May 2013

• Parliamentarians call on ASEAN to back OIC Human Rights Council resolution on anti-Muslim violence

• Burma’s Forgotten Political Prisoners - New Briefing Paper

• Rushanara Ali MP reports back on her visit to Burma with Refugees International

• Thein Sein Again Uses Political Prisoners As PR Tools

• Action Needed On Humanitarian Aid Restrictions In Burma

• Brave New Burma - new photography book by Nic Dunlop

• Punk Legends Buzzcocks to Headline Vale Earth Fair 2013

• Former Political Prisoner Forced To Serve Old Prison Sentence

• Migrant Rights Worker Facing Jail - Drop the Charges Against Andy Hall

• Labour Activist Jailed For Cutting Down A Tree

• Tun Aung Sentence Increased By Six Years

April 2013

• EU Abandons Burma’s Political Prisoners - Downgrades Human Rights

• G8 Must Not Ignore Sexual Violence In Burma

• Burma’s Rohingya Treatment Violates International Law

• European Union Must Not Abandon Human Rights Benchmarks

• Political Prisoner Jailed Since 1999 Must Be Freed!

March 2013

• Examples of Anti-Muslim Propaganda

• Friends Burma’s Rohingya Could Do Without

• European Union Should Not Lift Sanctions On Burma

• An International Task Force Is needed to tackle religious violence in Burma

• Human Rights Council Highlights International Law Violations In Burma

• Human Rights Council Must Address Sexual Violence in Burma

• Win Myint, Kan Min Thar and Tun Oo still jailed in Burma

February 2013

• 4,000 Strong Petition Calls For Thein Sein To Release All Political Prisoners

• Jo Brand And Omid Djalili To Perform Benefit For Burma Campaign UK

• Burma Campaign UK condolences on the death of Saw Shwe Lar

• Is Germany Siding With Burma To Downplay Human Rights Abuses?

• Ban Ki-moon Urged To Act For Release of All Political Prisoners

• Kachin farmer arrested and tortured in Burma– Free Mading Zau Bawk!

• Burma Political Prisoner Committee Welcome, But Serious Questions Remain

• British MPs Support Rohingya Motion In Parliament

January 2013

• Campaigners criticise ‘premature’ Burma debt cancellation

• European Burma groups condemn the ongoing attacks on the Kachin people

• Urgent Call on ASEAN to help halt intensifying conflict in Kachin state in Burma

• January political prisoners of the month have been released

• A protest law with genuine rights and freedom is needed in Burma

• Kachin Deaths A War Crime – Thousands More In Danger

• International community must act to end atrocities by Thein Sein’s government

December 2012

• Thein Sein Prosecution Raised in UK Parliament

• Free U Gambira! British Government Must Take Action

November 2012

• Civil Society and Community Groups Condemn the Violent Crackdown at Copper Mine

• Credible review mechanism needed for remaining political prisoners

• Innocent civilians remain in Burma’s jails – Free Brang Yung and Lahpai Gam!

• Joint Statement on Humanitarian Assistance in Rakhine State, Burma

• International Observers Needed In Rakhine State, Burma

October 2012

• Sumlut Roi Ja Still Missing One Year On

• Wai Hnin To Make Parachute Jump For Political Prisoners

• A community leader jailed in Burma – Free Tun Aung

• International donors spurn 60,000 displaced in Kachin control area on China border

September 2012

• Burma Prisoner Release Public Relations, Not Reform

• Innocent civilians remain in Burma’s jails – Free Brang Shawng!

August 2012

• Overturn 6 month sentence of human rights defender and lawyer Saw Kyaw Kyaw Min

• No political activists must remain in Burma’s jails: Free Zaw Zaw Aung

July 2012

• UK Must Act on Arakan and Rohingya Crisis

• Statement by civil society organisations deeply concerned by violence against stateless Rohingya

• UK Government Report:  Human Rights Abuses Continue In Burma

• Situation in Rakhine (Arakan) State and the Rule of Law - Statement by 34 Organisations

• Student Activist Arrests Warning Sign on Limits of Burma Reform

• No political prisoners must remain in jail! Free Myint Aye!

June 2012

• UK Must Double Refugee Funding In Response To Suu Kyi Call

• Burmese Activists Still Remain In Jail – Free Shwe Htoo!

May 2012

• ND-Burma Launches Report Documenting Torture and Ill Treatment in Burma Since the 2010 Elections

• Gang-rape in church - impunity for sexual violence in Kachin conflict continues

• British MPs call for Aid to Victims of Conflict in Burma

• Campaign 
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• Democracy Activists remain in jail – Free Aye Aung!

• Investment and Trade in Burma

April 2012

• No Political Prisoner Left Behind – Free Thant Zaw!

• Burma Sanctions Suspension – Timelines and Benchmarks Needed

• David Cameron Must Highlight On-going Human Rights Abuses In Burma

• UN Security Council Must Address War Crimes in Burma

March 2012

• UK Must Not Abandon Burma’s Political Prisoners

• Make Burma end forced labour before dropping sanctions

• Karen People Worldwide Call for Genuine Peace and a Federal Union of Burma

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

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