| Burma’s
Parliament: Fundamental reforms still blocked |
| September 2012 - Pdf, Word |
From 4 July to
7 September, Burma’s Parliament held its fourth
session. Despite efforts by some opposition MPs, regime
officials and USDP MPs continued to block fundamental
legislative reforms, including the repeal of existing
oppressive laws and the adoption of progressive legislation.
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| Burma’s
by-elections: Still short of international standards |
| March 2012 - Pdf, Word |
On 1 April, more
than six million Burmese are eligible to go to the polls
to elect less than 7% of the total number of seats in
the National Parliament. While the by-elections have
limited political significance, they are important because
they are being championed as an indicator of progress
by the international community after the sham 2010 polls.
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| Burma
2011: Still a military dictatorship |
| March 2011 - Pdf, Word |
Despite the convening
of the newly elected Parliament, Burma’s ‘democratically-elected’
regime is nothing more than a disguised version of the
military dictatorship that has ruled Burma for the past
five decades. Read
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| Burma
Issues & Concerns Vol. 6: The 2010 generals’
election |
| January 2011 - Pdf, Print |
On 31 January,
Burma’s military regime convened a puppet Parliament
amid a shroud of secrecy and repression that will likely
cause more human suffering and instability in the country
and the region. The Parliament is the outcome of an
oppressive constitution and an election marred with
irregularities, intimidation, and fraud. Read
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| Burma
2010 election recap |
| November 2010 - Pdf, Word |
Widespread evidence
of electoral fraud, irregularities, threats, harassment,
and lack of independent monitoring characterized Election
Day and the days leading up to it. The election process
was met by widespread condemnation inside and outside
Burma, with the significant exception of ASEAN and China.
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| Quotable
Daw Suu |
| November 2010 - Pdf, Word |
After her release
from seven years under house arrest, Daw Aung San Suu
Kyi has spoken on a wide range of issues concerning
the past, present, and future of Burma. Read
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| Burma’s
2010 elections: The story so far |
| October 2010 - Pdf, Word |
This briefer shows
that despite the SPDC’s repeated pledges for “free
and fair” elections, indicators for election monitoring
based on EU, UN, and OSCE guidelines point to the contrary.
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| SPDC
election laws strangle democracy |
| July 2010 - Pdf, Word |
Despite the SPDC’s
repeated pledges for “free and fair” elections,
the junta’s legal framework for the polls, including
five laws issued in March and Directive 2/2010 issued
in June, is repressive and undemocratic. Read
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| Will
ASEAN fail to confront the SPDC, again? |
| October 2009 - Pdf, Word |
With its new Charter,
ASEAN now has the necessary tools to insist on democratic
reform and national reconciliation in Burma. However,
since the 14th ASEAN Summit in February 2009, the SPDC’s
relations with ASEAN and the international community
soured over the conviction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
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| Guilty
as planned |
| October 2009 - Pdf, Word |
The SPDC’s
sentence that extended Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s
house arrest for another 18 months further demonstrates
the military regime's ambitions to silence Burma’s
greatest hope for peace and national reconciliation.
