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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Burma Partnership is pleased to announce that we have launched our new website. We hope it will be a useful tool for governments, journalists, researchers, and especially activists from Burma and all over the world.

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In Solidarity,

Burma Partnership Secretariat

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Burma Update: November 13, 2007


Highlight

*APPPB Update: Leading Monk of Protests Arrested ... Read »

*APPPB: Summary of International Responses, an overview of the international responses to the recent crisis in Burma ... Read »


Latest News from Burmese Media


Irrawaddy: Arrests Continue Despite Pinheiro’s Visit
Irrawaddy: UN Chief Welcomes Developments in Burma - UN
Irrawaddy: Human Rights Group Calls for Boycott of Burmese Gems, Jewelry
Irrawaddy: Daewoo Officials, Others on Trial for Exporting Weapons to Burma
Irrawaddy: Thailand's Unprotected, Uninformed Migrant Workers - IRIN
DVB: Monk leader U Gambira arrested
Mizzima: Military presence swept under carpet before UN rights probe


Latest News from Global Media

Myanmar woman activist arrested after two months on the run International Herald Tribune
China to play constructive role on Myanmar issue China Daily
U.N. envoy inspects Myanmar prison The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, California
Foreigners flock to Myanmar gems auction despite calls for a boycott International Herald Tribune
Myanmar junta and opposition ready for UN-brokered dialogue RIA Novosti
Myanmar troops abduct Bangladesh fishermen Reuters Africa
India asks Myanmar to begin reconciliation process The Hindu
8 Myanmar nationals arrested on Indo-Pak border Hindustan Times
Ban Ki-moon urges redoubling of efforts to resolve Myanmar crisis UN News Centre
Assembly President urges concrete results in Myanmar dialogue Xinhua Online
Total CEO: Co's Foothold In Myanmar "More Than Necessary" Dowjones Business News


Opinion/Other

The Globe and Mail: How Myanmar spins its grip on power - Geoff york
Asia Times: India Stands by Myanmar Status Quo - Bertil Lintner


Statement/Press Release

UN News Centre: Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Myanmar
United Nations Country Team in Myanmar: Statement at the conclusion of Mr. Gambari’s mission to Myanmar 3 - 8 Nov 2007
United Nations Country Team in Myanmar: Press Conference by Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Situation in Myanmar
Amnesty International: Myanmar: New evidence of mass detentions, hostage taking, deaths in custody and disappearances


Solidarity Action












Report/Briefer

Amnesty International: No Return to “Normal”
"The violent suppression by the Myanmar authorities of peaceful demonstrations in 66 cities country-wide from mid-August through September 2007 provoked international condemnation including an unprecedented consensus of abhorrence and demands for change at the UN Human Rights Council and UN Security Council..." Read »


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