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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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- What you can do to hlep Burma on April 9 in San Fr...
- Pelosi Statement on 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing
- Seattle Burma Roundtable Meeting
- March 28 Protest, 2pm, San Francisco City Hall
- Vote "NO" to Burma's So Called Referendum
- "8888 LA Organizer" Group Announcement
- March for Burma (At the Golden Gate Bridge) - Orga...
- Burma (Arakan State): 1600 Sign Letter Against Gov...
- Olympic Torch Visit Sparks Controversy in San Fran
- Announcement from International Burmese Monks Orga...
- Congressman Tom Lantos Memorial Invitation
- Burmese Military Intelligence Arrested Kyaw Ko Ko,...
- China's Brutal Crackdowns in Tibet
- Burma's Famous Writer, LuDu Sein Win's Speech
- UN Human Rights Expert Pinheiro Asks Human Rights ...
- 8888LAOrganizers: An Honor to Burma's Human Right ...
- Famous Burmese Singer (Sai Htee Saing) Memorial Se...
- UN Envoy Fails to Meet Burma Head
- Burma Generals Reject UN’s Reform Plans
- Burmese Army Regime Attacks Ethnic Minority Villag...
- Aung San Suu Kyi's Message on Burma's Human Rights...
- Myanmar Monk Tells Story of Killings
- UN Special Envoy Heading to Burma
- LA Organizers - 20th Anniversary of Burma's Human ...
- Seattle Burma Roundtable Meeting
- 8th Annual Burma Human Rights Day Event
- Burma: Blogger Begins Second Month of Detention, I...
- Colloquium about Burma with EarthRights Internatio...
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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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