoner release has political motive
The National, United Arab Emirates -
AP BANGKOK // Myanmar’s military leaders released the country’s longest-serving political prisoner yesterday in what activists decried as an attempt to head …
UNESCO Exec Lauds Release of Ex-Newspaper Editor from Myanmar Jail
Editor & Publisher -
By E&P Staff NEW YORK UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura today expressed “immense joy” over the release by Myanmar authorities of former newspaper …
Myanmar journalist freed from prison
United Press International -
He had been the editor of the daily newspaper Hanthawaddy and was vice president of the Burma Writers Association. BAGHDAD, Sept. …
REGION: Myanmar frees longest-serving political prisoner
Daily Times, Pakistan -
Many human rights groups had feared his health was in severe decline, and a year ago, Win Tin himself was musing about dying behind bars. …
Prominent Burmese Democracy Veteran Released From Prison
RTT News, NY -
(RTTNews) – Burma’s military regime on Tuesday released prominent democracy veteran Win Tin after holding him in detention for over 19 years. …
Burma frees political prisoner after 19 years
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
“I have to continue with my unfinished task of trying to achieve democracy in Myanmar,” he said, using an alternative name for the country. …
US, UN welcome Burma prisoner release
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia -
Myanmar overnight released its longest-serving political prisoner as part of an amnesty for more than 9000 inmates, but he immediately vowed to continue to …
U Win Tin, Burma’s longest held journalist, released
CPJ Press Freedom Online, NY -
New York, September 23, 2008—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release of U Win Tin, the longest serving political prisoner in Burma, …
Myanmar journalist released from prison
United Press International -
He had been the editor of the daily newspaper Hanthawaddy and was vice president of the Burma Writers Association.
US welcomes release of political prisoner in Myanmar
AFP -
“We continue to call on the Burmese regime to release all political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi and to move the country down the path towards …
UN rights expert welcomes Myanmar’s freeing of political prisoners
UN News Centre -
23 September 2008 – The independent United Nations expert on the situation of human rights in Myanmar has welcomed the reported release of seven political …
US welcomes release of Myanmar political prisoner
International Herald Tribune, France -
AP WASHINGTON: The United States is welcoming Myanmar’s release of its longest-serving political prisoner and about 9000 other prisoners. …
Prominent political prisoner freed in Myanmar
The Associated Press -
Win Tin, a journalist-turned-activist and aide to pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, was held for 19 years. He was one of at least seven …
World focus on Burma (24 September 2008)
News about U Win Tin’s release from prison after 19 years is indeed one of the top news of the world. As the number of news items about him is large, please read them in the next post under the title of (Collective news) U Win Tin.
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Burma: Sources of Political Change
MorungExpress, India -
The reluctance of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to accept exile and her symbolic importance for these activists and the people of Burma cannot be underestimated. …
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RTT News, NY -
(RTTNews) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday welcomed the release of the seven political prisoners by the Burmese military regime on Tuesday, …
“Reading Burma” in Pictures
mediabistro.com, NY -
The “Reading Burma: A Benefit for Cyclone Relief and Freedom of Expression in Burma/Myanmar” line-up included authors Kiran Desai, Siri Hustvedt, …
Myanmar author beats censors after decade-long battle
Reuters UK, UK -
Nu Nu Yi, the first author living in army-ruled Myanmar to have a book published outside the country, battled censors for more than a decade to get her …
Little succor for Burma’s refugees
Christian Science Monitor, MA -
