Full Coverage: Myanmar

30.04.2008 Refugees account for over half of those that will need food aid this year due to increased food prices, writes an international refugee agency, noting that violent reactions to the crisis may also force more people to flee their homes.

30.04.2008 Take action on behalf of Burmese democracy activist Min Ko Naing, who is being held in Rangoon's notorious Insein Prison and may go blind because he is being denied treatment for an eye infection..

29.04.2008 Chevron’s ongoing role in financing and profiting from the military regime in Myanmar (Burma) is documented in a report released today that alleges continued human rights violations by pipeline security forces, including murder, rape, torture and forced labour.
From EarthRights International

24.04.2008 The Burmese military's reign of terror -- which has displaced 2 million citizens -- has particularly targeted indigenous people, forcing them to flee their homes to escape compulsory labor, rape, and starvation. [Warning, this photoessay contains graphic images that some may find disturbing.]

24.04.2008 Ulkomaailmaan vuotaneiden tietojen mukaan Burmaa johtavalla sotilasjuntalla on valmiina suunnitelma perustuslakia koskevan kansanäänestyksen peukaloimiseksi. 15 vuotta valmisteltu perustuslaki tulee kansalaisten äänestettäväksi 10. toukokuuta.

24.04.2008 BANGKOK, Apr 23 (IPS) - A rising star within the ranks of Burma's military regime is reported to have unveiled a plan to ensure the junta gets its way at the May referendum for a new constitution, according to information revealed to IPS.

14.04.2008 Poverty in Burma is as atrociously overwhelming as the military's repression of rights, and many are saying the country is again close to reaching its boiling point.

03.04.2008 Amnesty International on julkaissut keräämiään tietoja Burman puolen vuoden takaisten mielenosoittajien saamista vankilatuomioista. Järjestön mielestä rauhalliset mielenosoittajat ovat saaneet poliittisin perustein ankaria tuomioita. Esimerkiksi kolme ihmistä tuomittiin veden antamisesta munkeille kadulla.

02.04.2008 Amnesty International has released details of prison sentences handed out by the Myanmar junta to 40 protestors. Three have been sentenced for giving water to monks on streets. The action is politically motivated and negates people’s peaceful exercise of their human rights, says the international rights body.

01.04.2008 Foreseeing a continued political stalemate in Burma, Joel Charny urges the international community to address regular peoples' humanitarian needs instead of tightening broad-based sanctions that "often hurt average Burmese more than the ruling regime."