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Burma 'Hampering' Aid Six Months after Cyclone (us.oneworld.net) TMC

The Burmese military regime's restrictions on humanitarian access continue to prevent aid workers from helping civilians rebuild their lives, said an emergency relief group yesterday, noting that... More

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Submitted 29 days ago by cdoherty on Burma | 0 Comments |

The ICG says the west is to blame for the situation in Burma (www.guardian.co.uk)

Burma is ruled by one of the world's most brutal regimes, guilty not only of suppressing democracy but of causing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. In response, the International Crisis... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by cdoherty on Burma | 0 Comments |

More aid ‘will reform Burma’ (www.thetimes.co.za)

An increased flow of foreign aid into Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis would help improve people’s lives and foster democratic reform in the military-run nation, a think tank said today. # Aid... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by cdoherty on Burma | 1 Comments |

Nargis victims continue to suffer rights abuses (www.mizzima.com)

The report, entitled 'Post-Nargis Analysis: The Other Side of the Story,' was released on Thursday by nineteen Burmese organizations and reveals that the junta continues to violate the rights of... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by jamescannonboyce on Burma | 0 Comments |

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