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Burma
Press Releases / Fact Sheets
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Press Releases / Fact Sheets

2008
--04/22/08  Burmese Regime Fails to Provide Proper Medical Care to Political Prisoners
--04/02/08  Burma Continues Pre-Referendum Arrests
--02/28/08  Burmese Regime’s Referendum Law Continues Climate of Intimidation
--02/11/08  Burmese Regime Announces Sham Referendum
--01/29/08  Burmese Regime Increases Pressure on Democracy Activists
--01/24/08  Democracy and Human Rights in Burma

2007
--12/21/07  Burmese Regime Continues Arresting Democracy Activists
--12/11/07  United Nations Special Rapporteur Reports on Worsening Situation in Burma
--12/04/07  Burmese Excludes Key Parties from Constitution Drafting
--11/29/07  Ongoing Arrests of Political Activists in Burma
--10/18/07  Burma: Democratic Aspirations Get Acrobat Reader PDF version   
--10/16/07  Burma: Policy Regarding European Sanctions
--10/15/07  Arrest of Htay Kywe and Other Pro-Democracy Activists
--10/10/07  Death of Burmese Dissident in Custody
--10/04/07  Burma - Policy Regarding Meetings with Burmese Officials (Taken Question)
--10/02/07  Burma: Contact with the Regime (Taken Question)
--09/28/07  Burma: U.S. Targets Additional Burmese Officials Under Visa Ban
--09/28/07  Women Leaders’ Working Group Statement on Burma/Myanmar
--09/27/07  Statement by the President on the Situation in Burma
--09/26/07  Joint US-EU Statement on Burma/Myanmar
--09/25/07  Burma: Calling for Human Dignity and Democracy
--09/24/07  Burma – Ongoing Demonstrations
--09/11/07  Call for Access to Political Prisoners in Burma
--09/04/07  Conclusion of the Burmese Regime’s “National Convention”
--08/22/07  Arrest of Pro-Democracy Activists in Burma
--08/08/07  Anniversary of the 1988 Popular Democratic Uprising in Burma
--06/29/07  Burma - DAS John Meeting with Burmese Officials (Taken Question)
--06/27/07  Detention of Phyu Phyu Thinn and Other Political Prisoners
--05/23/07  U.S. Calls for Release of Aung San Suu Kyi and Other Political Prisoners
--05/17/07  Statement on Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Burma
--01/12/07  U.S. Disappointed at Failure of UN Security Council To Adopt Resolution on Burma

2006
--12/28/06  Situation in Burma
--10/19/06  The Department of State Decides Material Support Inapplicable to Chin Refugees from Burma
--10/18/06  Burma – Death in Custody of Pro-Democracy Activist Thet Win Aung
--09/21/06  U.S. Policy in the United Nations Security Council Get Acrobat Reader PDF version   
--09/19/06  Burma: A Human Rights Disaster and Threat to Regional Security Get Acrobat Reader PDF version   
--08/01/06  Renewal of the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003
--06/19/06  Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi's 61st Birthday
--06/09/06  Burma: Health of Aung San Suu Kyi (Taken Question)
--05/31/06  Burma: Call for a UN Security Council Resolution
--05/27/06  Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi's Detention Extended
--03/21/06  Burma: Beating of Former Political Prisoner
--02/03/06  Burma - Supreme Court Affirms Detention of Forced Labor Activist

2005
--12/16/05  Burma - UNSC Discussion
--12/05/05  Burma - National Convention Reconvenes
--11/28/05  Burma - Extension of Aung San Suu Kyi's Detention
--11/07/05  Burma - Shan Leaders Sentenced
--10/28/05  Burma - the Forced Labor Situation
--09/27/05  Burma - Anniversary of the National League for Democracy
--06/16/05  Burma - 60th Birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi
--05/27/05  Burma - Upsurge in Harassment
--05/26/05  Burma: Second Anniversary of Attack on Aung San Suu Kyi
--03/31/05  Burma - National Convention (Taken Question)
--02/15/05  Burma - Reconvening of the National Convention
--02/11/05  Arrest of Pro-Democracy Leaders in Burma

2004
--12/16/04  Burma -- Restrictions on Aung San Suu Kyi
--12/02/04  Statement on Aung San Suu Kyi
--11/30/04  Burma: U.S. Attendance at ASEAN Meetings (Taken Question)
--11/12/04  UN Draft Resolution: Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar
--10/28/04  Burma: Than Shwe Visit to India (Taken Question)
--10/18/04  New EU Sanctions on Burma
--10/04/04  UNSYG Meetings on Burma
--06/18/04  Burma - Birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi
--05/28/04  Burma - Anniversary of Attack on Aung San Suu Kyi
--05/21/04  Burma -- The National Convention
--05/14/04  Burma -- The Democratic Opposition and Ethnic Groups

2003
--08/31/03  Burma - Aung San Suu Kyi's Hunger Strike
--08/29/03  Burma -- Detention of Aung San Suu Kyi
--07/16/03  Passage of the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act
--06/19/03  Burma - Birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi
--02/13/03  Burma - Support for Aung San Suu Kyi
--01/02/03  Burma - Support for Dialogue

2002
--09/26/02  Burma - Anniversary of the National League for Democracy, September 27
--05/15/02  Burma: Colonel Kyaw Thein's Visit to Washington (Taken Question)
--05/15/02  Visit of UN Special Envoy for Burma Razali

  
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