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World News tagged with Burma/Myanmar

Burma: End Repression of Buddhist Monks
World  (tags: Burma/Myanmar, Repression, Bhuddism, Military Dicktatorship )

Ben
- 63 days ago - hrw.org
Buddhist monks in Burma face continuing repression, intimidation and harsh prison sentences two years after the military government's brutal crackdown on peaceful demonstrations, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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TAKE ACTION! Suu Kyi Is the Most Prominent of Over 2,100 Political Prisoners Detained in Myanmar[Video/Petition]   video
World  (tags: Burma/Myanmar, terrorism, politics, HumanRights, freedoms )

Janet
- 97 days ago - youtube.com
While the court could have sentenced Suu Kyi up to 5 years imprisonment, the international community should not regard the shorter sentence as an act of leniency by Myanmar's government. Suu Kyi is the most prominent of over 2,100 political prisoners ...
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Burma:
World  (tags: Burma/Myanmar, Dicktatorship, United Nations impotence )

Ben
- 131 days ago - irrawaddy.org
The Burmese military junta is "playing a game" with the international community as well as the United Nations, "a frustrated and disappointed" Dr Sein Win, the prime minister of the Burmese government in exile, urged world leaders to...
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Burma: Than Shwe Maneuvers to Retain Power
World  (tags: Burma/Myanmar, Dicktatorship )

Ben
- 152 days ago - irrawaddy.org
If Burma's State Peace Development Council (SPDC) holds a successful election in 2010, the Burmese people will lose all hope of freedom and the generals who now rule the country will retain their power...
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Why Is Burma's Junta Afraid of Suu Kyi?
World  (tags: Burma/Myanmar, General Coward Bastard Assholes )

Ben
- 156 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The trial of Burma's renowned opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is being held in secret, behind the walls of the country's most notorious jail, the aptly named Insein Prison. Anyone approaching the prison had to pass through two lines of barbed-wi
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Protests Mark Suu Kyi's Birthday
World  (tags: Burma/Myanmar, 'HUMANRIGHTS!' )

Ben
- 156 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Activists across the world have marked the 64th birthday of Burma's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, with vigils and protests...
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Aung San Suu Kyi Celebrated Her 64th Birthday in Prison Friday
World  (tags: Burma/Myanmar, HumanRights, Aung San Suu Kyi )

Janet
- 157 days ago - commondreams.org
Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi celebrated her 64th birthday in prison Friday, sharing rice and chocolate cake with her guards as protesters around the world demanded she be freed.
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Former Political Prisoners Join 'Free Suu Kyi' Campaign
World  (tags: Burma/Myanmar, Military Dicktatorship )

Ben
- 160 days ago - irrawaddy.org
More than 100 former political prisoners around the world have added their names to a statement calling for the release of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and for the UN Security Council to establish a global arms embargo on the military...
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Burma: Troops Block Civilians Fleeing Conflict
World  (tags: Burma/Myanmar, Dicktatorship, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', Democracy NOW! )

Ben
- 162 days ago - irrawaddy.org
Karen villagers trying to reach the relative safety of Thailand after weeks of heavy fighting in Karen State are trapped and hiding in the jungle, as Burmese junta troops and their allies try to prevent them from joining the four thousand civilians...
7 comments
The World Is Ready for a President Aung San Suu Kyi!
World  (tags: Burma/Myanmar, Democracy, 'HUMANRIGHTS!' Freedom )

Ben
- 168 days ago - irrawaddy.org
In a functioning democracy facing a general election, Aung San Suu Kyi would be president-in-waiting of a country yearning for her leadership. A fair and free election would give her the leadership mandate she and her party won in 1990, only to have...
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Burma: Suu Kyi Trial Sparks Helpless Outrage
World  (tags: Burma/Myanmar, Military Dicktatorship )

Ben
- 174 days ago - irrawaddy.org
RANGOON -- The spray-painted demands appear overnight: "Free Aung San Su Kyi" read the scrawls on walls across this city--only to be whitewashed by security forces as soon as they are discovered.
14 comments
Burma Rejects Foreign 'Interference' Over Suu Kyi
World  (tags: Burma/Myanmar, Military Junta, Human Rights Violations )

Ben
- 179 days ago - english.dvb.no
(AFP)-Burma angrily rejected foreign "pressure and interference" over the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi, denying that the trial was a political ploy to keep her locked up for elections in 2010. "It is not political, it is not a human rights issue..."
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Burma TEN Years Ago...
World  (tags: Burma/Myanmar, Junta Butchers )

Ben
- 187 days ago - rwwise.com
Burma Dreams; Impressions 1999; The image we have of Burma today is that of a pariah state, primitive, brutal, isolated. A country ruled over by a clique of green-uniformed thugs. The human side of Burma shows a rather different face...
15 comments
Burma: US Concerned Over Detained Suu Kyi's Health
World  (tags: Burma/Myanmar, HUMAN RIGHTS!, Dictatorship )

Ben
- 194 days ago - mizzima.com
The US state department have expressed grave concern over reports of the deteriorating health of detained Burmese pro-democracy icon and Noble Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and the arrest and detention of her personal doctor last week....
40 comments
Burma: Junta Rejects Appeal for Aung San Suu Kyi's Release
World  (tags: Burma/Myanmar, Military Dicktatorship, United Nations impotence )

Ben
- 202 days ago - mizzima.com
The Burmese military junta has rejected an appeal for the release of detained opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, in accordance with the law of the country, a party official said.
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