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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

Monday, October 15, 2007

Burma Update: October 15, 2007









Source: http://niknayman.blogspot.com/, http://ko-htike.blogspot.com/


Sanctions Now!

*
Call for EU Sanction - Forum for Democracy in Burma (FDB) ... Read ...
*Statement on need for Sanctions now - (NCUB) ... Read ...
*Due to the intense situation within Burma and as requested by members from inside the country, Federation of Trade Unions - Burma (FTUB) is calling for sanctions on Burma's military regime... Read ...


Highlights

UN condemns Burma arrests
Burma seizes top democracy activist
First Lady drops niceties for Myanmar campaign
Thailand proposes UN-backed ...
Myanmar Airways International suspends flight services to two foreign...


Inside Burma

Irrawaddy: “Butcher of Depayin” Honored in State Funeral

Irrawaddy:
Anti-Junta Protest Photo Appears in State Newspaper
DVB: Hospitalised activists transferred to interrogation centre
DVB: NLD welcomes Security Council statement on Burma
DVB: Shan nationals urged not to join pro-government rallies
Narinjara: Prominent Arakanese Monk Arrested in Rangoon
Narinjara: Former Arakanese Student Leader Imprisoned
SHAN: Shan monk nabbed for rapping regime
IMNA: Mon State officials extort money from private phone business
IMNA: Need for Mons to be aware that language could disappear: Mon professor
IMNA: Mon monks in Moulmein leave monasteries abruptly


In the News

U.N. envoy 'disturbed' by new Burma reports - AP
Thailand won't match UN demands to Burma Bangkok Post
Irrawaddy: Pagodas Have a Historic Place in the Fight for Democracy
Irrawaddy: Gambari Says Arrests of Dissidents "Extremely Disturbing"- AP
Irrawaddy: Dissident Groups Want Gambari to be Tougher on Junta
Irrawaddy: Thailand to Support UN Envoy and Negotiate with Burma
Irrawaddy: From Illegal Timber to Tiger Skins—the Big Burmese Sellout
What China will do with Myanmar rediff.com 16:14
Bildt presses for tough line on Burma The Local 15:55
India's identity crisis in Myanmar International Herald Tribune 15:53
Thailand proposes UN-sponsored multilateral talks to solve Myanmar crisis Mass Communication Organization of Thailand 11:41


Multimedia


*Protests against Myanmar junta. Video RIA Novosti
*The Irrawaddy: Worldwide Protests Against Burmese Regime [Multimedia]
*Video: The Crackdown Aljazeera


Regional/International Responses

Amnesty International Calls on ... ADVFN


Letters/Opinions/Analysis/Commentaries/Editorials

Irrawaddy: Burma Needs Tangible UN Intervention Now [Commentary]


Solidarity Actions

Demonstrations in New York October 15-20 ... See Details ...
SHAN: Honoring the Monks in Burma
*Media Advisory: National Day of Prayer for Burma










Statements/Press Releases

Press Release - Myanmar: Arrests continue amid grave fears for safety of detainees Amnesty International ... Read ...
Press Release: Regular UN Engagement, Monitoring of Human Rights in Burma Urged - NCGUB ... Read ...


Report

FBR REPORT: DKBA attacks in Dooplaya District
The people of Burma suffer under the oppression of the Burma Army and their proxy forces. One such proxy force is the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) that works with the SPDC... Read ...






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