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Director, Burma Campaign UK. Working for human rights and democracy in Burma/Myanmar.

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The Court decides that the Declarations of intervention filed by Slovenia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgium and Ireland are admissible | INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

#ICJ approves Declarations of Intervention by #Ireland & others in The Gambia vs. #Myanmar for the crime of genocide against #Rohingya.

www.icj-cij.org/node/205665

02.08.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”₯ASEAN says #Myanmar junta’s election β€œwill worsen conditions.”

βœ”οΈThis is a crucial step forward.

πŸ“’ 237 orgs call on #ASEAN to:

πŸ”΄ Reinforce this position w/ concrete actions
πŸ”΄ Engage w/ Myanmar's legitimate representatives
πŸ”΄ End support to the junta

Read full press statement: bit.ly/45iVMdB

31.07.2025 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
North Korea and Non-Proliferation Designations; Burma-related and North Korea Designation Removals | Office of Foreign Assets Control

USA has started lifting sanctions on companies helping to arm and fund the Burmese military.
ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actio...

24.07.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Burmese Military’s β€˜Elections’: New Date, New Danger, Same Sham - a new briefing paper by Burma Campaign UK.

Read our media release here burmacampaign.org.uk/another-sham...

The briefing paper is available at burmacampaign.org.uk/media/The-Bu...

23.07.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK ban on Palestine Action is an abuse of power, high court told Intelligence assessment before proscription found that vast majority of group’s activities were lawful, court hears

UK ban on Palestine Action is an abuse of power, high court told

An intelligence report found the vast majority of the group’s activities were lawful, yet the ban moves forward.

Protest is the lifeblood of democracy; silencing lawful dissent threatens us all.

23.07.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thailand: Authorities Abuse, Exploit Myanmar Nationals Thai authorities are threatening, extorting, and detaining Myanmar nationals who fled the abusive military junta to seek safety in Thailand.

Human Rights Watch's report - β€˜I’ll Never Feel Secure’: Undocumented and Exploited Myanmar Nationals in Thailand.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

19.07.2025 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Episode #346: Burn After Reforming β€” Insight Myanmar The Fragile Republic of What Comes Next 

β€œI wouldn't say spirits are high but there is still that hope. There is that feeling that there is a chance of getting rid of the military.”

insightmyanmar.org/complete-sho...

20.07.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Surprised by the omission of anti-Muslim prejudice in this article. It was definitely a factor in the support he received in the 2016 election.

18.07.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Burmese military airstrikes hit Htee Ther Lel school in Dooplaya, 13 July 2025. The British government must sanction Burmese and international companies involved in supplying jet fuel to the Burmese military, and Burmese state-owned banks used by the military to purchase arms and receive revenue.

18.07.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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SAC-M investigation reveals the Myanmar military is producing fuel air explosive bombs at its DI 21 factory in Magway.

Support from state-owned company #China South was essential to establishing production of this highly destructive weapon in #Myanmar.

πŸ“Ž specialadvisorycouncil.org/wp-content/u...

17.07.2025 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ›« ATR aircraft are being used by the #Myanmar military as part of its campaign of terror against the people.

A 2024 video posted on TikTok by a soldier shows a troop deployment to Chin State in an ATR military aircraft. buff.ly/47a83BE

05.07.2025 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

ETA only came in 2016, so if you are UK citizen and entered then you didn't need a visa.

03.07.2025 07:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Advocates for political prisoners’ rights said authorities singled out the Monywa protest leader for abuse from the day he entered the prison in June

Read more:
myanmar-now.org/en/news/auth...

02.07.2025 06:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Ousted Mandalay Region Parliament Speaker Aung Kyaw Oo, 69, died due to complications caused by pneumonia in Obo Prison on June 27. (Credit: Mandalay Region Parliamet)

Ousted Mandalay Region Parliament Speaker Aung Kyaw Oo, 69, died due to complications caused by pneumonia in Obo Prison on June 27. (Credit: Mandalay Region Parliamet)

A total of 56 political prisoners have died at Obo Prison due to inadequate healthcare since January, a human rights group calling itself Myanmar Prison Witness announced on Friday.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Read more: english.dvb.no/another-poli...

30.06.2025 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸŽ™οΈ "I repeat my call for an arms embargo, coupled with sanctions consistent with international law – including on jet fuel and dual-use goods – to better protect the people of Myanmar." UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on #Myanmar during the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue #HRC59 buff.ly/N3y4ae7

30.06.2025 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Myanmar/Belarus: absolutely wild that the same day @justiceformyanmar.org dropped this report, Myanmar regime media opted to air this extremely direct bit (onenewstvchannel.com/en/politic-e... ):

28.06.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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HC TΓΌrk on Myanmar: β€œPeople yearn for a peaceful, inclusive and democratic future.” Mr. President,Excellencies,Distinguished Delegates,The report I am presenting today is about the people of Myanmar and their aspirations for a better future.Despite massive challenges, people from acr...

