Things come and go in the news and when issues disappear from front pages we move on in our interest. Terrible things are still happening in Burma – please read this latest update from Burma Campaign UK and act upon what you read if you can.
Dear Friend
The true scale of the horrific crackdown on peaceful protesters in Burma is not yet known. Thousands have been arrested, and hundreds killed. We have received reports of crematoriums working through the night on the outskirts of Rangoon.
The first priority for the Burma Campaign UK was to make sure that the world knew what was happening in Burma. The question now is, how will the world respond?
10,000 people marched through the streets of London on Saturday, and 200 protests took place in 30 countries around the world. Click here
and here to see pictures.
And the pressure is working. We are pleased to be able to tell you that the British government is now using its considerable diplomatic resources to push for international action on Burma. The government is backing many of the steps we have been campaigning on for so long, such as action by the United Nations Security Council, targeted economic sanctions by the European Union, and the personal engagement of the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary. You can view our media release here.
BUT WE ARE NOT THERE YET! The United Nations Security Council has still not agreed on a statement condemning the brutal crackdown, and the European Union has yet to agree on targeted economic sanctions. Now is a critical time, please spare a couple of minutes to take these urgent actions.
TAKE ACTION
The Burma Campaign UK and MTV have joined forces again to call for action by the United Nations Security Council. Click here to email the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
TAKE ACTION
Email European Union governments calling on them to agree targeted economic sanctions that will ensure European companies no longer help pay for the guns and the bullets used against peaceful protesters in Burma. Click here.
Thank you for your support.
Anna Roberts
The Burma Campaign UK
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Hello,I would like to ask you for a favor, to talk about and post the new campaign dontforgetburma.org if it is not too much trouble for you.We created this site because we wanted a space where normal people could show that although the media spotlight over Burma may have dimmed, we are still thinking of Burma. The team that runs this site came together through the “Support the Monks’ Protest in Burma ” Facebook group (439,000 members) and has created the website http://www.burma-watch.org . We’re a team of activists from around the world that work around the clock on our sites, we were key to coordinating the Global Day of Action for Burma on October 6th 2007 and Aung Sang Suu Kyi day (October 24th 2007). We’d like to thank our launch partners who have helped make this project work., they are: Burma Campaign UK, The US Campaign for Burma, Avaaz.org, the European Burma Network and wearenotafraid.com .About BurmaBurma is ruled by one of the most brutal military dictatorships in the world; a dictatorship charged by the United Nations with a “crime against humanity” for its systematic abuses of human rights, and condemned internationally for refusing to transfer power to the legally elected Government of the country – the party led by Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.In September 2007 monks led thousands of peaceful protestors onto the streets of Burma. The Burmese military put this peaceful uprising down with ruthless brutality routinely using violence and torture against the protestors, even the monks. The people of Burma have lived under military dictatorship for 45 years. The last peaceful uprising that occurred in1988 was brutally put down by the army killing at least 3,000 people. However the West didn’t act because very little news came out of Burma. This time is different, we know people have been tortured, we know hundreds and possibly thousands of people have been murdered by the regime in an attempt to put down the uprising. To make sure the world doesn’t forget get active, submit a photo of support to this site, join the Facebook group and find a local activist organisation via http://www.burma-watch.org/index.php?option=com_glossary&Itemid=113 Sophie Lwinsophielwin.blogspot.com