Tutti i temi: Myanmar

21.03.2006 The latest "murderous assault" by government officials in Myanmar (formerly Burma) demonstrates that its government has failed even in its stated objective of creating a disciplined society, the Asian Human Rights Commission said yesterday.

14.03.2006 A Burmese government plan to dam the Salween River "is not about electricity or irrigation. It is about subjugation and control. The dams will mean more soldiers, more landmines, and the gradual annihilation" of the country's Karenni people, claims a new report.

10.03.2006 Calls have been made for the release of Burma’s best-known journalist, U Win Tin, as he prepared to spend his 76th birthday on 12 March in his special cell in Rangoon’s notorious Insein prison.

10.03.2006 President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam today called for greater co-operation in the fields of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) between India and Myanmar.

07.03.2006 Sheffield will be joining the global protests that draw attention to the plight of Burma’s pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on International Women’s Day - 8 March - by awarding her the freedom of the city.