By Anand Gopal | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Mae La, Thailand – Myo Zaw thought freedom would begin the day he left Burma (Myanmar). …
UN chief hails Burma prisoner release
NEWS.com.au, Australia -
“The secretary-general welcomes the release yesterday by the Myanmar (Burmese) government of several political prisoners as part of an amnesty procedure, …
A Year After Protests, Burma’s Military Remains Firmly in Control
Voice of America -
“Of course I don’t think the average conscript inside the Myanmar military would be happy at how the monks were treated, to see the monks defrocked, …
A spirit no bars could conquer
Mizzima.com, India -
Now Win Tin has been freed and he is thinking not only of Burma’s future but of those prisoners still held inside Insein Jail. “I am free but I would like …
Freed Myanmar dissident calls for more releases
AFP -
See, I’m now 79 and that’s rather old for a Burmese. So I try to be healthy, I try to be normal. “I tried to survive by keeping some political convictions. …
UN chief lauds release of Myanmar prisoners
GMA news.tv, Philippines -
UNITED NATIONS – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday welcomed the release of Myanmar’s longest-held political prisoner and several others and called …
High-profile amnesty in Myanmar
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand -
YANGON – Myanmar’s longest-serving political prisoner was freed yesterday after 19 years behind bars, along with more than 9000 other prisoners across the …
Where did the ‘Asian century’ vanish to
Nation Multimedia, Thailand -
Asean’s dealings with Burma, whether in diplomacy or humanitarian crises, are a case in point. Asian countries often talk about how a united Asia, …
Fun and friendship a world away
Aucklander, New Zealand -
These women are some of the three million people forced to leave Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. Joy Min came to New Zealand two years ago, …
UN rights expert hopes more Burmese political prisoners will be …
Mizzima.com, India -
… including veteran journalist and longest serving political prisoner Win Tin, is “a positive sign of cooperation from the Government of Myanmar [Burma]. …
Ban urges release of all political prisoners in Myanmar
Monsters and Critics.com -
New York – The government of Myanmar should release all political prisoners after deciding to set free several of them this week, UN Secretary General Ban …
Prominent authors, journalists, rights experts honour Burmese writers
Mizzima.com, India -
With the military ruling in Burma since 1962, human rights violations and repressions have been wide spread. Despite standing up against the junta, …
Freed political prisoner tells of prison abuses
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Sep 24, 2008 (DVB)–National League for Democracy member U Aye Thein, who was released at noon yesterday from Kalaymyo prison, has spoken out about the …
Iran’s leader disdains Bush speech
The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com, OH -
Bush’s 22-minute address in the packed, 2000-seat hall was mostly a restatement of his previous condemnations of terror, calls to advance democracy and …
Junta lambasted by Shans over ‘sham amnesty to prisoners’
Mizzima.com, India -
… in prisons across Burma. The group also demanded that the junta release all political prisoners. The regime’s mouth piece ‘New Light of Myanmar’ on …
SECRETARY-GENERAL, FORMER TOP SPECIAL ADVISER JOIN HIGH-LEVEL …
7thSpace Interactive (press release), NY -
… former Secretary-General Annan’s initiative in Kenya and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) humanitarian role in Burma. …
Few political prisoners benefit from amnesty
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Sep 24, 2008 (DVB)–Burmese pro-democracy groups have welcomed the release of some political prisoners yesterday as part of a government amnesty, …
Freedom short lived for released political prisoner
Mizzima.com, India -
Captain Win Htein, a member of Burma’s opposition party – National League for Democracy – who was among those prisoners freed on Tuesday from Katha Prison …
US Department of State: Daily Press Briefing, 23 September 2008
ISRIA (subscription), DC -
So we continue to call on the Burmese regime to release all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi and to move the country down the path toward …
