UN’s Ban To Go To Myanmar “As Soon As Possible”

Post Chronicle – Ban visited Myanmar in May 2008 after the country was devastated by a cyclone, winning agreement from senior general Than Shwe to admit foreign aid workers. …

There won’t be blood

Economist – It is brave to attend a protest rally in Burma. It is brave to be an independent journalist in Russia. It is brave to be a human-rights monitor in Syria. …

Journalists barred again from Suu Kyi trial

Financial Times – By Tim Johnston in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Burmese authorities have again barred diplomats and journalists from the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi, …

Time for international action: Suu Kyi’s lawyer

Mizzima.com – by Mungpi New Delhi (Mizzima) – Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s international lawyer has said the United Nations Security Council should …

The Thinker: Asean’s Glass Houses

Jakarta Globe – … defend its criticism of Burma by pointing to the preamble, which notes that member states signed the document “adhering to the principles of democracy, …

” History of CIA Torture: Unraveling the Web of Deceit, Part III “

Brad Blog – (Kevin Phillips, Wealth & Democracy (2002)). It is here that Naomi Klein’s astute thesis is of immense value. Where others focus on torture’s illegality and …

Activist Faces More Woes With Myanmar Government

KUAR – Nobel Peace Prize winner and pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi has lived under house arrest as a political prisoner in Myanmar for the better part of …

Intruder had “vision” Suu Kyi in danger – lawyer

Reuters India – By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) – The American man at the centre of the trial against Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi swam to her house after …

International observers barred from Suu Kyi trial

Radio New Zealand – Authorities in Myanmar have barred international observers from the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi, a day after allowing them to attend. …

Myanmar: A twist in Aung San Suu Kyi’s fate

MinnPost.com – But again, the junta that rules Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, appears unmoved by the world’s scorn. “This is a nightmare,” said Nyo Ohn Myint of the …

Burma junta bars media and diplomats from Aung San Suu Kyi trial again

guardian.co.uk – The state’s mouthpiece, the New Light of Myanmar newspaper, said she was seen by two doctors and a heart specialist. It also said that she admitted allowing …

Asean must be more forceful with Burma

Although Thailand and some members of Asean have expressed “concern” to Burma about the continued detention and ill-treatment of this heroic lady, …

Myanmar again closes Suu Kyi trial

United Press International – Burmese (Myanmar) oppositon leader Aung San Sui Shi speaks from behind a gate. (Photo taken probably late 1968 or early 1969) (UPI Photo) | Enlarge BANGKOK, …

US intruder said Myanmar’s Suu Kyi ’scared’

AFP – “With Burma, there has been no such action from the UN Security Council despite being similarly aware of the widespread and systematic nature of the …

Suu Kyi on trial, but the world is judging Burma

The Age – This rule of thumb certainly seems to hold true for Than Shwe, whose decision to try Burma’s much-persecuted pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, …

 

UK Government: Myanmar Must “Stop Charade” Over Aung San Suu Kyi

NASDAQ – LONDON (AFP)–UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband called on Myanmar to stop the “charade” of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial, as the junta again …

Burma’s Junta Bars Diplomats and Reporters From Suu Kyi Trial

Washington Post – The group — of which Burma, also called Myanmar, is a member — pioneered the idea of constructive engagement with the junta. Sanctions imposed on Burma by …

Ban Ki Moon demands release of Aung San Suu Kyi

Times Online – A report published by Harvard Law School recommended that the UN Security Council establish a special tribunal for prosecuting human rights abuses in Burma, …

Burma Again Bars Access to Aung San Suu Kyi’s Trial

Voice of America – By VOA News Burma’s military junta has again barred foreign diplomats and the media from attending the trial of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. …

Threats Reported against the nld’s Win Tin

The Irrawaddy News Magazine – By ARKAR MOE Fears are being expressed within Burma’s opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) over the safety of its veteran executive committee …

If The Lady is Jailed

The Irrawaddy News Magazine – However, Debbie Stothard, coordinator of the regional human rights group Alternative Asean Network on Burma, told The Associated Press that Wednesday’s move …

UWSA Leaders Reject Border Guard Offer

The Irrawaddy News Magazine – … ongoing trial of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Sources at the Sino-Burmese border speculated that Burmese army leaders were pressuring the UWSA …

Harvard Report Calls for UN Investigation Into Burma Rights Abuses

Voice of America – “The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burma has found that, based on reliable and independent sources, more than 3000 villages since …

British Ambassador Says Suu Kyi Clearly Still a “Major Figure”

The Irrawaddy News Magazine – Britain’s Ambassador to Burma, Mark Canning, said on Thursday it’s clear from the reaction of officials at the trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi …

