| Date |
Exile Group |
Activity |
Location
|
Statements and Announcement |
| 2010.11.09 |
Pro-Democracy organisations |
Petition |
UN |
Representatives of Burmese ethnic groups and opposition parties (including the KNO, KNU, NLD and Burma Fund) asked the United Nations to help resolve the country’s ethnic issues, during discussions this week at the UN headquarters in New York. |
| 2010.11.07 |
Activists |
Demonstration |
Worldwide |
Demonstrations were held in several countries across the world to protest against the general election taking place in Burma. |
| 2010.11.04 |
Pro-Democracy organisations |
Petition |
UK |
A six-member delegation from 14 Burmese pro-democracy organizations based in the United Kingdom, submitted a petition to British Prime Minister David Cameron urging him to condemn the November 7 elections in Burma and to reject the results, according to a press release. |
| 2010.11.03 |
Activists |
Demonstration |
India |
Pro-democracy activists burn the new Myanmar flag during a protest in New Delhi. |
2010.10.29
|
|
Symposium
|
Chiang Mai, Thailand
|
In a roundtable discussion held at Chiang Mai University in Thailand, representatives of Burma's ethnic groups who are living in exile agreed that the political landscape in Burma will not change in the wake of Burma's Nov. 7 general election because the 2008 Constitution grants no significant rights to ethnic groups.
|
| 2010.10.27 |
AKSYU |
Campaign |
Kachin State |
The exiled All Kachin Students Youth Union (AKSYU) released an album of songs protesting against the 2010 general election yesterday in Kachin State |
| 2010.10.25 |
IFEX |
Petition |
ASEAN |
Members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) aired their appeal to the government to allow media freedom during elections in a statement, specifically calling on Asean governments to assist in pressuring the Burmese junta to acknowledge media rights such as equal access and independent reporting. |
| 2010.10.25 |
Activists |
Demonstration
|
Thailand |
Several dozen refugees and migrant workers from Burma staged a demonstration during the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's brief visit to the Thai capital and expressed their anger at the secretary general’s lack of action on Burma and the United Nations’ perceived lack of interest in refugees and migrant workers living in Thailand. |
| 2010.10.20 |
Activists |
Demonstration |
Japan |
The Burmese embassy in Tokyo took advanced votes from citizens in Japan for the November 7 general election yesterday, amid street protests urging a poll boycott. |
| 2010.10.15 |
Shan Community Organisations |
Campaign |
Thailand |
Several Shan community organisations launched a no-vote video campaign against the November 7 Election in Chiang Mai |
| 2010.10.15 |
AAPP |
Statement |
Thailand |
In a statement, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners—Burma (AAPP) urged the international community to back a call by Tómas Quintana, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Burma, for a UN Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the ruling regime's alleged crimes against humanity. |
2010.10.14
|
Amnesty International
|
Lobby
|
New Zealand
|
A former prisoner, Aung Khaing Min, brought to New Zealand by Amnesty International to speak about his experiences and the fight for democracy in the Asian country, appeared before parliament's Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade select committee where he said the Myanmar election is a "foregone conclusion"
|
| 2010.10.11 |
Burma Campaign UK |
Lobby
|
UK
|
Zoya Phan, a member of the British advocacy group Burma Campaign, told members of the European Parliament the military junta is seeking legal cover through sham elections. |
| 2010.10.04 |
Amnesty International |
Petition
|
|
Amnesty International is calling on Australian Prime Minister Ms Gillard to make a strong case for human rights protection in Burma at the Asia Europe Summit Meeting. |
| 2010.09.29 |
Journalists and activists in India
|
Symposium
|
India
|
20 journalists and civil society activists participated in a media workshop on the November 7 Burmese election as well as the situation of Burmese refugees living in India. The event held at the Press Club of India also called for the Indian government to ‘grant the benefits of democracy, humanity and prosperity to the people of India's neighbours too’ |
2010.09.29
|
Generation Wave
|
Campaign
|
Jakarta
|
Generation Wave, which has 50 members comprising various ethnic groups in Burma, campaigned in Jakarta to get Asian governments to help pressure the regime in power in Burma to allow democracy into the country.
