Full Coverage: Myanmar
May 2007
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26.05.2007
Burma’s military dictatorship has extended the 12-year detention of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi by another year, in defiance of calls for her release from the UN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the U.S. and European Union.
more...From: Burma Campaign Image: Aung San Suu Kyi © Nic Dunlop / Burma Campaign
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25.05.2007
For thousands of Burmese refugees, it has been over a decade since they were forced to flee their country to escape army aggression. But for some, a chance at a new beginning has finally been granted.
more...From: International Rescue Committee Related topics/regions: [United States] Image: The Kaw Keh family shortly before their resettlement. © Peter Biro / International Rescue Committee
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16.05.2007
Lähes 60 eri valtioiden entistä päämiestä on vedonnut Burman militanttijohtoa vapauttamaan kotiarestissa olevan, rauhan Nobelilla palkitun ihmisoikeuspuolustajan Aung San Suu Kyin.
more...From: OneWorld UK, OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Human rights] [Democracy] Image: Aung San Suu Kyi © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
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16.05.2007
Fifty-nine former heads of state have called for Myanmar's military rulers to release the world's only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and prisoner of conscience, Aung San Suu Kyi.
more...From: Burma Campaign Image: Aung San Suu Kyi © Nic Dunlop / Burma Campaign
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11.05.2007
Over half a million city residents, farmers, and fisherfolk at the mouth of the Salween River in Burma stand to lose their major source of drinking water, agricultural productivity, and fish stocks if dams planned upstream go ahead, according to a youth group.
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