Al Jazeera and agencieshttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/11/20101169237967672.html6 November 2010 Myanmar is set for its first general elections in 20 years, but opposition parties still in the fray are already questioning the fairness of the vote. In the run-up to Sunday’s vote, the All Mon Region Democracy Party and the Rakhine National Development Party (RNDP) have accused the military-backed Union Solidarity
Achara Ashayagachat and AFPhttp://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/205148/junta-faces-threat-claims7 November 2010 Burma’s military regime and its political proxies faced growing accusations yesterday of threats and intimidation on the eve of the country’s controversial first election in two decades. Up to 29 million eligible Burmese voters will go to the polling stations today, less than a week before opposition leader Aung
Al Jazeera and agencieshttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/11/20101169237967672.html6 November 2010 Myanmar is set for its first general elections in 20 years, but opposition parties still in the fray are already questioning the fairness of the vote. In the run-up to Sunday’s vote, the All Mon Region Democracy Party and the Rakhine National Development Party (RNDP) have accused the military-backed Union Solidarity
Agence France-Pressehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101106/wl_asia_afp/myanmarvote_20101106145026Yangon, 6 November 2010 Armed police patrolled the streets and shops in the capital were closed for business Saturday as Myanmar prepared for its first election in two decades amid a growing outcry over voter intimidation. Security was tight on the eve of Sunday’s poll as the junta looked to clamp down on any
MYANMAR: Where the refugees are Photo: David Swanson/IRIN A scene at the official Kutupalong refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, home to around 11,000 documented Rohingya refugeesAccording to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), there are more than 200,000 registered Burmese refugees worldwide. However, aid groups say there are hundreds of thousands more who would be
How Myanmar’s opium growsBy Brian McCartan/ AsiaTimesOnline BANGKOK – The controversy over the scale of Myanmar’s opium production took another turn with the release of a new report that claims cultivation has surged in territories where the military government has recently taken control. The report draws more extreme conclusions than recent research released by the
Christian Post http://www.christianpost.com/article/20061104/25778.htm http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070212/25778_Burma%92s_Persecuted_Christians_Plea_Case_in_Highest_U.S._Hearings.htm Christian Today http://www.christiantoday.com/article/burma.delegation.concludes.europe.us.awareness.tour/9526.htm http://www.christiantoday.com/article/burma.delegation.holds.milestone.meeting.with.uk.foreign.office.minister/9272.htm US Committee for Refugees http://www.refugees.org/article.aspx?id=1785 http://www.refugees.org/article.aspx?id=1504&rid=1179 The Voice of America http://216.109.125.130/search/cache?p=chin+human+rights+organization&toggle=1&ei=UTF-8&fp_ip=MY&fr=yfp-t-501&u=www.voanews.com/burmese/2006-10-25-voa5.cfm&w=chin+human+rights+organization+organizations&d=FXQkV_mdOhg9&icp=1&.intl=us Christian Solidarity Worldwide http://www.csw.org.uk/latestnews/article.php?id=591 Irrawady http://www.irrawaddy.org/aviewer.asp?a=6294&z=154 http://www.irrawaddy.org/aviewer.asp?a=6221&z=154 Mizzima http://www.mizzima.com/MizzimaNews/News/2007/April/20-Apr-2007.html http://www.mizzima.com/MizzimaNews/News/2006/Dec/19-Dec-2006-35.html Christian Solidarity Worldwide USA http://www.cswusa.com/Reports%20Pages/Reports-Burma.htm Earth Rights International http://www.earthrights.org/burmareports/another_yadana_the_shwe_natural_gas_pipeline_project_burma-bangladesh-india.html Relief Web (Burmese Refugees Detained in Malaysia Raids) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EKOI-6UB96W?OpenDocument Unrepresented Peoples and Nations Organization http://www.unpo.org/article.php?id=6289 Citizen Against
Democracy Newsletter- NEDMarch, 2007http://www.ned.org/publications/newsletters/0307-burma.html On Friday, February 2, 2007, the Congressional Human Rights Caucus Task Force for International Religious Freedom held a staff briefing and discussion on Human Rights Abuses and Religious Persecution in Burma. The Task Force heard from an array of witnesses including representatives from two NED grantees, namely, Victor Biak Lian of
Friday, 09 February 2007By BosNewsLife News Center Burma’s military government denies rights abuses. RANGOON/WASHINGTON (BosNewsLife) A delegation of predominantly Christian Chin and Kachin activists ended a visit to the US Friday, February 9, after warning American officials of “the continuing violations of human rights,” charges denied by the Burmese military government. Their week-long visit to
Agence France Presse (AFP) October 25: A rights group that advocates for Myanmar ‘s ethnic Chin minority Wednesday applauded the US government for waiving a law that would allow Chin refugees to come to the United States . More than 80,000 Chin refugees currently live in Malaysia , India and Thailand . Many fled their