|
| 2010.09.29 |
NCUB |
Campaign
|
|
The New York-based National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB) urged the international community to continue to exert pressure on the Burmese military junta prior to the November elections |
| 2010.09.27 |
Friends of the Third World |
Demonstration
|
Sri Lanka
|
Human rights activists, lawmakers and religious leaders took part in a sit-in in front of the Myanmar embassy in Colombo organised by Friends of the Third World (FTW) to commemorate the massacre of Buddhist monks in Myanmar on 27 September 2007. |
| 2010.09.23 |
Amnesty International |
Petition
|
|
Amnesty International urged Myanmar to free all political prisoners ahead of elections in November |
| 2010.09.23 |
HRW |
Statement
|
|
Human Rights Watch released a statement urging Obama and his Southeast Asian counterparts to unite in pressuring the Burmese junta to release political prisoners and initiate dialogue |
| 2010.09.21 |
AHRG |
Statement
|
|
Asian human rights groups have condemned the Burmese regime for its new decree that restricts workers' rights by banning labor protests with threats of recrimination. |
| 2010.09.20 |
Human Rights Watch |
Petition
|
Philippines
|
Human Right Watch (HRW), called on Philippines President Benigno S. Aquino III to support the establishment of the UN-created International Commission of Inquiry for Burma. |
2010.09.17
|
Activists
|
Protest
|
Germany
|
Pro-democracy activists in Germany and the Burmese opposition have accused the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (also known as Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung—FES), a German NGO associated with Germany's Social Democratic Party, of having “controversial relations” with Burma's military government as it held a round-table discussion about the Burmese election in Berlin
|
| 2010.09.15 |
Freedom Now |
Statement
|
USA
|
A Washington-based legal group, Freedom Now, said in a statement that Aung San Suu Kyi must be released by the country’s military junta by Nov. 13 |
| 2010.08.17 |
Protesters |
Demonstration
|
Japan
|
Nearly 100 Burmese living in Japan staged a protest in front of the Burmese embassy in Tokyo demanding the release of a well-known Arakanese historian monk and 11 Arakanese youths, in addition to the release of seized artifacts and 100 relocated Arakanese orphans. |
| 2010.08.09 |
SSJAC |
Statement
|
|
Shan State Joint Action Committee (SSJAC) secretary Sai Lake said United Nations special envoy on human rights in Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana, should present to the UN the cases of seven detained Shan political prisoners. |
| 2010.08.04 |
BCUK |
Petition
|
UK
|
Burma Campaign UK representatives called on the recently elected British prime minister to take the lead in pushing for stronger and more effective international action on Burma by hand-delivering 1,657 letters from British supporters. |
2010.07.30
|
BCUK
|
Petition
|
UK
|
Burma Campaign UK has called on British Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague to raise Burmese issues in meetings with their Indian counterparts
|
| 2010.07.23 |
Burma Center Delhi |
Petition
|
India
|
A letter to Indian Prime Minister, submitted by the Burma Center Delhi (BCD) and signed by 38 civil society organizations and 71 individuals protested Than Shwe's upcoming visit and says that “Than Shwe does not represent the people of Burma but only the military regime. India should not work freely with the military regime.” |
| 2010.07.21 |
|
Symposium
|
Thailand
|
Public Seminar on "Burma's Election 2010: The Road To Democracy or a Mirage" to be held in Chiang Mai. The main speakers are H.E. Poksask Nilubol a former Thai ambassador to Burma and author of the book "Understanding Burma" and the soon-to-be published book "Burma and the World in the 21st Century”; and Ajarn Kuensai Jaiyen the editor of the Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.). |
| 2010.06.28 |
BCUK |
Campaign
|
UK + EU
|
More than 1,000 supporters of Burma Campaign UK have written letters to Kristalina Georgieva, the European commissioner responsible for European Union aid, calling on the European Commission to review its policy of refusing to fund cross-border aid to Burmese refugees living along the Thai-Burmese border. |
| 2010.06.26 |
Refugees |
Demonstration
|
USA
|
Refugees in Rochester, New York plan a nonviolent rally and the signing of a petition for the right to vote in Burma |
| 2010.06.24 |
ANFREL |
Statement
|
|
The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) said that the directive released by Burma's election commission (EC) which prohibits political parties from marching in procession to designated gathering points or venues while displaying party flags is a violation of human rights. |
