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About Me and About this Website
I Vow to help as much as I can to bring Freedom to Burma. But, since I cannot do this alone, I'd like to share and update what is going on in the country so that you can HELP to Free Burma as well.
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Where is Burma?
What is Burma?
Burma is the second largest country in Southeast Asia and is located to the east of India and Bangladesh, to the southwest of China and to the west of Laos and Thailand. The country has a population of nearly 55 million. Burma was once the richest country in Asia and is now considered one of the poorest.
Burma is ruled by one of the most brutal dictatorships in the world. It spends half its budget on the military while the population goes without access to proper health care, education and food.
Today Burma is a country ruled by fear. The regime ruthlessly persecutes human rights and democracy activists, imprisoning at least 2100 political prisoners, many of whom are routinely tortured. There is widespread use of forced labor.
Burma has more child soldiers than any other country in the world with children as young as 11 snatched by soldiers on their way home from school and forced to join the army. One in ten babies die before their fifth birthday. In Eastern Burma, the regime is waging a war of ethnic cleansing and using rape as a weapon of war against ethnic women and children. More than 3,300 villages have been destroyed.
Elections were held in 1990, and the National League for Democracy, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, won 82% of seats in parliament. The regime refused to hand over power, and instead unleashed a new wave of oppression.
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- New Year Rose Parade for New Burma (Jan 1st, 2008,...
- Human Rights Photo/Video Contest for Burma
- January 4th, 60th Burma Independence Day Protest
- BADA praises US Congress for honoring Daw Aung San...
- BADA Annual Meeting
- Senate OKs bill ending import of Myanmar gems
- Moe Thee Zun's Book - "Breaking Through The Darkness"
- Burma / Myanmar - A silent crisis
- EU Special Envoy Urges China to Take Action on Burma
- UN First Meeting with 14 Nations to Solve Burma Is...
- "No progress in Burma" says NLD
- Burma: Junta Jail Rangoon Abbot
- UN Envoy on Burma Gives White House Briefing
- US House honours Burma's Suu Kyi
- Los Angeles Event for this Weekend
- "Driving for Burma" Schedule for San Fran
- Speaker + Video + Q/A (Monday, Dec 17, 7 to 9:30pm...
- University of San Francisco Awarded Burmese Monks ...
- Jason Carbine: Continuity, Rupture, and Political ...
- Peace and Reconciliation in Burma: The Way Forward...
- Driving For Burma Arrival in Los Angeles (Dec 15, ...
- President Bush's Statement on UN Special Rapporteu...
- An Evening with Burmese Monk leader and former mon...
- Join BAWA
- Yesterday Dec 9th Peace Rally in San Francisco was...
- Driving For Burma - Update
- DECEMBER 9TH, PEACE RALLY IN SAN FRANCISCO
- Anti-American Signboards being posted by Burmese J...
- Junta Charges Monks' Leader With Treason
- Burmese Muslim Association's Announcement
- Driving For Burma has Started
- Protest for Beijing Rose Float (November 29th, Thu...
- Fund-Raising For Peace in Burma was a Big SUCCESS ...
- Britian Prime Minister and France President Had a ...
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Burma: It can't wait 30 Days Campaign
- Burma: It can't wait by James Cameron
- Burma: It can't wait by Sheryl Crow-Aung San Suu Kyi
- Burma: It can't wait by Jennifer Aniston-Day 29
- Burma: It can't wait by Kim Kardashian-Day 24
- Burma: It can't wait by Will Ferrell-Day 1
- Burma: It can't wait by Jim Carrey
- Burma: It can't wait by Sylvester Stallone-Day 21
- Burma: It can't wait by Steven Seagal Day 18
- Burma: It can't wait by Eva Longoria Parker- Day 16
- Burma: It can't wait by Julain Benz Day
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