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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Burma Update: September 10, 2008

News from Burmese Media

Democratic Voice of Burma: Ceasefire groups strengthen forces in Shan state
Democratic Voice of Burma: Educationalists concerned by Burmese literacy rate
Democratic Voice of Burma: NLD members questioned over bombing
Narinjara News: U Ottama Garden Shut Down After Confrontation
Narinjara News: Security Forces Besiege Sittwe University as Students Commemorate Ottama Day
Independent Mon News Agency: Continuous sentry duty in Mon State offices
Kachin News Group: Junta tightens security on 1st anniversary of Saffron Revolution in northern Burma
Kachin News Group: Kachins' struggle for survival nipped in the bud
Mizzima News: Rohingyas in dire straits: CSW
Mizzima News: Junta sets new target for overseas job placement
Mizzima News: Student Warriors lambast junta over false accusations
Mizzima News: 150 shops gutted in Twante market fire
Mizzima News: U.S. concerned, as hunger strike rumors swirl
Mizzima News: Trial of 88 Generation Students begin
The Irrawaddy: Authorities Isolate Suu Kyi's Companion in Hospital
The Irrawaddy: Crime, Murder Mounting in Rangoon
The Irrawaddy: Burmese Dissidents in Exile Challenge Junta's UN Seat


Multimedia

Guardian: Rats bring famine to Burma as junta turns its back

"Four months after Cyclone Nargis, another natural disaster has struck Burma, only this time the military regime has had 50 years to prepare for it."

Opinion/Other

The Irrawaddy: Taking the Pulse of Sick Dictators [Editorial]

Report/Briefer



Christian Solidarity Worldwide: A people at the brink of extermination






Free Burma Rangers: Villager Shot, People Forced to Porter and Vote "Yes"

Burma Issues
: BI Weekly No. 354

Event

The Burma Project of Open Society Institute, Pen American Center and The New York Review of Books Present

Reading Burma: A Benefit for Cyclone Relief and Freedom of Expression in Burma/Myanmar

  • When: Tuesday, September 23
  • Where: Cooper Union's Great Hall: 7 East 7th Street, NYC
  • What time: 7 pm.

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