Bush shows new respect for UN
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -
But he said “a stronger effort” was needed to help the people of Burma shrug off repression, and decisive action was needed to ensure the Government of …
Response to Etzioni and Ish-Shalom
TPM, NY -
War against Japan produced anti-Western puppet governments in the Philippines, Indonesia, Indochina, and Burma, elements of which in some cases survived to …
Calvary Christian Schools principal documents missionary trip to …
MLive.com, MI -
… team comprised of doctors, nurses, ministry and lay people from Muskegon make the trip to this area that runs along Burma and the borders of Myanmar. …
Multicultural library to honor slain student
LocalNews8.com, ID -
Authorities found her slain body the next day in the home of 21-year-old Esar Met, another refugee from Myanmar, the former Burma. Met has been charged with …
World Must Stand Against Terrorism, Bush Says
NewsBlaze, CA -
… for a review of the UN Human Rights Council and stronger Security Council efforts on behalf of the people of Burma as well as Sudan’s Darfur region. …
Bush points finger at obstructionist countries in UN
Mizzima.com, India -
… permanent United Nations Security Council members, vetoed a resolution calling on the Burmese junta to cease in the persecution of opposition groups, …
Burmese Monks, Dissidents Targeted by Junta
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
… for the release of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and all other political prisoners. “We will not be silent while Burma suffers … …
Freed Political Prisoners Call for Others’ Release
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Dr Than Nyein, Dr May Win Myint and Aung Soe Myint were released along with four other political prisoners: Win Tin, Khin Maung Swe, Aye Thein and Than …
First Lady Laura Bush urges regional assistance on Burma
Mizzima.com, India -
… Mrs. Bush reiterated the long-held United States call for the Burmese junta to initiate a meaningful tripartite dialogue process incorporating …
India’s Support for Burmese Junta Pays Off
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
“The Chindwin holds huge hydropower potential and we intend to further strengthen this relationship by going in for other such projects in Myanmar,” Jairam …
Activists released, opposition calls for Suu Kyi house arrest to end
Radio France Internationale, France -
Win Tin, who was one of the NLD’s founders, was given several jail sentences in 1989 for distributing political propaganda, sheltering a woman who had had …
US president George W Bush and first lady Laura Bush hosted a …
PunjabNewsline.com, India -
… of human rights, and the dignity of all people. Democracy activists from around the world, including Russia, Lithuania, Sierra Leone, Belarus, Burma, …
Shan groups in exile condemn regimes’ mass prisoner release
Shan Herald Agency for News, Thailand -
By Hseng Khio Fah Although a handful of political prisoners, including U Win Tin, a founder of the National League for Democracy (NLD), have been released, …
HIV infection rates rising among self-injecting drug users
News-Medical.net, Australia -
The research revealed HIV infections among these kind of users was over 40% in nine countries – Estonia, Ukraine, Myanmar (Burma), Indonesia, Thailand, …
Charities Aid Foundation, UK -
The couple’s non-profit organisation the Jolie-Pitt Foundation has given the money to the Human Rights Watch’s work in Burma and Zimbabwe, according to …
HIV on rise among self-injecting drug users -study
Reuters -
… among these kind of users topped 40 percent in nine nations: Estonia, Ukraine, Myanmar (Burma), Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal, Argentina, Brazil and Kenya. …
Myanmar releases seven dissidents
CNN International -
An unidentified relative hugs Win Tin, after his release in Yangon, Myanmar, on Tuesday. U Win Tin, 78, a journalist and senior official in the opposition …
Bush speech to UN: “terror” 32, “climate” 0
Reuters UK, UK -
Yet while he spoke a lot about terrorism in his speech on Tuesday, he did also refer to other problems such as human rights in Burma, violence in Darfur, …
Secretary-Gneral calls for ‘global leadership’ to tackle world ...
