Press Release: Statement of ARNO on 8888

8th August 2008 Twenty years ago, on this day of 8th August 1988, millions of Burmese people took to the streets across the country demanding an end to long military rule, restoration of democracy and human rights in Burma. But the military started brutal crackdowns...

UNHCR aids Myanmar cyclone victims

By air and by road, The UN refugee agency has sent in tonnes of shelter materials to help the estimated one million people made homeless by cyclone Nargis.  

Tin Soe: Striving for democracy in Myanmar

Features News – Wednesday, June 04, 2008 A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTin Soe knows how difficult it is to be a minority Burmese Muslim — suffering discrimination and insecurity — as well as a journalist working in an authoritarian country...