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Posts Tagged ‘2010 Elections’ (301 found)

Weekly Political Events Regarding the SPDC’s Election (020-2010)

The Network for Democracy and Development (NDD), a Burmese political organization based on the Thai-Burma border, is researching and distributing weekly reports summarizing political events in Burma regarding the SPDC’s Elections. These reports include information on the activities of the SPDC and USDA, opposition groups, armed ethnic groups, cease-fire groups, border guard forces, international governments and non-governmental organizations, and civilians inside Burma.[…]

June 14, 2010  •  By Network for Democracy and Development  •  Tags: , , , , ,  •  Read more ➤

Wasteful Spending and Election Law Violations Continue to Mark the Junta’s Election Campaign

Recent reports of Burma’s nuclear program continue to reverberate throughout Burma’s political spheres and the international community. Opposition parties recently came out in strong opposition to the junta’s wasteful spending on its attempts at producing nuclear weapon technology rather than allocating it towards its woefully skeletal health and education budgets.[…]

June 13, 2010  •  By Burma Partnership  •  Tags: , , , ,  •  Read more ➤

Burma Activists to Celebrate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Birthday

“People’s Elections” Results To Be Announced

The Ten Alliances of Burma’s movement for democracy and ethnic rights will be honouring the life and vision of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi with a celebration of her 65th birthday […]

June 10, 2010  •  By Ten Alliances  •  Tags: , , , ,  •  Read more ➤

Weekly Political Events Regarding the SPDC’s Election (019-2010)

The Network for Democracy and Development (NDD), a Burmese political organization based on the Thai-Burma border, is researching and distributing weekly reports summarizing political events in Burma regarding the SPDC’s Elections. These reports include information on the activities of the SPDC and USDA, opposition groups, armed ethnic groups, cease-fire groups, border guard forces, international governments […]

June 6, 2010  •  By Network for Democracy and Development  •  Tags: , , , , ,  •  Read more ➤

Monthly Chronology Events May 2010

An extensive monthly chronology of events researched and distributed by the Network for Democracy and Development (NDD), a Burmese political organization based on the Thai-Burma border.

These chronologies include information on the activities of the SPDC and USDA, opposition groups, armed ethnic groups, cease-fire groups, international governments and non-governmental organizations, and civilians inside Burma and along its borders.[…]

June 5, 2010  •  By Network for Democracy and Development  •  Tags: , , , ,  •  Read more ➤

New Zealand Parliament unanimous over participation of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in Burmese elections

New Zealand’s Parliament today voted unanimously to “call upon the military rulers of Burma to reinstate the political and democratic rights of Aung San Suu Kyi and allow her to contest the forthcoming general election” in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma […]

June 2, 2010  •  By New Zealand Labour Party  •  Tags: , , ,  •  Read more ➤

Burmese protest country’s military despots

About 35 Burmese activists gathered downtown Monday to protest Myanmar’s military regime and demand the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.[…]

June 1, 2010  •  Tags: , , ,  •  Read more ➤

Groups around the world commemorate 1990 Elections

Twenty years ago, on 27 May 1990, the National League for Democracy (NLD) won a landslide victory in the first multi-party elections Burma had seen for decades. However, the NLD and other winning ethnic opposition parties were never allowed to take power as a democratically elected government.[…]

May 31, 2010  •  By Burma Partnership  •  Tags: , , , ,  •  Read more ➤

Burma: Chinese Premier’s Visit Should Spotlight Rights – Flawed Elections Likely to Erode Security

During his June 2 visit, China’s premier Wen Jiabao should take up human rights concerns in Burma, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the premier. Human rights abuses in Burma impact on the region’s long-term security, and China is an influential actor as Burma’s first elections in 20 years approach.[…]

May 31, 2010  •  By Human Rights Watch  •  Tags: , , ,  •  Read more ➤

Weekly Political Events Regarding the SPDC’s Election (018-2010)

The Network for Democracy and Development (NDD), a Burmese political organization based on the Thai-Burma border, is researching and distributing weekly reports summarizing political events in Burma regarding the SPDC’s Elections. These reports include information on the activities of the SPDC and USDA, opposition groups, armed ethnic groups, cease-fire groups, border guard forces, international governments and non-governmental organizations, and civilians inside Burma.[…]

May 30, 2010  •  By Network for Democracy and Development  •  Tags: , , , , ,  •  Read more ➤