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
Indeed, the United Nations was a champion of the most vulnerable, and had been involved in nations including Haiti and Myanmar. However, he also had called …
Bringing up the rear is Somalia at 1.0, slightly trailing Iraq and Burma at 1.3 and Haiti at 1.4. Asked what the wealthy nations could do to help low-income …
Bush exits with challenge to UN
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA -
Bush urged the United Nations to reform its Human Rights Council, which he complained has frequently protected violators. He called for a more determined …
AFP -
… freed and that Win Tin will be able to resume his peaceful struggle for press freedom and democracy in Burma,” they added, using Myanmar’s former name. …
Voice of the Martyrs Alert
Crosswalk.com, VA -
… “particularly severe violations of religious freedom,” the report highlights: Myanmar (formerly Burma), China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, …
Push for Political Change in Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
The Group of Friends of the Secretary-General on Myanmar, which had its first meeting on December 19 last year, met several times at the ambassadorial level …
Myanmar author beats censors after decade-long battle
Reuters UK, UK -
A: When I was at Oxford in 1998, I saw Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s “Letters from Burma” at Blackwell’s bookstore. It was the only book from Myanmar — on the …
Long after the tear gas clears, these questions should linger
Pioneer Press, MN -
Pre-emptive arrest is standard practice in police states like North Korea and Burma. Is that the standard Minnesota aspires to? …
BOOK REVIEW | The Burma Chronicles
Charleston City Paper, SC -
… in which he revealed the near-incomprehensible government corruption that plagues the country of Burma (or Myanmar, as it’s called by the United Nations …
The New Asia Crisis
Forbes, NY -
Meanwhile the government of Myanmar (formerly Burma), which stubbornly stood by while nature wiped out parts of its population, keeps its democratically …
General Assembly required
Boston Globe, United States -
Similarly, his lament for the “failure” of the UN’s Human Rights Council gave voice not only to what he called the disappointment of the American people, …
Bush Focuses On Terror At UN
Tampa Tribune, FL -
Bush urged the United Nations to reform its Human Rights Council, which he complained has frequently protected violators. He called for a more determined …
YANGON (AFP) — Myanmar’s junta has released at least seven political prisoners as part of an amnesty for more than 9000 inmates, officials from detained …
Burma frees dissident detained for 19 years
Financial Times, UK -
The Myanmar Ahlin newspaper wrote: “The government is trying to transform these convicted prisoners into citizens who can contribute to the building of a …
October 7 is World Day for Decent Work
Straight Goods, Canada -
Already on the site are videos on Export Processing Zones in Haiti and in Honduras, repression of trade union and other human rights in Burma and Guinea, …
Bush at UN: ‘We Must Stand United’
New York Sun, United States -
… a lunch for political dissidents where they discussed how to advance the freedom agenda, the protection of human rights, and the dignity of all people. …
Rudd: ‘Let’s have a go’ At the UN
The Epoch Times, NY -
The ECFR report analysed 10 years of voting at the UN and found that European influence in terms of human rights and a rules based world, had declined …
First Lady Laura Bush Wants More Pressure on Burma
Muncie Free Press, IN -
Mrs. Bush urged Burma’s military government to open talks with Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party and all of the country’s ethnic groups …
Bushes Visit Governor Island
NY1, NY - (Video included)
The president and first lady made a special appeal to the ruling party in Burma, urging leaders there to open a dialogue with opposition leaders and end the …
Laura Bush Tells China, India to Press Myanmar Over Democracy
Bloomberg -
… in front of the Statue of Liberty in New York flanked by U Kovita, a monk and dissident who fled Myanmar, previously known as Burma, after the protests. …
CARE continues recovery efforts in Myanmar
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
In early May 2008, Cyclone Nargis swept across the Ayeyarwady Delta and Yangon regions of Myanmar (Burma), devastating entire towns and villages and leaving …
Bush Assures Economic Stability at Last UN Speech
The Epoch Times, NY -
“There should be an immediate review of the Human Rights Council, which has routinely protected violators of human rights,” said Bush. …
HIV on rise among self-injecting drug users: study
Reuters -
… among these kind of users topped 40 percent in nine nations: Estonia, Ukraine, Myanmar (Burma), Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal, Argentina, Brazil and Kenya. …
Philippines bans milk products from China
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
China has recalled milk it exported to Bangladesh, Burundi, Gabon, Yemen and Burma (Myanmar), but it was not clear if the products sent there were …
The Jolie-Pitts Donate More Ca$h — Is Adoption Next?
