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January 2008

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25.01.2008 A prominent Burmese poet has been arrested for writing a Valentine’s Day poem that contained a coded criticism of the head of the military government, General Than Shwe.
+ Activists' Arrests on the Increase in Myanmar
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From: Amnesty International - International Secretariat, Reporter Senza Frontiere
22.01.2008
Burma's monks led protests in 2007 that may well mark the beginning of the end of more than 40 years of brutal military rule.

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Related topics/regions: [Human rights] [Activism] [Governance]
Mother and child refugees from Burma
17.01.2008 In wake of Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis and demands by various activist groups, the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) has announced doubling its humanitarian aid to £18 million over the next three years. Around one-third of the country's poor survive on less than US$ 1 a day.
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Related topics/regions: [Development] [Aid] [Poverty] [Refugees] [Civil society] [United Nations]
Image: Mother and child refugees from Burma
15.01.2008 NEW YORK, Jan 15 (OneWorld) - Rights activists in the West are urging buyers and sellers of precious gems to reject rubies and jades mined in Myanmar (formerly Burma).
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Monks in protest in September 2007/ Photo credit: AP
15.01.2008 Human Rights advocates are urging consumers and merchants to shun Burmese gems at the military government's latest auction of precious stones. Human Rights Watch has attacked the gem trade for propping up the military dictatorship and it is felt that western boycotts could significantly hamper the junta’s profits.
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Image: Monks in protest in September 2007/ Photo credit: AP
15.01.2008 Burman sotilasjuntta ei onnistunut viime syksynä nujertamaan kansalaisten vastarintaa kokonaan. Nyt kapinamieltä ilmaistaan verhotusti buddhalaisten tilaisuuksissa ja huumorissa.
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