| 2010.05.31 |
Activists |
Demonstration
|
USA
|
About 35 Burmese activists gathered in downtown Fort Wayne, USA to protest Burma’s military regime and demand the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. |
| 2010.05.30 |
FBC |
Petition
|
Philippines
|
Filipino activists of the Free Burma Coalition called on presumptive president-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to push for more action on Burmese democratization among leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in keeping with the legacy of his mother. The activists staged protest actions in Davao and Makati citie to denounce plans by Burmese military rulers to hold elections sometime this year |
| 2010.05.30 |
HRW
|
Petition
|
China
|
Human Rights Watch sends Chinese Premier Wen a letter about the Human Rights situation in Burma. |
| 2010.05.27 |
Demonstrators |
Demonstration
|
Global
|
Global Day of Action Against Burma's 2010 Military Election |
| 2010.05.25 |
Burma Campaign Australia |
|
|
About 50 people attended a forum on Burma's election organised by the Burma Campaign Australia and addressed by Debbie Strothard, Coordinator of the Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma |
17 May 2010
|
Activists
|
Demonstration
|
Tel Aviv, Israel
|
Burmese pro-democracy activists in Israel protested against Burma’s junta and in support of the National League for Democracy in front of the Burmese embassy in Tel Aviv, They also declared that the NLD would continue to exist, no matter what.
|
9 May 2010
|
Activists
|
Demonstration
|
Seoul, Korea
|
Activists held a rally against Burma's military junta near the Burmese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea |
14 Apr 2010
|
WMD
|
Petition
|
Jakarta
|
Hundreds of participants in the World Movement for Democracy (WMD) symposium in Jakarta signed a petition calling for the release of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi
|
8 Apr 2010
|
BCUK
|
Campaign
|
UK
|
Burma Campaign UK, based in London, applauded the Czech Republic’s stance on its support for the establishment of commission of inquiry to probe possible crimes against humanity committed by the Burmese rulers. it also urged the EU to join the campaign.
|
7 Apr 2010
|
AIPMC
|
Petition
|
ASEAN
|
About 105 MPs from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Cambodia and Singapore sent a statement to the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) calling for the expulsion of Burma from ASEAN and impose sanctions because the junta has clearly ignored the plea to conduct free and fair elections
|
1 Apr 2010
|
IPU
|
Petition
|
|
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) called on Burma's junta to amend its recently promulgated election laws to ensure polls planned this year are "inclusive, free and fair."
|
31 Mar 2010
|
JACDB
|
Demonstration
|
Canberra, Australia
|
Sixty people joined a demonstration organized by the ‘Joint Action Committee for Democratic Burma’ (JACDB) outside the Burmese embassy in Canberra, demanding the repeal of the Burmese military junta’s harsh and vindictive electoral laws.
|
27 Mar 2010
|
Arakan activitists
|
Demonstration
|
Dhaka, Bangladesh
|
About 30 Arakanese democratic activists staged a demonstration in front of the Burmese embassy in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, protesting the election law and upcoming election. The demonstrators represented many organizations, including the International Burmese Monks Organization, the All Arakan Students' and Youth Congress, and the Rakhine Women's Union.
|
19 Mar 2010
|
Activists
|
Demonstration
|
Delhi, India
|
Delhi police detained about 72 Burmese activists, who held a brief protest in front of the Burmese embassy in New Delhi and smeared red paint on the wall of the embassy compound denouncing the elections and the military junta. Twenty six Burmese demonstrators, including five women activists are to be produced on March 20 in Partiala Court in New Delhi.
|
19 Mar 2010
|
Forum for Democracy in Burma
|
Symposium
|
Bangkok, Thailand
|
Forum for Democracy in Burma held a press conference in Bangkok denouncing the junta’s forthcoming election as illegitimate and the final act in the military’s attempt to hold onto and legitimize power for ever.
|
17 Mar 2010
|
Activists
|
Demonstration
|
Delhi, India
|
About 200 Burmese activists in India staged a protest rally in the capital New Delhi denouncing the military junta's electoral laws, urging the UN Security Council members to constitute a UN Commission for inquiry for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed by the Burmese military in Burma.