Star Magazine, NY -
… Brad gave $100000 to fight the gay marriage ban in Calif, the couple have gifted $1 million to fund Human Rights Watch’s work in Burma and Zimbabwe. …
President and Mrs. Bush Meet with Dissidents
Whitehouse.gov (press release), DC -
We all know the Burmese government has kept Aung San Suu Kyi in prison or house arrest for almost all of the last 18 years. I want to urge all the neighbors …
Laura Bush presses Myanmar’s neighbors over rights
Reuters -
Myanmar, previously known as Burma, has been high on the first lady’s agenda over the past two years and last month she visited a refugee camp in Thailand a …
Laura Bush: India, China must help on Myanmar
AFP -
NEW YORK (AFP) — Against the backdrop of the sun-washed Statue of Liberty, US First Lady Laura Bush on Tuesday implored China and India to help push for …
After Saffron Revolution, all is black in Myanmar
The National, United Arab Emirates -
Twelve months have passed since the last protests, and those in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, face an even bleaker future. The junta’s hold on power has …
US welcomes Myanmar’s amnesty of prisoners
Xinhua, China -
“We continue to call on the Burmese regime to release all political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi and to move the country down the path towards …
Majority of Americans say US on wrong track: poll
Gulf Times, Qatar -
… Washington to take a new tack in foreign policy by talking to enemies like the leaders of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Myanmar (Burma), Hamas and Hezbollah. …
Level of corruption rises says watchdog
New Vision, Uganda - 5 hours ago
… where dozens of aid workers, journalists and boat crew members have been kidnapped for ransom in the past year, followed by Myanmar (Burma) and Iraq….
Scare on toxic milk from China spreads
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
A senior health official in Burma (Myanmar) said plans were afoot to seize and destroy all imported Chinese baby formula as a precaution. …
Court makes historic award for dead crew
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
… the 38 migrant workers, who were mostly Burmese. It is the first time migrant crewmen will receive compensation as a result of human rights violations. …
Bush has strong words at UN
Lancaster Eagle Gazette, OH -
Bush faulted the UN for not helping the citizens of Burma and Sudan overcome tyrannical governments, and for allowing its Human Rights Council to protect …
Daily Press Briefing
US Department of State, DC -
So we continue to call on the Burmese regime to release all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi and to move the country down the path toward …
US calls on Myanmar to release all political prisoners
Monsters and Critics.com -
Leading democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been under house arrest for years, should also be freed, Wood said. ‘We continue to call on the Burmese …
State Department blasts China on religious freedom.
ChristianityToday.com, IL -
The eight countries of particular concern are: Myanmar (formerly Burma), China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Uzbekistan. …
Saffron revolution: A year on, no change
Nation Multimedia, Thailand -
The regime has completely ignored the international community’s appeal for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and nearly 2000 political prisoners. …
In UN Speech, Bush Highlights Fight Against Violence, Terrorism
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY -
They agreed on a historic pledge: “to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, and unite their strength to maintain international peace and security. …
Brown’s comeback
New Statesman, UK -
Progress has long campaigned for greater UK commitment to expose and act on the human rights abuses in Burma, Zimbabwe and Darfur, so Gordon’s reiterated …
Thai, Chinese Scientists Agree to Joint Monsoon Study
RedOrbit, TX -
Scientists from Thailand and China will jointly study the monsoon and cyclone pattern in the Andaman sea in the hope of better forecasting weather in the …
World focus on Burma (15 July 2008)
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Amnesty’s biggest-ever Edinburgh Festival line-up announced
Amnesty International UK, UK -
Other Amnesty highlights this year include two visual exhibitions, a play on Burma (with an exclusive Festival demonstration for human rights), …
Sudan indictment seen as ray of hope
TravelVideo.tv (press release) -
The Sudan development serves also as a warning to other goon regimes, like the one in Burma that their clock is winding down and justice, while often slow …
British MPs call on Govt. to investigation Mahn Sha’s assassination
Mizzima.com, India -
Zoya said, “Though we know that it is the work of the Burmese military junta, there has been no official announcement and we are sad about it. …
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Myanmar invites UN envoy for talks on democratic reform Monsters and Critics.com - Having recently pushed through a constitution that will assure the military’s control over any elected government, Myanmar’s ruling junta has promised to … |
