Statement on the 22nd anniversary of 8.8.88 Burmese People’s uprising against the military dictators

Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the”8.8.88 people’s revolt against the military dictators” of Burma. Even though, many blood, sweats and life had been sacrificed and many have been still sacrificing, people’s desire to build a democratic nation and a free society has not been accomplished yet. People of the Union of Burma have still suffering from gross violation of Human Rights, unruly terrorizations and unlawful detentions committed by the military dictators.[…]

WFDY Statement on 22nd Anniversary of 8888 Uprising in Burma

The day of 1988. 8. 8 coupled with four 8 is very glorious and significant for democratic movement in Burma with a vanguard role of students and youths, and joined later by workers, monks, famers and civilian against the army rule in Burma. This student driven movement has left golden leafs in the history of world youth and student’s movement. It is great to know that people of Burma are commemorating the 22nd anniversary of the day […]

“Let’s Oppose 2010 Elections Resolutely”

The political forces which are thinking of participating in elections should not gamble
the fate of the country with their dreams.

Our struggle for democracy has already reached its’ 22nd anniversary, if we count from the 8888 nation-wide pro-democracy uprising. On this anniversary, we again recognize that it was the nation-wide uprising, not the parliamentary debate that abolished the Burma Socialist Programme Party dictatorial regime of Bo Ne Win and his 1974 constitution[…]

Philippine government urged to support probe on Myanmar junta’s ‘crimes against humanity’

End Injustice In Burma! Denounce SPDC’s 2010 Elections

To visualize the gravity of the crimes against humanity committed by Burma’s military regime, about a hundred of solidarity activists under the Free Burma Coalition-Philippines (FBC-Phils) today held a rally in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and urged the Philippine government to pledge its support to the ongoing international campaigns calling for the creation of a UN commission of inquiry to investigate possible crimes against humanity in Burma[…]

Burma’s Democracy Protestors Did Not Die in 1988 for the 2010 ‘Elections’

[…]Today the Hong Kong Coalition for a Free Burma (HKCFB) condemns Burma’s military government for killing its own people in order to preserve its power, for placing political power above human life. This violent decision and the military government’s subsequent ruthless rule for more than two decades has, in essence, made the people of Burma prisoners in their own country.[…]

NDI Analysis: Burma’s Electoral Framework is Fundamentally Undemocratic: Will Fail to Meet Basic International Standards

The process surrounding national elections in Burma, expected later this year, “is clearly designed to guarantee a pre-determined outcome and, therefore, does not meet even the very minimum of international standards,” according to an analysis by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) that was released here today […]

U.S. Senators Demand U.S. Support for UN Commission of Inquiry in Burma

War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity in Burma Should Be Stopped and Generals Held Accountable

Two days after President Obama signed into law, the one-year extension of U.S. sanctions against the military regime in Burma, that was unanimously approved by both House and Senate, a bipartisan group of 32 Senators sent a letter (as attached) to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today, calling for the United States government “to support the establishment of a United Nations Commission of Inquiry to investigate whether crimes against humanity and war crimes took place” in the Southeast Asian country of Burma[…]

CSW Renews Calls for Burma’s Crimes Against Humanity to be Investigated as Over 900 Karen Civilians Flee Attacks by Burmese Army

Soldiers from the Burmese Army attacked Tha Dah Der village in Karen State, Eastern Burma on 23 July, burning 50 homes, a school and a church. Over 600 villagers fled as the army advanced, joining 300 more from neighbouring areas whose villages have not yet been attacked, but who have abandoned their homes in fear to seek refuge in the jungle […]

Memorandum to the Prime Minister of India from Burmese Pro-Democracy Movement in India

Dear honorable Prime Minister,

Burmese pro-democracy movement in India is outraged by the visit of the most brutal military dictator of Burma to India. His presence would disgrace Republic of India. The world knows well that Senior General Than Shwe has killed innocent unarmed protesters including Buddhist monks. The junta also detained the Nehru Award holder Daw Aung San Suu Kyi for bogus reasons for many years.[…]

Pre-Election Military Operations by SPDC

The SPDC military junta has started pre-election military operations, targeting the innocent Karen civilians in the Karen State and other KNU areas.

1. On July 23 at 10:00 am, the SPDC troops heavily shelled with mortars Tha-dah-Der village in Papun (Mudraw) District for more than 4 hours […]