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| Burmese
uprising redux |
| August 2009 - Pdf, Word |
August 8 marks
the anniversary of the 1988 nationwide popular uprising
against Burma’s military regime. The 1988 uprising
represents the Burmese people’s ongoing struggle
against the regime’s protracted economic mismanagement
and political oppression. Read
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| SPDC’s
2010 elections: Upheaval in the making |
| May 2009 - Pdf, Word |
The SPDC preparations
to ensure full control over the 2010 election is fueling
instability, with consequences that will exacerbate
cross-border economic and security issues already adversely
affecting the region. Read
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| Burma
Issues & Concerns Vol. 5: Burma Defiles the ASEAN
Charter |
| December 2008 - Pdf, Word, Print |
In the year following
ASEAN’s member states signing the Charter on 20
November 2007, Burma’s military regime has openly
trampled on the values and rights enumerated in the
document. The briefer summarizes the military regime’s
actions in the year since it signed the Charter. Read
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| 13
years is too long: Free Daw Suu now |
| October 2008 - Pdf, Word |
On
24 October, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will mark her 13th
year in detention. Yet, she remains committed to a peaceful,
political solution that is needed now more than ever
for the people of Burma. Read
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| August
8, 2008: What can the world do? |
| August 2008 - Pdf, Word |
Twenty years after
the 8888 national uprising, the international community
must realize that unconditional engagement, discreet
diplomacy, and ASEAN’s so-called constructive
engagement has failed. Read
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| We
won’t forget, we won’t give up! |
| August 2008 - Pdf |
Includes: August
8, 1988; The spirit of 88 is alive & strong; 20
years after 8888; 20 years of misspent wealth; Rampant
inflation; Multiple exchange rates; Getting hungrier;
Disastrous health; Killing the children; Political prisoners;
Forced labor; Drugs; World’s longest running war;
Refugees; What you can do. Read
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| Burma
20 years on: Hungry as ever for democracy |
| August 2008 - Pdf, Word |
Twenty years after
brutally suppressing the inspiring 8888 uprising, Burma’s
military regime, the State Peace and Development Council
(SPDC) has run the country’s infrastructure into
the ground and squandered its natural resources. Instead
of investing in the development of Burma, the regime
has focused national resources almost entirely on the
military, doubling the size of the army and undertaking
a spending spree on weapons. Read
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| Daw
Aung San Suu Kyi: needed now more than ever |
| June 2008 - Pdf, Word |
19 June marks
the 63rd birthday of Burma’s pro-democracy leader
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the 4,619th day of her detention.
On 6 June, the SPDC indicated that Daw Suu could be
detained up to 27 November 2009 under existing law.
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| Time
for ASEAN to bite the bullet |
| November 2007 - Pdf, Word |
The briefer urges
ASEAN and its dialogue partners to throw their weight
behind a genuine reform process that is based on tripartite
cooperation between the military regime, the National
League for Democracy, and ethnic groups. Read
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| Saffron
Revolution: Update |
| October 2007 - Pdf, Word |
In the "Saffron
Revolution," tens of thousands of Buddhist monks
led massive anti-junta demonstrations. It was the largest
show of peaceful protests against the military regime
since 1988. Read
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| Face
off in Burma: Monks vs SPDC |
| September 2007 - Pdf, Word |
Between 18 and
24 September, tens of thousands of Buddhist monks led
massive anti-junta demonstrations across most of Burma’s
States and Divisions. In the largest show of peaceful
protests against the military regime since 1988, thousands
of Burmese civilians joined the rallies. Read
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| Fuel
price hikes inflame Burmese people |
| September 2007 - Pdf, Word |
On August 15,
the SPDC increased fuel prices by up to 500% overnight,
affecting the cost of essential commodities and transport.
Burmese people from all walks of life participated in
nationwide protests. Read
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| National
Convention: roadmap to instability |
| July 2007 - Pdf, Word |
The National Convention
remains a fundamentally flawed and inherently illegitimate
process aimed at formalizing and prolonging military
rule in Burma. The results will intensify the root causes
of the ethnic-based conflicts perpetuated by Burma’s
successive military regimes. Read
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| She
must be free |
| June 2007 - Pdf, Word |
On 27 May 2007,
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s latest term of house arrest
came up for review. The briefer documents Daw Aung San
Suu Kyi’s life, important quotes, and the numerous
awards conferred on her. Read
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| The
Spirit of 8888 lives on |
| August 2006 - Pdf, Word |
The briefer honors
the courageous non-violent actions of ordinary people
and political leaders who have stood up for human rights
and democracy in Burma. Read
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| February 2005 - Pdf, Word |
On 17 February 2005, Burma’s
ongoing National Convention was scheduled to reconvene.
The briefer examines the National Convention including
information on structure, process, reasons why it
is illegitimate, democratic alternatives, and international
responses.
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| On
the road to democracy? |
| February 2004 - Pdf, Word |
On 30 August 2003,
in the wake of intensified international pressure against
the Burmese military regime, newly appointed Prime Minister
General Khin Nyunt unveiled a 7-point ‘road map’
to democracy. Read
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