European, Chinese leaders fail to find common ground during summit

Deutsche Welle -?The EU also failed to get China to agree to put pressure on Burma’s junta to begin talks with pro-democracy forces and free opposition leader Aung San Suu …

Harvard report claims Burma comparable to Darfur

Democratic Voice of Burma – May 21, 2009 (DVB)–Human rightsBurma are comparable to those of Darfur and Yugoslavia and should be addressed more thoroughly through a UN …

Myanmar’s opposition vs Goliath

Asia Times Online – … the international community, according to Debbie Stothard, a human-rights and democracy activist on Myanmar since 1988 and co-founder of Altsean-Burma. …

Shan Herald launches Thai language website

Shan Herald Agency for News – The Shan Herald has been publishing reports and periodicals in Shan, Burmese, English, and Thai, featuring politics, literature, human rights reporting and …

Film night challenge for MEP candidates

Inspire Magazine -… story of a ground-breaking lawsuit where 15 Burmese villagers take on two corporate giants for human rights abuses in a courageous struggle for justice. …

Myanmar slammed over Suu Kyi trial

TVNZ – Critics fear the charter’s proposed human rights body will be too weak to sway a regime that has survived sanctions and ignored countless ASEAN and UN …

Euro candidate hopefuls taken to the movies for a friendly grilling

Ekklesia – … a ground-breaking lawsuit in which fifteen Burmese villagers take on two corporate giants for human rights abuses in a courageous struggle for justice. …

Burma: the children of Cyclone Nargis

Telegraph.co.uk – A year after Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma, many orphans are still fending for themselves. Their story is only now being told after documentary filmmakers …

Bangladesh on border high alert for Rohingya exodus

Narinjara News – “One thousand odd Rohingya Muslims from Burma entered Bangladeshi territory through many border points recently. So the authorities have put troops on high …

UNESCO chief condemns arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi

Hindu – Last week, High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay emphasised that “her continued detention, and now this latest trial, breach international …

China warns EU not to meddle in internal affairs

EUobserver.com – The EU has long pushed for greater freedom of expression in the autonomous region of Tibet and has shown concern over human rights abuses carried out there …

Top Jurists Want Probe Into Alleged War Crimes In Myanmar

Bernama – … UN bodies on human rights abuses in Myanmar. The Harvard report, “Crimes in Burma”, comes in the wake of renewed international attention on the country, …

Diplomats barred from Burma trial

BBC News – “It’s a tactic which they’ve employed in other circumstances; in the wake of the cyclone last year for example we saw the regime taken aback at the strength …

Jurists say Myanmar atrocities justify UN inquiry

Reuters South Africa – Systematic human rights abuses in Myanmar, also known as Burma, “strongly suggest Burma’s military regime may be committing crimes against humanity and war …

Junta to allow foreign diplomats to meet Suu Kyi

Mizzima.com – Some diplomats from foreign embassies will be allowed to meet Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is currently detained in the notorious …

Council of the European Union: EU HR Javier SOLANA to visit Prague …

Girodivite – … economic and financial crisis, climate change and energy security, as well as international issues, including Iran, Burma/Myanmar

Asking President Obama To Stand For Burma

ConnieTalk – Senior General Than Shwe is the head of state of Myanmar (Burma), Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw, and chairman of the State Peace and Development …

Clinton blasts Myanmar trial of opposition leader

guardian.co.uk – AP foreign, Wednesday May 20 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says it’s “outrageous” that Myanmar’s military-led

Viewpoint : Pitch dark / Juan Mercado

Inquirer.net – The junta blocked foreign aid after the deadliest cyclone, in 38 years, hit Burma. Over 134000 died. And up to 2.4 million were beggared. …

China Key to Europe’s Recovery

BusinessWeek – “We would like to say how sad we are over the ongoing casualties in Sri Lanka and the recent arrest of [human rights activist] Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma,” …

Suu Kyi on trial amid increased calls for UN action

Mizzima.com – by Larry Jagan Bangkok (Mizzima) – As Burma’s pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial in Insein prison continues, there is mounting international …

Burmese Monks Protest Democracy Leader’s Arrest

NTDTV – Dozens of exiled Burmese monks and activists held a demonstration outside the Burmese embassy in Bangkok on Wednesday, calling for the immediate release of …

Understanding Cultures

Dodge City Daily Globe – The video was paired with a documentary on the culture in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. The videos were the centerpiece of a presentation hosted by the …

John Yettaw: Suu Kyi’s Unwelcome Visitor

TIME – (See pictures of Burma after Cyclone Nargis.) • Arrested by Burmese authorities on May 5 while swimming away from Suu Kyi’s home. …