Resolution of Burmese Communities in the United States

We do not Support the Burmese Military Junta and Its Cronies. We Protest and Condemn the Junta’s 2010 Election and Pre-determined Outcome

[…] While at this vital moment, the Burmese Regime is staging its sham Election upcoming on November 7, 2010. It is declared unconstitutional and undemocratic by Burmese democratic opposition party, NLD (National League for Democracy) led by Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung San Suu Kyi and other Burmese opposition leaders such as U Win Tin and U Tin Oo have clearly stated to boycott and condemn the Regime’s 2010 Election as its outcome is foreseeable: the military junta will remain in power […]

Week 32: 2010 Election Watch (12-18 October)

Developments

• SPDC Election Commission Chairman Thein Soe said that no foreign journalists or international monitors would be allowed to observe the upcoming elections.
• SPDC Election Commission Chairman Thein Soe said that 3,071 candidates, including 82 independent candidates, will contest the elections […]

11-17 October: Students and Youths Oppose 7 November Polls in Burma

Today marks World Youth Day for Democracy, a day in which Burma’s student and youth organizations are remembering their colleagues who have been imprisoned for demanding positive change. Students have been leaders in calling for progress in Burma throughout the country’s history, whether calling for the right to form student unions or resisting military rule as in the 1988 uprising. Students have also actively opposed the regime’s ‘roadmap to democracy’ with “Vote No” campaigns in the lead up to the 2008 constitutional referendum […]

Students and Youths Oppose 7 November Polls in Burma

Today marks World Youth Day for Democracy, a day in which Burma’s student and youth organizations are remembering their colleagues who have been imprisoned for demanding positive change. Students have been leaders in calling for progress in Burma throughout the country’s history, whether calling for the right to form student unions or resisting military rule as in the 1988 uprising. Students have also actively opposed the regime’s ‘roadmap to democracy’ with “Vote No” campaigns in the lead up to the 2008 constitutional referendum […]

Leading Burmese Buddhist monks call on Burma election boycott

During a recent visit to Ottawa, Burmese Buddhist monks who played a leading role in the 2007 Saffron Revolution earnestly called on the government of Canada and the Canadian Parliament to reject the Nov. 7 elections in Burma due to unfair and undemocratic process […]

Junta’s elections on 7 November 2010 is to justify five decades of military rule

Burma Democratic Concern (BDC) calls for the international community not to recognize junta’s planned 2010 election and its results.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi led National League for Democracy (NLD), victor of 1990 election, decided unanimously to boycott the junta’s planned sham 2010 election due to its unfair electoral laws. Without the participation of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, without the participation of National League for Democracy (NLD), and without the participation of 1990 election winning parties, junta’s planned election in 2010 is clearly not creditable […]

Shan artists pool talent to expose sham 2010 elections

Famous Shan artists are today taking to the stage on the Shan-Thai border to officially launch a new VCD opposing the 2010 elections, already an underground hit in Shan State.

The Shan language VCD, produced by border-based community groups, features well-known artists singing modern and traditional songs, illustrated with striking video images and cartoons […]

Weekly Political Events Regarding the SPDC’s Election (038-2010)

In this week’s report, you will find:

• A source close to local authorities of Muse District, Northern Shan State, said that setting up poll stations will be completed by 25th October 2010 as the elections nears.
• Daw Bauk Ja, who has been assisting 17 farmers who sued Yuzana construction company for eviction of the farmers from their land without full compensation, said that a court in Phakant District of Kachin State has made a decision to exonerate Yuzana company chairman U Htay Myint from prosecution. U Htay Myint is contesting in the upcoming elections as one of the Union Solidarity and Development Party candidates […]

Burma’s 2010 Elections: The story so far

This briefer shows that despite the SPDC’s repeated pledges for “free and fair” elections, indicators for election monitoring based on EU, UN, and OSCE guidelines point to the contrary. The SPDC election laws and conduct of the SPDC Election Commission have caused the dissolution of parties that won 84% of seats in the last election, and disenfranchised at least 1.5 million voters […]

Monitoring of the media coverage prior to 7 November elections in Burma – Report n.1 (August 2010)

Since August 2010, MEMO 98 has been systematically monitoring the media coverage of the 7 November parliamentary elections in Burma (Myanmar). The project’s goal is to provide an accurate picture of the state and independent media’s behaviour in the campaign prior to Burma’s elections. Over a period of three months, the project seeks to evaluate the mass media’s performance in providing objective and balanced coverage of the candidates and their platforms so the citizens of Burma can make well-informed choices at the ballot box […]