Tutti i temi: Myanmar

30.10.2007 Buddhist monks are taught to meditate and avoid public skirmishes -- except when people suffer around them, as they have been at the hands of Burma's repressive regime, comments author Andrew Lam.

30.10.2007 British MPs pledge not to forget Burma, via a YouTube video.
And following performances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, OId Vic and Soho Theatre, the dramatised story of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, The Lady Of Burma, comes to London's Riverside Studios from 7 November.
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25.10.2007 A network of former Burmese political prisoners who have fled the country are raising concerns that the upcoming visit of a UN envoy formerly barred from the country "will help to ease the international pressure on the regime and nothing more."

24.10.2007 Ulkomailla toimivat burmalaiset tiedotusvälineet ovat joutuneet tyytymään tiedonmurusiin kotimaastaan sen jälkeen, kun sotilasjuntta tukahdutti demokratiaa vaatineet mielenosoitukset syyskuun lopulla.

23.10.2007 A Burma democracy demonstration will be held outside the Chinese embassy on Wednesday, the day Aung San Suu Kyi reaches 12 years in detention, noon-1pm, 49 Portland Place, W1.

17.10.2007 About 14,000 Burmese refugees have reached the United States this year. A refugee support group is helping many of them settle into their new lives and "become potent forces to help accelerate change in their home countries," says Ellen Beattie.

15.10.2007 Amnesty International called on the UN Security Council to take more comprehensive action, including an arms embargo, to help stem Myanmar's violence and secure the release of protesters.

11.10.2007 YK:n pääsihteerin erityisedustajan pitäisi palata Burmaan niin pian kuin mahdollista, ennen kuin juntan kenraalit jälleen sulkevat maansa rajat, vaatii Burmassa viime viikolla vieraillut Suomen Thaimaan-suurlähettiläs Lars Backström.

09.10.2007 The Burma Campaign UK has "warmly welcomed" the British government's actions over the crisis in Myanmar.

09.10.2007 Burman kansannousun rohkeus ja toiveikkuus on vaihtunut pelkoon. Poliisi uhkailee, pelottelee ja pidättää mielenosoituksiin millään tavoin osallistuneita ihmisiä.

05.10.2007 Ten years ago a journalist got a rare chance to speak with Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese peace and democracy advocate who has been held under house arrest since 1990. Her wisdom transcends time and sends a much-welcome message of hope and endurance.

04.10.2007 Kansainvälisen Human Rights Watch -järjestön mielestä Burmassa toimivien yhtiöiden tulisi nyt tuomita sotilashallinnon väkivalta mielenosoittajia kohtaan ja asettaa ihmisoikeuksien kunnioittaminen maassa toimimisen ehdoksi.

04.10.2007 The Free Burma! bloggers group has declared Thursday International Bloggers' Day for Burma to "show our sympathy for these people [in Burma] who are fighting their cruel regime without weapons".

03.10.2007 Join the UK's biggest-ever demonstration in support of the people of Burma, 6 October, London.

03.10.2007 "Keeping quiet while monks and other peaceful protesters are murdered and jailed is not evidence of constructive engagement," said an international human rights monitor Tuesday, urging Chinese, Indian, Thai, and other companies to take a stand against the military crackdown in Burma.
From: Human Rights Watch

01.10.2007 About 500 monks held in the temporary detention centres in the Yangon Institute of Technology and General Institute of Technology are refusing to accept food from soldiers, according to a leading Burmese blog.
From: ko htike's prosaic collection blog

01.10.2007 The complete absence of Internet in Burma is making it very hard to send photos and video footage to the outside world, said a press freedom group Sunday, urging the international media to do everything in its power to break through the news blackout.
From: Reporters Without Borders