05-Nov-2010

BCA Media Release: Activists call on Aust Gov to act on Burma pledge

Burma activists are appalled that Australian technology is being used by the Burmese army to wage war against ethnic minorities, despite the fact that Australia has a long standing arms embargo against Burma.

21-Oct-2010

BCA Media Release: Elections in Burma designed to legitimise military rule: Australia

Burma Campaign Australia congratulates Australia for saying the elections in Burma are designed to legitimise military rule in Burma.

19-Oct-2010

BCA Media Release: Activists urge Australia to take the same position on Burma’s elections as the UN

Burma Campaign Australia is calling on the Australian Government to join the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma in saying that the elections in Burma will not be credible without the release of all political prisoners.

08-Oct-2010

BCA Media Release: Vote not anonymous: Burmese Embassy Official

In an interview on 6 October with SBS radio journalist Kate Stowell, Wunna Han, a spokesperson for the Burmese embassy in Canberra, said voting in the upcoming election would not be anonymous.

01-Oct-2010

Aung San Suu Kyi Release? We’ll Believe It When We See It

Burma Campaign Australia today expressed caution following reports that Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma’s democracy movement, could be released after the elections.

27-Sep-2010

Aust Gov urged to do more on 3rd anniversary of Monk uprising

Burma activists are calling on the Australian Government to take a stronger position on the scheduled 2010 elections on the third anniversary of the Buddhist monk led Saffron Revolution.

13-Oct-2010

Burma Solidarity Focus 2010 July - September

WILL BURMA’S NOVEMBER ELECTIONS BRING ABOUT DEMOCRACY AND PEACE?

Burma’s military dictator Senior-General Than Shwe has been choreographing a series of moves to relax pressure from Western democracies, persuade regional superpowers to support the November elections, and consolidate his power in the military and the future political landscape in Burma. Than Shwe claims that the elections will bring about ‘discipline-flourishing’ democracy and peace in Burma.