Free Burma
After the
demonstrations of the monks and the population of Burma, after the oppression by
the junta that followed, the blogosphere mobilizes itself on
October 4, 2007. On this date, bloggers of the entire world are invited to publish a post with the text
Free
Information is available about the International Bloggers' Day for Burma at Free
BURMA DIGEST (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
FBR REPORT: 27 November, 2009 In This Report The Arakan Free Burma Rangers team has documented widespread forced labor and extortion in their mission area during October, [...]
theonlinecitizen (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
A marine engineering company in Singapore has signed a multimillion dollar contract to lay pipeline off the shores of Burma next year. Voice of America Related Posts Free Burma! International bloggers to support freedom for Burma on Oct 4th Al Jazeera reports on Singapore-Burma ties Singapore miscalculates balance of power over Burma issue Related Posts Free Burma! International bloggers to support...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Burma's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi lodges a new appeal for release from her extended house arrest.
KyiMayKaung (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Free Burma Ranger who lost his life to malaria while helping other Karen villagers and his daughter -- photo from Free Burma Rangers. Talking heads at SAIS, DC Burma talk -- photo copyright Kyi May Kaung http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/nov/09/jim-hoagland-dissidents-missing-from-obamas/ This is indeed true and the panels at SAIS on Burma seemed stacked. It was hard even to find out who was...
BURMA DIGEST (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
FBR REPORT: Free Burma Ranger training camp Karen State, Burma 24 October, 2009 “My husband died for his people, I will take his place on the FBR team.” – P’Saw Paw (Dew Flower), age 26, [...]
BURMA DIGEST (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
FBR REPORT: Karen State, Burma 20 October, 2009 The following is a report by a Free Burma Rangers relief team conducting relief missions in Kachin State, Northern Burma. At the Hpakant Jade Mine in Kachin State Burma mining companies are causing pollution, erosion, and [...]
Causecast - Latest News (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
by ERICA LIEPMANN , Causecast Associate Editor The situation in Burma is dire. The elected democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been imprisoned or under house arrest for the better part of 20 years. The military dictatorship continues to oppress the voice of the people through violence, like the bloody 2007 Saffron Revolution . Millions of Burmese are displaced or forced into refugee camps. On October...
ArchaeoTexture (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
On the premise that, "what the eyes have seen, the heart cannot forget," you are invited to experience the plight of the displaced children of Burma through an interactive exhibit of paintings and stories. CLICK HERE for more on this exhibit from the MRT's Ruth Campbell "Hope Behind the Red Bamboo" will hold an opening event and reception tonight (Tuesday, October 13) from 6:00...
Daily Online Alochona (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Dear Alochoks Here is the link to the UN Human Human Development Report 2009. On page 183 you can find the position of Bangladesh on the UN Human Development Index. http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2009_EN_Complete.pdf Rankings for the sub continent are: Sri Lanka 102 Bhutan 132 India 134 Burma 138 Pakistan 141 Nepal 144 Bangladesh 146 Well. Almost as bad as our ranking in the FIFA index of foot balling...
KyiMayKaung (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Oct 3, 2009 in front of Myanmar Embassy, 2300 S St., DC (Sheridan-Kalorama) Demonstrator with Free Burma poster. Free, Free, Free Burma! Free all political prisoners Free Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Free U Tin Oo Free U Khun Tun Oo Free all 88 Generation Students Free all human rights defenders Free all journalists and lawyers Free all youths and internet bloggers. Candles for US citizen Nyi Nyi Lwin (Kyaw...
Timpu (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
New Delhi, Oct. 2 (ANI): The Burma Center Delhi on behalf of 58 Indian and International organizations submitted an appeal letter to Sonia Gandhi, President of All India Congress Committee (AICC) and Chairperson, UPA on Friday urging her to draw attention to Aung San Suu Kyi and to revise India’s foreign policy and promote human [...]
This Ain't Hell (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
You’ve all seen the pictures from the G-20 protest - a disparate collection of anti-war, environmentalist, Free Tibet, Free Burma, Free China, Free Terrorists, anti-corporation, anti-bank, anti-progress, Luddites parading around Pittsburgh with their particular flavor of whackiness on display for the media (which they oppose, too, unless the camera is on them). Well, I dug through [...]
ArchaeoTexture (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
On the premise that, "what the eyes have seen, the heart cannot forget," you are invited to experience the plight of the displaced children of Burma through an interactive exhibit of paintings and stories. "Hope Behind the Red Bamboo" will hold an opening event and reception Thursday, October 13, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the Claydesta Atrium, in Midland. Presented by the Champions...
Ethical Pulse (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
THTC has recently released a brand new range of organic t-shirts for A/W 2010 from 100% organic cotton, built with the use of green energy using wind power, with a 90% lower carbon footprint than conventionally produced cotton t-shirts. The cotton is certified organic by The Soil Association and The Control Union, produced under the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS). The organic cotton is planted...
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