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What happens when coronavirus hits Rohingya refugee camps?
Restrictions in refugee camps in Bangladesh are making it harder to make preparations to fight coronavirus. Email the Prime Minister of Bangladesh now asking her to permanently lift the internet ban and aid restrictions.
Tell Kirin to stop funding genocide!
Japanese brewery Kirin are in business with the Burmese military. Email Kirin now and tell them to stop funding genocide.
Burma’s government is making it harder to protect the most vulnerable against COVID-19
For decades, the Burmese military has prioritised military spending over health spending, leaving Burma in a very weak position to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. Treating those that get ill, and the economic consequences of any lockdown, will be a major challenge for Burma’s government. But at the same time, Aung San Suu Kyi’s government is making it even harder for some of the most vulnerable people in the country to receive aid and life-saving information.
Why does the EU avoid calling the Rohingya by their name?
Denial of Rohingya identity is part of the genocide against them.
UK should support ICJ
The Gambia has brought forward a case of genocide against Burma in response to human rights violations against the Rohingya.
EDF’s ‘life threatening’ dam in Burma
French energy giant EDF is involved in a dam project in Burma which local people say will threaten lives, prolong conflict and threaten the peace process in the country.
Prominent Filmmaker Jailed for Criticising the Army
On 29th August, Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, a Burmese filmmaker, was sentenced to 1 year in prison for criticising the military-drafted 2008 Constitution and the military’s role in politics.
Is British aid reaching Burmese military companies?
The Department for International Development (DFID), Britain’s aid ministry, does not have any policy in place to ensure that British aid money does not end up in the hands of companies owned by the Burmese military.
Sanction Burmese military companies
UN investigators have said governments should sanction Burmese military-owned companies, but the British government refuses to do so.
Journalist in hiding after death threats and facing arrest
Aung Marm Oo is a journalist currently in hiding from Burma’s notorious Special Branch police, fearing arrest and up to five years in jail.
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