Burma’s outdoor advertising industry in doldrums after Nargis
Mizzima.com, India -
… billboards and other outdoor advertisement have slowly picked up, said Zaw Lin from Myanmar Ganad. But in military-ruled Burma, where the junta keeps a …
Police incompetence; multiple murderers still at large
Mizzima.com, India -
Lack of media freedom in Burma worsens the rising crime rate in Burma. The media in Burma could write about the aforesaid multi-murder case only several …
Sam Donnellon: Refuse to cover the Olympics? Not for all the tea …
Philadelphia Daily News, PA -
Sales of arms to Burma’s military junta receded after last September’s bloody crackdown of dissidents, and China took a more prominent role in UN attempts …
Attitude on fresh election: contest or not
Mizzima.com, India -
The strongest armed force only after the Burmese Army having even anti-aircraft guns and has a reached ceasefire agreement with the junta. …
Donated fishing equipment taken back from villagers
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
The donor also said that local authorities had skimmed off some of the money given by private donors to help cyclone victims. …
Bush Vows to Push China to Honor Religious Freedom
Christian Post -
In his speech, Bush specifically mentioned religious freedom violators Iran, Eritrea, Sudan, North Korea, Burma, Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia. …
Support plea for repressed kingdom in the clouds
Inverness Courier, UK -
It borders India, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma and China. It is split into three provinces Amdo, Kham and U-Tsang, which together with western Kham is referred to …
Journeys Within Announces Plan to Continue Myanmar Help
MarketWatch -
… planning a custom tour for January 2009, including Myanmar. Journeys Within offers customized trips to Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Burma and Cambodia. …
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Thai ministers fear to sign ASEAN pacts after court defeats Thai News Agency MCOT, Thailand - BANGKOK, July 15 (TNA) – After losing several rounds of court battles in recent weeks at home, Thai Cabinet ministers say they are reluctant to sign any … |
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June 2008 US-EU Summit Declaration istockAnalyst.com, OR - Separately, we remain deeply concerned at continued repression in Burma/Myanmar as well as the lack of progress toward national reconciliation and a … |
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Centre Daily Times, PA - By Gail Franklin Local residents helped fill rice bowls at the dinner tables of 11 orphanages in Myanmar after deadly Cyclone Nargis hit the country May 2. … |
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The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand - Perhaps his message was that the “Saffron Revolution” had been as devastating to the military regime as Cyclone Nargis was to the people of lower Burma. … |
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The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand - By KYAW ZWA MOE “Nothing can defeat Burma’s military regime—at least to date.” I wrote those words in a commentary after the monk-led uprising was crushed … |
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Thai Embassy Raises the Bar for Burmese Seeking Visas The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand - “Nowadays very few people are applying for Thai visas—far fewer than before Nargis,” she said, referring to the devastating cyclone that hit Burma on May … |
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CENTRE PAYS TRIBUTE TO CONSERVATIONIST South Devon Herald Express, UK - “Some experts suggest that the effect of the recent Burma cyclone would have been greatly reduced had areas of mangrove not been developed. … |
VITAL CLEETHORPES WORK HELPS SAVE LIVES IN BURMA
Grimsby Evening Telegraph, UK -
Since a cyclone devastated Burma, Cleethorpes Rotary, along with fellow groups in District 1270 – including Louth and Mablethorpe – have raised enough for …
Gambari’s Burma Visit Postponed
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Officials said one factor was that at a time when the UN and Asean are busy coordinating humanitarian relief work in the cyclone-hit area of the Irrawaddy …
Tutu renews his appeal to Anglicans to end their factionalism
Ekklesia, UK -
He is an outspoken advocate for peace, justice and human rights – with HIV/AIDS, global poverty and oppression in Burma, Zimbabwe and Tibet being among his …
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Sam Donnellon: Refuse to cover the Olympics? Not for all the tea … Philadelphia Daily News, PA - And various human-rights groups, not to mention the exploding international blogging community, have called for disruptions at the Games if China’s … |
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Lecture: Democracy, security and rule of law in Ghana Joy Online, Ghana - Democracy, free market, human resource development, human rights, rule of law and social justice have steadfastly remained our Party’s creed since August 4, … |
Aid workers vital to rebuilding Burma