I repeat my call for an arms embargo, coupled with #sanctions consistent with international law – including on jet fuel and dual-use goods – to better protect the people of #Myanmar.Β 

www.ohchr.org/en/statement...

#UN #airstrike #Myanmar

28.06.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Press Release πŸ“£ Belarus regime supplying air defence system to Myanmar military and training personnel as aerial terror campaign intensifies

πŸ”Ž Read the report here πŸ‘‰πŸ½ buff.ly/O4wwvvP
βœ… Read the press release here πŸ‘‰πŸ½ buff.ly/ojiOcz1

28.06.2025 06:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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They slept through it.

26.06.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Please don't forget refugees. The USA and other donors must reverse long term aid cuts to refugees. Existing donors must increase funding for refugees in Thailand, Bangladesh and IDPs. Thailand must lift restrictions on cross-border aid delivery.
www.facebook.com/share/p/16mu...

20.06.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Press Release πŸ“£ Airbus divests from Chinese arms company following global campaign

JFM and Info Birmanie welcome move and call on #Airbus to use leverage from its continued business in China to end the supply of arms to the #Myanmar military
buff.ly/a4KS5yr

#Airbusted #NoMoreDirtyDeals #AVIC

19.06.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
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Who is Zaw Win Shein? Tycoon behind Ayeyar Hinthar Group & key military biz partner. πŸ“°Irrawaddy πŸ‘‰πŸ½ buff.ly/hCHbG8a

His company YTT paid millions to Ministry of Defence for Y-Complex projectβ€”on land leased from Quartermaster General's Office

πŸ’° Cronies cashing in while fueling the junta’s #WarCrimes

12.06.2025 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Report: Rohingya Being Starved in Ongoing Genocide in Burma - Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) Rohingya in Rakhine State are being deliberately starved to death as they suffer from genocidal policies imposed by the Burmese military, detailed in a new report, β€˜Starving to death: the latest phase...

β€œThe Arakan Army are committing the same human rights violations as the Burmese military but not facing the same sanctions, which gives them a sense of impunity and emboldens them to carry on,” said Tun Khin.
brouk.org.uk/new-report-r...

12.06.2025 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Naing Htut Aung is one of the Singapore #DirtyOver30 dishonorees. He lives a plush life above Orchard Road in Singapore by selling arms and parts the #Myanmar military uses to murder civilians. Tell Singapore to forbid this dirty biz! bit.ly/45DmgWb #DoMoreSingapore #NoMoreDirtyDeals

11.06.2025 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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EU Statement – UN General Assembly: Briefing by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar 10 June 2025, New York - Statement on behalf of the EU and its Member States delivered by H.E. Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis, Head of the European Union to the United Nations in New York, at the Gene...

A good statement on Rohingya by the EU at the UN General Assembly today. Very welcome to see the provisional measures finally being referred to. UN Security Council action to enforce the measures is needed now. www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/...

10.06.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stop Hungary’s Pride Ban – Defend LGBT+ Rights Now Hungary has banned Pride marches, threatening LGBT+ rights and the freedom to protest. Sign the petition now to urge the EU to act before it’s too late. Every voice matters – help defend human rights ...

Hungary has banned Pride marches. It's a direct attack on LGBT+ rights and the freedom to protest. Sign now to demand EU action! Help protect human rights and keep Pride alive. a.allout.org/s/WZRVR/

10.06.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ›‘Sanction supply of aviation fuel to Burma's militaryπŸ›‘

09.06.2025 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"The British government must not repeat past mistakes on Burma", our Programme Director, Zoya Phan, speaking at the launch of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission’s new report on Myanmar, β€œUnspeakable Tragedy”, in Parliament earlier this week.

06.06.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump's sanctions against ICC judges are a direct assault on accountability for victims of international crimes worldwide The Global Initiative Against Impunity (GIAI) forcefully condemns the United States government’s decision to impose sanctions on four sitting (…)

The latest US sanctions on 4 ICC judges involved in authorizing the investigations related to #Palestine and #Afghanistan are affront to justice and accountability. The Trump administration and those who voted for them should be ashamed www.fidh.org/en/issues/in...

06.06.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Aviation fuel for destruction

⚠️ Since March 28 earthquake, Myanmar junta has continued to escalate indiscriminate airstrikes, including May 12 attack that killed 22 students, made possible by continued aviation fuel exports from ASEAN countries.

πŸ“’ Ban aviation fuel to Myanmar! buff.ly/zKtCeFe

04.06.2025 07:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

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