|
16 Mar 2010
|
AIPMC
|
Statement
|
ASEAN
|
In a statement by the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC), MPs said that the Burmese electoral laws are undemocratic and will not result in free and fair elections in the country.
|
16 Mar 2010
|
Free Burma Coalition - Phillipines
|
Statement
|
Philippines
|
Egoy Bans, spokesperson of Free Burma Coalition-Philippines, a network of Philippino activists for Burma told Mizzima that ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), the United Nations and the international community must work together to ensure three minimum conditions for Burma. They are - release of the NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and other political prisoners, cessation of hostilities against ethnic nationalities and political dissenters and to review the 2008 constitution, which is not of international standard.
|
13 Mar 2010
|
NCGUB
|
Campaign
|
USA
|
At a function at Berkeley, California in the United States, to mark Burma's Human Rights Day Dr Sein Win, Prime Minister of the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma in exile said The Burmese junta is using the 2010 elections to smother the opposition and its democratic activities to cement and legitimize military rule in the guise of elections and democracy.
|
Feb 2010
|
NLD-LA |
Education campaign
|
Malaysia
|
The National League for Democracy-Liberated Area Malaysia is currently in the midst of a cross-country educational campaign targeted at Burmese migrant workers living in the country, regarding the upcoming 2010 Burmese elections and the 2008 constitutional referendum. |
27 Jan 2010
|
OMCC
|
Statement
|
|
The Overseas Mon Coordinating Committee issued a statement condemning the Burmese military regime for disrobing and torturing the Mon monk. OMCC has called for the release of a Mon Buddhist monk from a Burmese military interrogation centre in Yangon.
|
15 Jan 2010
|
Burma Lawyer's Council
|
Statement
|
|
The Burma Lawyers Council released a statement to urge the public to boycott the elections by refusing to go to the polling station.
|
| December 2009 |
Euro-Burma Office |
Election prep
|
Brussels
|
Announces it will provide financial support to opposition parties and ethnic groups that will contest the general election if they need support |
| 23 Nov 2009 |
NLD
|
Symposium
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
The conditions set by Burma's opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) for its participation in the election planned for 2010 won the support of around 400 participants in a symposium in Tokyo. it was attended by regional activist groups such as the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus, People Forum of Burma, members of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation and 26 representatives of Burmese opposition and ethnic groups, mostly based in Japan. |
21 Oct 2009
|
NCGUB
|
Lobby
|
USA
|
A delegation of pro-democracy leaders met US Sen. Jim Webb to present their views on the current situation in Burma and their perspective on the way forward, in particular with regard to sanctions and restoration of democracy in Burma. The delegation was led by Maung Maung, the general secretary of the exiled National Council of the Union of Burma, and Bo Hla Tint, the foreign minister of the exiled National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma. They were accompanied by legal advisers from the Public International Law and Policy Group. |
| 14 Oct 2009 |
Seven Alliance
|
Symposium
|
New York, USA
|
Burmese pro-democracy activists at a roundtable discussion in New York hosted by Martin Palouš, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the UN panel discussionurged the United Nations to use strong language to condemn the Burmese military regime in its forthcoming General Assembly resolution. The group was a coalition of Burmese opposition groups in exile, including ethnic representatives, women and youth organizations.was jointly led by Soe Aung, Deputy Secretary for Foreign Affairs for the Forum for Democracy in Burma, a coalition of activists, and Dr. Thaung Htun, Executive Director of The Burma Fund. |
| 14 Oct 2009 |
NCUB
|
Lobby
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
A group of Burmese pro-democracy activists from the National Council of Union of Burma urged Japan’s new Deputy Foreign Minister Tesuro Fukuyama at a meeting in Tokyo to increase pressure on Burma’s military government to enter into dialogue with their country’s opposition. They also appealed for Japan’s Foreign Ministry to put forward a plan for Burma at the UN Security Council and send a permanent envoy to Burma to observe the 2010 election |
