Tutti i temi: Myanmar

30.05.2006 Burma’s democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was arrested in May 2003 after the regime’s militia attacked her convoy and killed up to 100 of her supporters. She is still in detention. She isn't allowed to see family or friends. Her phone line is cut and her post is intercepted. Join the global campaign to free Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners in Burma.

27.05.2006 Burma’s military dictatorship extended Aung San Suu Kyi’s detention at the weekend, despite calls for her release from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. The move was also an embarrassment for UN Under-Secretary Ibrahim Gambari, who campaigners said was "duped by the regime’s lies and propaganda" during his visit to the country last week.

26.05.2006 UN Under-Secretary General Ibrahim Gambari was accused of falling for Burmese government spin yesterday as a pro-democracy group insisted: "This is not a new chapter or new page, as Gambari claims, it is the same old story."

23.05.2006 The deaths of 127 democracy activists in custody in Burma - all allegedly the result of torture or ill-treatment - are detailed in a new report by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners today.
* Inside Burma: fear and repression

22.05.2006 BANGKOK, May 22 (IPS) - Going by the highly restrictive way Burma's military regime does business, it was a victory for international diplomacy. On the weekend, it looked as if the junta was taking a step back by permitting a senior United Nations official to meet incarcerated, pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

19.05.2006 A senior United Nations official began the first high-level talks, in more than two years, between the world body and the Government of Myanmar, bearing a clear message about the need to restore democracy and full human rights in the South Asian country.

19.05.2006 Aung San Suu Kyi received three times as many nominations as Nelson Mandela to win the New Statesman "Heroes of Our Time" vote.
* After meeting Aung San Suu Kyi, UN envoy leaves Myanmar

15.05.2006 Burma Campaign organisations in more than 13 countries are planning protests on Tuesday against the regime's military offensive against civilians in eastern Burma.

15.05.2006 Maailman suurin urheiluvälineyhtiö Amer Sports on lopettanut myyntiedustuksensa sotilasjuntan hallitsemassa Burmassa. Suomen ammattiliittojen Solidaarisuuskeskukselle antamansa ilmoituksen mukaan yhtiö ei ole toimittanut Burmaan tuotteitaan kesän 2003 jälkeen. Burma on maailman ainoana maana kansainvälisen työjärjestön ILO:n boikotissa. Myös Amer joutui vuonna 2001 ILO:n suositusta rikkovien yritysten mustalle listalle, jota kansainväliset ammattijärjestöt ylläpitävät.

09.05.2006 DHL - "global market leader in international express, overland transport and air freight" - is to end its joint venture with Burma’s military dictatorship, The Burma Campaign has been told by DHL’s parent company, Deutsche Post.

05.05.2006 More than 11,000 people in Burma's Karen state have been forced to flee their villages in the past week as a result of the junta's biggest offensive since 1997.