Posted in Statements on Dec 20th, 2011 No Comments »
FEDERAL SHAN GOVERNMENT
Communique
The Federal Shan Government is pleased to announce that on December 17, 2011, the President of Federal Shan Government His Royal Highness Sao Hso-khan-pha of Yawnghwe had a very productive meeting with General N’ Banla, Chairman of the UNFC who affirmed the unity of the Nationalities in the fight [...]
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Posted in Statements on Nov 30th, 2011 No Comments »
Christian Solidarity Worldwide
For Immediate Release
29 November 2011
AUNG SAN SUU KYI CALLS FOR SOLIDARITY BETWEEN DIFFERENT FAITHS IN HER ADDRESS TO CSW CONFERENCE
Aung San Suu Kyi appealed for solidarity between people of different faiths to work for the good of all humanity, in her recorded address to Christian Solidarity [...]
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Posted in Statements on Nov 25th, 2011 No Comments »
Statement From Women’s League of Burma
Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
25 November 2011
“End Militarism to Eliminate Violence Against Women”
On 17 December, 1999, the 83rd Session of the 54th United Nations General Assembly designated the 25th of November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by Resolution [...]
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Posted in Statements on Nov 25th, 2011 No Comments »
OFFICE OF THE SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
KAREN NATIONAL UNION
KAWTHOOLEI
www.karennationalunion.net
KNU Statement on Peace Talks
Recent media reports thatthe Karen National Union (KNU) had agreed to a ceasefire with the Burmese regime, along with several other ethnic organizations, was false. The KNU team of 3 representatives had had just an informal meeting with the regime’s Railway Transport Minister, U [...]
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Posted in Statements on Nov 22nd, 2011 No Comments »
For Immediate Release: 22nd November 2011
63% of Families Lose Land and Livelihoods to Destructive Development and Land Grabs in the Ta’ang area
A new report released by Ta’ang Students and Youth Organization (TSYO) estimates that 63% of farming families have lost their land to confiscation by the Burmese military and their [...]
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Posted in Statements on Oct 24th, 2011 No Comments »
Please find attached 2 statements on Harn Yawnghwe’s visit to Burma.
1110HYStatement
ADDBEBOStatement Visit
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Euro-Burma Office
Square Gutenberg 11/2
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: (32 2) 280 0691 / 280 2452
Fax: [...]
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Posted in Statements on Oct 19th, 2011 1 Comment »
Please find attached the Nationalities Brotherhood Forum’s most recent statement (No.6/2011).
Nationalities Brotherhood Forum’s most recent statement (No.6/2011)
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Euro-Burma Office
Square Gutenberg 11/2
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: (32 2) 280 0691 / 280 [...]
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Posted in Statements on Oct 12th, 2011 1 Comment »
Media Release From Burma Campaign UK
For Immediate Release 12th October 2011
Political Prisoner Release Too Small, Senior Leaders Still in Jail
Small number of prisoners released a reality check for those believing promises of reform.
Burma Campaign UK today expressed disappointment at how few political prisoners have so far been released [...]
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Posted in Statements on Oct 10th, 2011 No Comments »
Statement: Appeal of UNFC to the People and International Community
Monday, 10 October 2011 13:49 UNFC
At the oath taking ceremony for assuming presidential duties, President U Thein Sein said that he would endeavor for national unity and the growth of the union spirit, which was true nationalism. On [...]
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Statement from Karen National Union
OFFICE OF THE SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
KAREN NATIONAL UNION
KAWTHOOLEI
www.karennationalunion.net <http://www.karennationalunion.net/>
KNU to Observe One-Day Ceasefire on International Day of Peace
In 2001 the United Nations General Assembly passed resolution 55/282 designating September 21 as International Day of Peace.
The Karen National Union (KNU), established on democratic principles, has been [...]
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Posted in Statements on Sep 15th, 2011 No Comments »
Rohingya Global Day Action Joint Statement in English
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Posted in Statements on May 25th, 2011 No Comments »
25may11 AAPP is Deeply Concerned Over the Safety of 7 Political Prisoners Placed in Solitary Confinement fo…
25may11 Sent to Dog Cell List
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Posted in Statements on May 20th, 2011 No Comments »
OFFICE OF THE SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
KAREN NATIONAL UNION
KAWTHOOLEI
www.karennationalunion.net
KNU Statement on Bombing near Capital of Burma’s Dictators
Date : 19/5/2011
In an Agence France Press (AFP) report, datelined May 18, a bomb blast killed two and wounded seven civilians near billion-dollar, custom-built capital (Naypyitaw) of Burma’s military dictators and military [...]
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Posted in Statements on May 18th, 2011 No Comments »
Statement By 20 Members Of The European Burma Network On The Crisis In Shan State
18th May 2011
On 13th March 2011 the dictatorship in Burma broke a 22 year long ceasefire agreement with the Shan State Army – North. 3,500 Burmese Army soldiers took part in a military offensive in north-central Shan State, [...]
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Posted in Statements on May 17th, 2011 No Comments »
Date: 17 May, 2011
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) denounces the prisoner amnesty, announced 16 May by the new Thein Sein administration, as a ploy to appease the international community.
Under this so-called ‘amnesty’, outlined in order No. 28/2011, prisoners on death row will have their sentences commuted to life imprisonment [...]
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Posted in Statements on May 16th, 2011 No Comments »
Media Release From Burma Campaign UK
For Immediate Release 16th May 2011
No mass release of political prisoners – Thein Sein more hardline than Than Shwe?
Following an announcement of a limited prisoner amnesty in Burma, but no mass release of political prisoners, the new dictator, Thein Sein, is increasingly showing himself to be as [...]
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Posted in Statements on May 13th, 2011 No Comments »
PUNISHMENT OF MONK POLITICAL PRISONER HIGHLIGHTS ON-GOING ABUSE AND REPRESSION
AAPP(B) Press release – 13 May 2011
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) has grave concerns for Ashin Sandar Dika, a monk political prisoner, after learning he has been placed in solitary confinement as a punishment for requesting adequate health care. Ahshin Sandar [...]
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