| 5 Oct 2009 |
NDF
|
Statement
|
|
National Democratic Front (NDF) released a statement saying they rejected the regime’s 2010 election because it will implement the 2008 Constitution, which was adopted by force and fraudulent means. |
Early Oct 2009
|
ENC |
Petition |
USA
|
Ethnic Nationalities Council (ENC) sent a letter to US Senator Jim Webb urging the US not to condemn the 2010 election before it is held, but to continue calling for an inclusive, free and fair election process. However several ethnic groups have said they disagree with the content of the open letter exiled including National Democratic Front (NDF), and the United Nationalities Alliance (UNA) and the Committee Representing People’s Parliament (CRPP) |
| 28 Sep 2009 |
Activists
|
Demonstration
|
New York, USA
|
Burmese activists Moe Thee Zun, a former student leader and activist, along with nearly 20 friends threw shoes at visiting Foreign Minister Nyan Win, an act of opposition against his representation of the Southeast Asian nation at the 64th United Nations General Assembly. |
| 12-13 Aug 2009 |
Seven Alliance
|
Campaign
|
Thailand
|
the Seven Alliance, a broad-based alliance of political parties, women and students groups said they will finalize a proposal titled “Proposal for National Reconciliation”, that will be forwarded to the junta. |
7 Aug 2009
|
Women's group
|
Petition
|
Global
|
Women activists around the world sent a letter urged Ban Ki-moon United Nations Secretary General to push the Security Council to form a Commission of Inquiry to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma |
30 Jun 2009
|
U2
|
Campaign
|
|
Irish band U2 held a tour in support of Aung San Suu Kyi till the end of October |
28 Jun 2009
|
Former U.S. first lady Laura Bush |
Campaign
|
USA
|
Former U.S. first lady Laura Bush says the international community must unite to pressure Myanmar to put an end to human rights abuses in an opinions piece for The Washington Post. She also said the United Nations Security Council should refer leaders of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, to the International Criminal Court for war crimes as it did Sudan for the alleged genocide in Darfur. |
| 25 Jun 2009 |
Mizo and Burmese activists |
Demonstration
|
India
|
Mizo and Burmese activists held a sit-in protest in Aizawl, capital of India’s northeastern state of Mizoram, calling for the release of detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Joining the protest were prominent Mizoram political leaders, including those from the Mizo National Front (MNF), Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP), Bharatya Janata Party (BJP-Mizoram), Mizoram Peoples Conference (MPC) and Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC), as well as representatives from Mizo non-governmental organizations. |
19 Jun 2009
|
AIPMC |
Petition
|
ASEAN
|
Representatives from ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) have urged ASEAN to reconsider Burma’s membership in the bloc |
11 Jun 2009
|
FDB
|
Petition
|
|
The ‘Forum for Democracy in Burma’ (FDB) in exile has urged the UN Security Council to tackle the Karen refugee issue by taking action on the grounds of crime against humanity. |
27 May 2009
|
Paulo Sergio Pinheiro |
Campaign
|
|
Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, the United Nations special reporteur on human rights in Burma from 2000 to 2008, wrote a column in The New York Times calling for the Security Council to establish a commission of inquiry into crimes against humanity by the Burmese junta with a potential indictment by the International Criminal Court. |
26 May 2009
|
AIPMC
|
Lobby
|
ASEAN
|
ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) called on ASEAN to suspend Burma’s membership if its military regime continued to detain Aung San Suu Kyi. It also asked the grouping to consider imposing sanctions against the Burmese junta. |
22 May 2009
|
Harvard Law School Human Rights Group
|
Campaign
|
USA
|
A Harvard Law School human rights group said they have found evidence of human rights violations committed by Burma’s military rulers and have called on the UN Security Council to establish a commission of inquiry into crimes against humanity and war crimes in Burma in a report titled ‘Crimes in Burma’ .
