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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.
Blog Archive
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July
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- Burmese Junta Slams Exile Group’s UN Campaign
- Kachin Leaders to Form Political Party
- Burmese Women Hit Worst by Cyclone Nargis
- US Calls Burma's Promise of Democracy a 'Mockery'
- UN Security Council to Discuss Burma
- Victory! Congress Bans Gem Imports from Burma
- Burma Cyclone Damage Estimated at $4 Billion
- Police Bars Some Press Photographers from Martyrs’...
- Burmese Walking Across US for Human Rights
- UN Humanitarian Chief to Visit Burma Next Week
- Burmese Opposition Group in Exile Opposes Constitu...
- 61st Anniversary of Burma's Martyr Day (19th, July...
- Thai Embassy Raises the Bar for Burmese Seeking Visas
- Junta Media Accuses Western Politicians, Media of ...
- Top UN Relief Official Plans to Visit Burma
- Chevron's dilemma over its stake in Burma
- Aging Vietnamese Woman Battles Corrupt Officials
- Burma's longest-held political prisoner
- Asian Poverty Drops but Inequality Rises, UN Says
- Canadian Senior gives $110K donation to Burma Victims
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July
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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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