China Olympic Games and Repression

Repression continues in China, one year before Olympic
Oct 17th, 2007 by Dr San Oo Aung Edit |

 
 
 

 

Repression continues in China, one year before Olympic Games

The Reporters Without Borders list of nine things the Chinese authorities must do before the Beijing Olympic Games:

Reporters Without Borders also supports the eight demands of the Collectif [...]

Extracts from the Reporters without borders’ reports

Extracts from the Reporters without borders’ reports
Oct 17th, 2007 by Dr San Oo Aung Edit |

Burma

Extracts from the Reporters without borders’ reports
Journalists, video-makers and poets arrested during the demonstrations:
Maung Yan Paing, writer living in North Okkalapa,
Win Ko Ko Lat, reporter on the Weekly Eleven Journal,
Win Saing, photo-journalist,
Nay Linn Aung, reporter on 7-Days newspaper,
Contrary to what [...]

Myanmar activists go into fighting mode

Myanmar activists go into fighting mode
By : Koh Lay Chin
NST journalist Koh Lay Chin is on a Master’s programme at the London School of Economics.laych@nstp.com.my

Activists demonstrating against the junta have become common around the world following the military crackdown against the leaders behind pro-democracy rallies in Myanmar.

LAST Sunday, I watched four students eagerly [...]

A gust of hot air but little pain for the junta

A gust of hot air but little pain for the junta
NYT
United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari is on a six-nation tour to drum up support against Myanmar’s crackdown on pro-democracy activists, writes SETH MYDANS
UNITED Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari said in Bangkok on Monday that arrests in Myanmar “must stop at once”, and that the international community [...]