|
18 May 2009
|
Nobel Prize Peace laureates |
Petition
|
|
Eleven Nobel Prize Peace laureates appealed to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in an open letter, urging him to take immediate action against the imprisonment of fellow laureate Suu Kyi. |
| 18 May 2009 |
Peace for Burma network and Amnesty International, Thailand |
Demonstration
|
Thailand
|
Members of the Peace for Burma network and Amnesty International, Thailand, gathered in front of the Burmese Embassy in Bangkok, and urged the United Nations Security Council, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to demand the release of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. |
15 May 2009
|
Club of Madrid |
Petition
|
|
The Club of Madrid has sent a letter, signed by 72 former presidents and prime ministers, to the United Nations urging Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to go to Burma to seek the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. |
| 23 Apr 2009 |
Karen woman |
Petition
|
USA
|
A Karen woman based in the United States called on the US Congress and the Obama administration to push the UN Security Council to establish an international inquiry into crimes against humanity committed by Burma’s military junta against its own people. |
8 Apr 2009
|
Human Rights Watch
|
Petition
|
Japan
|
Human Rights Watch urged Japan to give human rights priority in the Japanese Foreign Policy, and in particular in its policy towards Burma. |
30 Mar 2009
|
NCGUB
|
Lobby
|
East Timor
|
A National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB) delegation led by Prime Minister Dr. Sein Win recently visited East Timor as part of its political trip. The NCGUB is giving finishing touches to its transitional plan. They met President Jose Ramos Horta on March 30 and Prime Minister Zarnana Gusmao on April 1. |
| 23 Mar 2009 |
Protestors
|
Demonstration
|
India
|
Nearly a hundred Burmese activists and Indian supporters staged a sit-in protest in New Delhi in demand of the release of political prisoners in Burma, including detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. |
12 Mar 2009
|
AAPP and FDB
|
Campaign
|
Thailand
|
Assistance Association for Political Prisoners-Burma and the Forum for Democracy in Burma launch the “Free Burma’s Political Prisoners Now!” (www.fbppn.net) campaign in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand.
|
| 28 Feb 2009 |
civil society organizations' representatives |
Lobby
|
ASEAN
|
Activists representing civil society organizations in Southeast Asian countries raised the Burma issue including freedom for Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in the forum of ASEAN leaders. Malaysian woman activist Wathshlah, who also participated in the meeting, said that civil society organizations' representatives held talks with ASEAN leaders including Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein on Burma's affairs such as Suu Kyi, Burmese refugees including Rohingya boat people and the ensuing 2010 election. |
| 27 Feb 2009 |
Emergency Assistance Team – Burma |
Campaign
|
USA
|
A report urging the United Nations Security Council to refer Burma’s military rulers to the International Criminal Court for committing crimes against humanity, by stopping relief aids in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis in May 2008 and persecuting survivors of the disaster. It was a documentation by researchers from John Hopkins University in America, and an organization of Burmese volunteers called the Emergency Assistance Team – Burma (EAT), in the weeks following the deadly Cyclone Nargis |
| 24 Feb 2009 |
AAPP-B |
Campaign
|
Thailand
|
Assistance Association for Political Prisoners in Burma (AAPP-B), urged the international community, to assert more pressure on Burma’s ruling junta to release all political prisoners. |
| 20 Feb 2009 |
UNA |
Statement
|
Thailand
|
The United Nationalities Alliance (UNA) today said that they were opposed to the Burmese military junta's proposed general elections scheduled to be held in 2010. UNA supported the NLD statement, which also demanded the review of the 2008 constitution. |
| 12 Feb 2009 |
NCGUB
|
Statement
|
|
Burma's government in exile – the National Coalition Government of Union of Burma – urged the ruling military junta to immediately begin a tripartite dialogue with the opposition party and the ethnic nationalities in order to build a genuine federal state. |
| 7-8 Feb 2009 |
European Burma Network |
Petition
|
EU
|
Burma campaign groups from 13 European countries have urged the European Union to strengthen its policy of sanctions on Burma and to pressure the junta to release all political prisoners. |
| 1 Jan 2009 |
NCUB
|
Statement
|
|
In a special New Year statement, the NCUB said that it would establish a “National Unity Government” and “National Unity Parliament” to counter plans by Burma’s ruling military regime to hold an undemocratic election in 2010. |
Exile opposition groups linked with inside opposition groups and originate from the 1988 democratic uprisings have continued to lobby international governments to pressure the regime to accept the NLD and Aung San Suu Kyi's demands to release political prisoners, negotiate with the opposition and ethnic groups and to allow international observers to monitor the elections.