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An interview with an escapee-monk from Burma (www.ashinmettacara.org)

An interview with an escapee-monk from Burma

Tags: burma,myanmar,monks,prisoner,escapee,saffron revolution

Submitted 5 days ago by achitkyithu | 0 Comments |

8 Bangladeshi Fishermen Handed Over by Burma (www.narinjara.com)

Eight Bangladeshi fishermen were handed over on Monday to Bangladesh by Burma's border security force, Nasaka, 20 days after being taken into Burmese custody, according to a local official.

Tags: bangladesh,burma,fishermen,nasaka

Submitted 5 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

Burma slams ‘unfair and immoral’ sanctions (english.dvb.no)

Burmese foreign minister U Nyan Win told the United Nations General Assembly yesterday that Burma could enhance regional energy and food security if sanctions against the country were lifted.

Tags: burma,u nyan win,united nations,general assembly,sanctions,united states,european union

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Burma opposition figure arrested (news.bbc.co.uk)

A prominent political ally of the detained pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been arrested in Burma.

Tags: aung san suu kyi,prodemocracy,burma,ohn kyaing,national league for democracy

Submitted 5 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

Who should be awarded or the winner of freedom of Salford? (www.ashinmettacara.org)

Aung San Suu Kyi vs Ryan Giggs

Tags: burma,myanmar,aung san suu kyi,ryan giggs

Submitted 6 days ago by achitkyithu | 0 Comments |

Doing What Needs to be Done (www.irrawaddy.org)

Earlier this week, The Irrawaddy spoke with Win Tin, Burma’s longest-serving political prisoner, who was released on Tuesday after spending 19 years behind bars. He spoke of his commitment to the... More

Tags: burma,generation 88,monks,saffron revelution,resistance movement

Submitted 9 days ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |

Monks stage quiet protest as world powers call for Burma reform (www.theage.com.au)

ABOUT 100 Buddhist monks in western Burma staged a peaceful protest march to mark the anniversary of last year's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators as world powers called on the junta to... More

Tags: burma,monks,saffron revelution,democracy

Submitted 9 days ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |

Correspondent visits Burma on anniversary of Saffron Revolution (www.abc.net.au)

It's now been a year since Burma's military junta brutally put down the so-called "Saffron Revolution" led by thousands of Buddhist Monks demanding democratic and economic reform.

Tags: burma,monks,saffron revelution,democracy

Submitted 9 days ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |

Buddhist monks demonstrate in Sittwe (www.opednews.com)

This is the latest demonstration in 2008

Tags: burma,myanmar,monks,demonstration,saffron revolution

Submitted 10 days ago by achitkyithu | 0 Comments |

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