Posted in Burma News on Feb 15th, 2009 No Comments »
According to a Reuters news report;
A Myanmar court handed 15-year jail terms to two senior opposition politicians, National League for Democracy members Nyi Bu and Tin Min Htut, on the eve of a visit by a UN human rights envoy.
Both politicians won seats in parliament when the NLD scored a landslide win in a 1990 [...]
Posted in Burma News on Feb 15th, 2009 No Comments »
According to a Guardian news report;
Over a dozen British tour operators are selling holiday packages to Burma in resorts owned by individuals with strong links to the repressive military junta, breaching a European Union blacklist.
Tricia Barnett, director of Tourism Concern, says: “It is the responsibility of tour operators to ensure that they … do [...]
Posted in Documentary Photos on Feb 14th, 2009 No Comments »
- reported by Thet Naing Win
On the auspicios day of 62nd Anniversary of Burma’s Union Day, 12.02.2009, the exile branch in Canada of Burma’s main pro-democracy party National League for Democracy (NLD-LA-Canada), in association with ethnic Diaspora organizations and Buddhist associations, supported by Vancouver Burma Round Table, Amnesty international and Burma Relief Centre, held [...]
Posted in Documentary Photos on Feb 13th, 2009 No Comments »
- reported by Thandar Htike
The 62nd Anniversary of Union Day of Burma’s ethnic people falls on the auspicious day of 12.02.2009.
So, to call the European Union to take tougher actions on Burmese military regime to stop their persecution on ethnic people of Burma, the exile branch in UK of Burma’s main pro-democracy party National League [...]
Posted in Documentary Photos on Feb 13th, 2009 No Comments »
- reported by Thandar Htike
The 62nd Anniversary of Burma’s Union Day falls on the auspicious day of 12.02.2009. Union Day is the day on which father of modern Independent Burma, Bogyoke Aung San, got all the ethnic nationalities of Burma into solidarity to form together a strong union. But the current Military regime has destroyed [...]
Posted in Documentary Photos on Feb 13th, 2009 No Comments »
- reported by Thandar Htike
The 62nd Anniversary of Burma’s Union Day falls on the auspicious day of 12.02.2009. Union Day is the day on which father of modern Independent Burma, Bogyoke Aung San, got all the ethnic nationalities of Burma into solidarity to form together a strong union, and it was evidenced by the Pin [...]
Posted in Documentary Photos on Feb 13th, 2009 No Comments »
Posted in Documentary Photos on Feb 13th, 2009 No Comments »
- reported by Kay Thi
Human rights activists in Tokyo yesterday held demonstrations in front of Japanese Foreign Affairs Office in Tokyo to call for Japanese government’s pressure on Burmese/Myanmar military regime to release Burma/Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and thousands of her followers political prisoners from jails and detentions.
Posted in Burma News on Feb 13th, 2009 No Comments »
- from Dictator Watch
Unbeknownst to the Burma pro-democracy movement, and the journalist and diplomatic communities, there are events unfolding now in Washington, D.C., that will shape the Obama Administration’s Burma policy for years to come.
Under Section 10 of the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta’s Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008, the Secretary of State is [...]
Posted in Poems in Burmese on Feb 13th, 2009 No Comments »
Posted in Campaigns & posters on Feb 13th, 2009 No Comments »
Posted in Campaigns & posters on Feb 13th, 2009 No Comments »
Posted in Burma News on Feb 13th, 2009 No Comments »
According to AP news,
Burma’s military government has extended the house arrest of the deputy leader of Aung San Suu Kyi’s pro-democracy party, U Tin Oo.
Several policemen were seen visiting Tin Oo’s house to inform him that the restrictions had been extended one year.
United Nations Special envoy Ibrahim Gambari, on his recent visit to BUrma, reportedly [...]
Posted in Burma News on Feb 13th, 2009 No Comments »
AP
YANGON, Myanmar -Myanmar’s military government on Friday extended the house arrest of the deputy leader of Aung San Suu Kyi’s pro-democracy party, despite recent calls from the United Nations for the release of political prisoners.
Several policemen were seen visiting Tin Oo’s house to inform him that the restrictions had been extended, according to a neighbor [...]
Posted in Documentary Photos on Feb 12th, 2009 1 Comment »
- by Kachin Post
The 48 anniversary of Kachin Revolution Day was organized by Kachin Independence Organization. The anniversary was held on 5th February 2009 at KIO headquarters Laiza, Kachin State; with a motto that “The Real Power Is Inside The Country, Not Outside”
Posted in Burma News on Feb 12th, 2009 No Comments »
According to AP news
YANGON, Myanmar -Myanmar’s main pro-democracy party launched a nationwide signature campaign Thursday to press for the immediate release of its detained leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and other political detainees.
The petition campaign was launched Thursday in Yangon at the headquarters of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party during a Union Day [...]
Posted in Articles in Burmese on Feb 11th, 2009 No Comments »
Posted in Articles in Burmese on Feb 11th, 2009 8 Comments »