January 2012

• Budget, Not By-Elections, Next Big Test for Thein Sein

• Burmese Army Shoots Pregnant Teacher In Kachin State

• EU – More Caution Needed on Burma Sanctions

• All Burma VJs Freed

• Burma Campaign UK Welcomes Political Prisoner Release

• Burma Campaign UK Welcomes Hague’s Pragmatic Message on Burma

December 2011

• Burma Campaign UK Tribute and Condolences on the Death of Vaclav Havel

• Hague Burma Visit – Prioritise Ending Burmese Army’s Use of Rape and Sexual Violence

• Eddie Izzard performs sell-out fundraising event in aid of Burma Campaign UK

November 2011

• Final Three Resistance Fighters Released In India

• ASEAN must monitor reform and be willing to withhold 2014 chair if improvements aren’t met

• Ban Ki-moon Urged to Press for Release of all Political Prisoners in Burma

• Burma Government Blocks British Aid To Ethnic Refugees

• One Year On From Suu Kyi Release – Most Political Prisoners Still In Jail

• Burma Army must immediately release four women held as sex slaves near Kachin-China border

• UN General Assembly Fails To Act On Crimes Against Humanity In Burma

October 2011

• Moe Bu Completes 2 Mile Parachute Jump For Burma

• Jag Completes Bike Ride For Burma’s Political Prisoners

• Burma Political Prisoner Releases Not Enough To Justify Lifting of Sanctions

• UK Government – No Review or Dilution of Burma Sanctions Yet

• Political Prisoner Release Too Small, Senior Leaders Still in Jail

• Dam-induced floods spur calls to suspend new Chinese dams in Burma’s Karenni State

September 2011

• Jag Dojkovski Starts 2,000km Sponsored Bike Ride For Political Prisoners

• World Wide Protest for Hla Hla Win’s release

• Events In Burma – New Or Recycled? – New Briefing From Burma Campaign UK

• Civil society gathers to brief EU diplomats on necessity for UN Commission of Inquiry for Burma

August 2011

• 5,000 Call On William Hague To Secure Burma Crimes Inquiry

• European Union Must Support UN Burma Crimes Inquiry

• European Union Must Include Crimes Inquiry In UN General Assembly Resolution

• Over 30,000 displaced by Burma Army attacks face humanitarian crisis in Shan State

• 100 Join Burma Massacre Anniversary Protest at German Embassy

• UK must take lead to secure UN Commission of Inquiry on Burma, says TUC

July 2011

• Growing Crisis In Burma - Ban Ki-moon Must Take The Lead

• EU Must Back Burma Crimes Inquiry At UN General Assembly

• Burma Army gives rapists free rein in northern Shan State offensive

June 2011

• Burma Regime’s Threats to Suu Kyi a Sign of Ban’s Failure

• Aung San Suu Kyi Reith Lectures

• Kachin women demand immediate end to Burmese regime’s use of rape as a weapon of war

• Aung San Suu Kyi 66th Birthday - New Briefing - Ban Ki-moon Must Act

• UK Minister – Government of Burma should ‘reinstate ceasefire agreements’

• Hydropower Dams Fuelling Conflict in Burma

• Burma Campaign UK condolences on the loss of Miriam Karlin

May 2011

• British Government ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Shan State Situation

• AAPP is deeply concerned over the safety of 7 political prisoners

• EPCB Statement on Critical Situation in Shan State - Nationwide Ceasefire Needed In Burma

• Political Prisoners Strike in Insein Prison

• Burma Campaign UK Welcomes Release of 34 Resistance Fighters

• Statement by 21 Members of The European Burma Network on the Crisis in Shan State

• No mass release of political prisoners - Thein Sein more hardline than Than Shwe?

• UN Burma Envoy Must Not Ignore Shan State Crisis

• Burma Regime Attacks Civilians In Shan State - UK Must Act

• Launch of Free Burma VJ Campaign for the release of imprisoned Democratic Voice of Burma journalists

April 2011

• AAPP has grave concerns for NLD member denied urgent medical treatment

• EU Maintains Burma Sanctions

• Community groups denounce widespread atrocities against civilians as Burmese regime breaks ceasefire

• ITUC & ETUC call on EU to Support Commission of Inquiry

• EU Must Support Burma Inquiry Into Crimes Against Humanity

March 2011

• Burma’s Constitution - Denying Ethnic Rights – New Briefing from Burma Campaign UK

• History Repeats Itself In Burma – Dictatorship Rebrands Itself Again

• Denmark and Latvia Support UN Burma Inquiry

• Political Prisoners in Burma – A Crime Against Humanity – Briefing and Protests

• Burma Regime Ignores EU Calls For Reform: Sanctions Must Remain

February 2011

• EBN Statement on the current situation in Burma and recommendations to European governments

• EPCB Statement on Post-elections Situation in Burma and the European policy

• Burma Campaign UK Welcomes Increase in UK Aid to Burma

• Brighton Festival 2011 celebrates liberty with Guest Director Aung San Suu Kyi

• Global Day of Action for 34 Resistance Fighters From Burma in Indian Jail

• Burma Regime Rejects 16 Requests at UN for Crimes Investigations

• British Government Highlights Concerns Over Burma Parliament

• EU Must Maintain Burma Sanctions

• National League for Democracy Statement on Sanctions

• Belgium Supports the Establishment of a U.N. Commission of Inquiry in Burma

January 2011

• Burma’s Rubber Stamp Parliament Can’t Hold Government To Account

• United Nations Court Condemns Burma’s Regime For Policy Of Arbitrary Detentions

• Burma Campaign UK condolences on the death of Khun Hte Bu Peh

• Support for UN Inquiry on Burma

December 2010

• UN General Assembly Calls For Action On Burma Crimes

November 2010

• Karen Villagers Still Fleeing Post-Election Attacks By Burmese Army

• 16 Burma pro-democracy and ethnic organizations welcomed the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

• Aung San Suu Kyi - Statement from Gordon Brown

• Aung San Suu Kyi Released – 1 Down, 2,202 To Go

• Rohingya Party Supporters Arrested And Beaten

• SWAN denounces Burma Army build-up and rape in central Shan State

• David Cameron Raises Burma With Chinese Premier – Will Also Raise With Obama

• Burmese Political Prisoner In Election Protest Hunger Strike

• Statement of the European Parliamentary Caucus on Burma on the elections

• Burma Karen Town Attack A Warning Of Possible Civil War To Come

• British Parliamentarians Condemn Sham Burma Elections

• Gordon Brown Twitter Support For Burma And Aung San Suu Kyi

• New Burma Government Does Not Have To Include Any Elected MPs

• 16 Burma Pro-Democracy Organizations Host London Rally

• Statement from 17 European organisations supporting human rights and democracy in Burma

• Burma Tourism Boycott Now Targeted At Package Tours

October 2010

• Aung San Suu Kyi Reaches 15 Years in Detention

• UN Burma Expert Warns General Assembly: Failing To Act On Crimes Will ‘Embolden’ Regime

• European MPs Welcome Estonia Support for Burma Crimes Inquiry

• ASEM Backs Release of Political Prisoners and UN Action on Burma

• Investor Pressure Moves Toyota Affiliate to Divest from Joint Venture with Burmese Regime

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