http://www.unimondo.org/article/country/104/ it_IT Myanmar http://fi.oneworld.net/article/view/159164/1/ Burma on jälleen kiihdyttänyt lasten pakkovärväystä armeijaansa, Kansainvälinen työjärjestö ILO ja ihmisoikeusjärjestöt raportoivat. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/158967/1/ Simply to sing a song about freedom and democracy in Burma is an arrestable offence, with a penalty of up to 20 years in jail. But you can buy a single, Wake Up, by indie band Lo-Star in support of the Burma Campaign UK. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82852 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon should take over UN efforts to restore democracy to Myanmar following the failure of Ibrahim Gambari to achieve any breakthrough on his latest visit, said a leading pro-democracy group. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82815 Continuing his latest mission to promote democratisation and national reconciliation in Myanmar, the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser yesterday met senior government ministers in Yangon. http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82783 Burman armeija on viime aikoina lisännyt pakkotyön käyttöä, kertoo äskettäin Burmassa vieraillut Kansainvälisen työjärjestön ILOn toimitusjohtaja Kari Tapiola. ILOn hallintoneuvosto aikoo käsitellä Burman tilannetta Tapiolan raportin pohjalta. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82763 The world has largely turned its attention away from humanitarian crises in Somalia, Sri Lanka, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burma, but the world body shouldn't, said a prominent human rights group this week. From: Human Rights Watch http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82637 Thaimaassa arvioidaan elävän 2,5 miljoonaa sortoa ja köyhyyttä paennutta burmalaista, joista vain viidennes on rekisteröitynyt Thaimaan asukkaaksi. Pakolaisnaiset ovat täysin työnantajien armoilla, koska heillä ei ole samoja kansalaisoikeuksia kuin thaimaalaisilla. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82529 Police detained the editor of the Myanmar Nation and his office manager, seized documents and closed the weekly publication. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82519 A community of global citizens supporting human rights and development have raised and donated over $325,000 to the Burmese democracy movement. Here, they provide background on the Burmese people's struggle against the military regime, report on the current situation, and share their funding priorities and allocations. From: Avaaz http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/157684/1/ The UN Security Council should hold an emergency session to discuss the Burmese regime's defiance of Security Council and General Assembly demands, said a leading pro-democracy group. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82297 Although mainstream media has seemingly forgotten about Burma's hard-handed repression of democracy activists, freedom still remains out of reach, comments an ethnic media organization. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82216 A prominent Burmese poet has been arrested for writing a Valentine’s Day poem that contained a coded criticism of the head of the military government, General Than Shwe. + Activists' Arrests on the Increase in Myanmar http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/156816/1/ Burma's monks led protests in 2007 that may well mark the beginning of the end of more than 40 years of brutal military rule. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/156928/1/ In wake of Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis and demands by various activist groups, the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) has announced doubling its humanitarian aid to £18 million over the next three years. Around one-third of the country's poor survive on less than US$ 1 a day. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/156880/1/ NEW YORK, Jan 15 (OneWorld) - Rights activists in the West are urging buyers and sellers of precious gems to reject rubies and jades mined in Myanmar (formerly Burma).