Radio Australia, Australia -
Burma’s military junta has been trumpeting the fact that more than 1500 international aid workers have been granted visas to the country to assist in the …
Buddhist Monks and Bloggers Band Together in Burma
OpEdNews, PA -
Buddhist monks have given food and shelter to the cyclone survivors. They’ve raised money , medicine, and aid, by preaching Dhamma in public to help the …
Burmese artwork to be given to Pope
The Canberra Times, Australia -
Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney Julien Porteous said the Church shared a close bond with the people of Burma, who had suffered greatly in the wake of the cyclone …
RIGHTS: Cluster Bomb Treaty’s Moral Force May Deter US
Inter Press Service (subscription), Italy -
Right now the only country using landmines is Burma. Even countries like Israel that did not sign the landmine treaty do not use them. …
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
Born to parents who had emigrated from Burma, he grew up in Doi Tung. His parents worked in reforestation, which was one of Somdej Yah’s first projects …
Lord Alton reflects on world food summit
Independent Catholic News, UK -
… disasters such as Cyclone Nargis in Burma, the Sichuan earthquake in China, flooding and droughts and by crop failures in countries like Ethiopia. …
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CathNews, Australia - However, 33 pilgims from Burma have arrived after receiving their visas Friday. Thirty three pilgrims, six priests, three mauve nuns – each left a Burma … |
Baptists Bring Comfort to Burma
Christian Post -
By Joshua Goldberg The Baptist World Alliance announced this week that groups of its volunteers, in a special partnership with the Myanmar Baptist …
India Needs To Reconsider Foreign Policy Following Kabul Embassy …
South Asian Link, Canada -
None of the neighbors such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka or Burma is willing to support India against China. India should clearly understand …
Why Are Red Cross Reports Confidential?
Slate -
According to ICRC protocol (PDF), the committee can publicly denounce specific human rights breaches if four conditions are met: The violations are major …
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Business Spectator, Australia - Indeed, environmental concerns may soon replace human rights as the principal bone of contention between China and the west, now that the People’s Republic … |
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Bush Calls for Religious Freedom In China, Iran Voice of America - Mr. Bush spoke about his recent meeting in Washington with a Chinese human-rights lawyer named Li Baiguang who is a devout Protestant. … |
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Sf Government InAction: Is Ross Mirkarimi Captain Ahab? Is Burma a … SF Weekly Blogs, CA - This isn’t the belief of a Chris Daly who, for all that he is an honorable man (very rare in politics) and by all accounts a better-than-average human being … |
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RIGHTS: Cluster Bomb Treaty’s Moral Force May Deter US Inter Press Service (subscription), Italy - According to Marc Garlasco, a military analyst at Human Rights Watch, evolving international norms are shaping the way the US and other states are using … |
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BREAKING NEWS: Bush Condemns Religious Rights Abuses In Iran … BosNewsLife, Hungary - Bush also lashed out at Burma, also known as Myanmar, saying he remembered “especially the nation’s Buddhist monks, who have endured brutal raids on their … |
Remarks by the President on the 10th Anniversary of the …
MarketWatch -
So a decade ago, members of Congress — I suspect some of the members here — and religious leaders and human rights activists came together to advance …
Burmese pilgrims overjoyed to arrive in Sydney for World Youth Day …
Catholic News Agency, CO -
Dominic Ych Thiha Saw, one of the Burmese pilgrims carried a box marked with the name “Pope Benedict XVI” containing a painting of a famous lake in Myanmar, …
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Family feels persecuted by vandalism attacks The Dominion Post, New Zealand - Swastikas and obscenities greeted a Myanmar (formerly Burma) family last Wednesday when they went out to use their car. The Cenhrang family found their car … |
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Baptists Bring Comfort to Burma Christian Post - … Myanmar Baptist Convention, were steadily making headway in combating the “huge unmet basic needs for the victims of the disaster†in Burma. “The … |
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BREAKING NEWS: Bush Condemns Religious Rights Abuses In Iran … BosNewsLife, Hungary - Bush also lashed out at Burma, also known as Myanmar, saying he remembered “especially the nation’s Buddhist monks, who have endured brutal raids on their … |
World’s Former Only Hindu Country Opens to Christianity
Christian Post -
Missionaries from Myanmar (also known as Burma), Sri Lanka, India, and the United States also spoke. The Myanmar missionary shared about how locals saw the …
