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Anna Roberts

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Executive Director at Burma Campaign UK

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Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
URGENT ACTION: tell Malaysia not to hand over Rohingya refugees to the Burmese military, the same Burmese military which has committed genocide against them. It is not safe for Rohingya to return. Take action to halt the deportations planned for next week action.burmacampaign.org.uk/halt-handove...
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Tell Malaysia not to hand over Rohingya refugees to the Burmese military
At the end of September Malaysia plans to hand over 1,500 Rohingya refugees to the Burmese military. Rohingya in Burma face ongoing genocide, executions, sexual violence, torture, forced conscription ...
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Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
“Burmese military company Mytel is celebrating FIFA awarding them exclusive broadcasting rights. FIFA is helping the Burmese military make profits which they can use to buy the bombs they drop on schools and hospitals,” Mark Farmaner, Director, Burma Campaign UK burmacampaign.org.uk/fifa-must-ca...
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FIFA Must Cancel World Cup Broadcasting Contract with Burmese Military - Burma Campaign UK
Burma Campaign UK today called on FIFA to cancel its contract with a Burmese military company, which granted the military exclusive broadcasting rights in Burma for the 2026 World Cup. By giving the B...
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Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The Burmese military earn tens of millions of dollars a month from gas revenue, money that is spent on jets which bomb schools and hospitals. SED Energy Holdings is using a loophole in EU sanctions to work on a gas project in Burma/Myanmar. Take action at action.burmacampaign.org.uk/stop-gas-rev...
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Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
After years of failure, it is time to try a new approach at the UN Security Council. Please email the British government now, telling them to focus on human rights in Burma at the UNSC. action.burmacampaign.org.uk/tell-british...
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Tell the British government to focus on human rights at the UN Security Council
The British government leads on Burma at the UN Security Council but isn’t inviting UN human rights experts or civil society representatives from Burma to regularly brief meetings on Burma. They have ...
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Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
The Burmese military have announced an ‘amnesty’ for over 7,000 people. The mass release of political prisoners was expected as part of propaganda efforts by the Burmese military following their sham elections. The releases are not a sign of change or reform. burmacampaign.org.uk/burma-politi...
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Burma Political Prisoner Amnesty a Public Relations Ploy - Burma Campaign UK
The Burmese military have today announced an ‘amnesty’ for more than 7,000 people convicted under terrorism laws. The mass release of political prisoners was expected as part of propaganda efforts by ...
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Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
As we approach International Women’s Day on 8th March, help support women's rights by supporting the Karen Women’s Organisation (KWO) by purchasing one of their t-shirts burmacampaignstore.com/product/a-wo... All profits go to KWO. Free shipping on all orders this weekend, no code needed.
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Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Five Years On From Burma Coup, British Government Failing To Act burmacampaign.org.uk/five-years-o...
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Five Years On From Burma Coup, British Government Failing To Act
On Sunday 1st February 2026, it will be five years since the latest military coup in Burma. It will also be 460 days since the British government took any action to try to reduce the flow of arms, ...
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Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Burma Campaign UK’s Programme Director, Zoya Phan, shares her incredible story of growing up under military dictatorship in Burma with LADbible. Watch the full interview now www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlBy...
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I Survived Three Assassination Attempts | LADbible Stories
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Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
It is almost a year now since the British government imposed any new sanctions to cut revenue, arms and equipment to the Burmese military. Tell the British government to start sanctioning the Burmese military again. action.burmacampaign.org.uk/new-sanction...
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Tell the British government to start sanctioning the Burmese military again
It is almost a year now since the British government imposed any new sanctions to cut revenue, arms and equipment to the Burmese military. While the British government fails to act, the Burmese milita...
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Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
You can raise FREE donations for Burma Campaign UK every time you shop online through #easyfundraising. Over 8,000 retailers will donate, including all the big names like John Lewis, BT, Expedia, Argos, ASOS, and Just Eat. Please support us and sign up at www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/burma...
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Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
The systematic denial of healthcare is leading to an alarming number of deaths in custody of political prisoners in Burma. Today we joined Amnesty International's calls for access to adequate healthcare for detainees and an immediate end to torture in prisons burmacampaign.org.uk/systematic-d...
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Systematic Denial of Healthcare Leading to Alarming Number of Deaths in Custody
JOINT PUBLIC STATEMENT The undersigned organizations are gravely concerned over reports of an increasing number of deaths in custody in Myanmar, especially in the last four and a half years that ha...
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Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
The Burmese Military’s ‘Elections’: New Date, New Danger, Same Sham - a new briefing paper by Burma Campaign UK. Read our media release here burmacampaign.org.uk/another-sham... The briefing paper is available at burmacampaign.org.uk/media/The-Bu...
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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
The Burmese Military’s ‘Elections’: New Date, New Danger, Same Sham. - New briefing paper by Burma Campaign UK. See BCUK media release here- burmacampaign.org.uk/another-sham... Read briefing paper here- burmacampaign.org.uk/media/The-Bu...
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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
The Burmese military will never change, because the problem is not as simple as this is a military with a power-hungry leader. It is because the Burmese military is an institution which has one main... Zoya's speech- burmacampaign.org.uk/zoya-phans-s... Photo- Report launch of “Unspeakable Tragedy”
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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
The population, including children, is so traumatised. In the UK when young children hear or see a plane they point excitedly at it. In Burma when young children hear a plane they cry and shake with fear. My speech at the launch of Testimonies From Beyond. More- burmacampaign.org.uk/zoyas-speech...
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Progressive Voice @pvamplify.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
💥The #Myanmar junta bombed a school in Sagaing’s Depayin Township, killing 20 children & 2 teachers.💥 ⚠️The world’s silence is enabling these atrocities.🌏🔇 🚨⌛It's time for coordinated, targeted sanctions on the junta and a global embargo on aviation fuel, arms, and dual-use goods.
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markfarmaner.bsky.social @markfarmaner.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, was quick to exploit the earthquake to seek the international legitimacy he craves. burmacampaign.org.uk/burmas-earth...
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Burma’s earthquake has been exploited by the Burmese military
By Mark Farmaner The earthquake which struck Burma on 28th March 2025 has been anything but a disaster for the Burmese military. Instead, they have swiftly exploited the earthquake for their own be...
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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
We need more aid, and we need less red tape. Given the massive scale of the humanitarian crisis in Burma, with more than 5 million people displaced, we urgently need a massive influx of aid across the country, especially in areas freed from Burmese military control. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAjc...
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Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Great to be at the NASUWT Teachers’ Union conference in Liverpool this weekend. Thank you NASUWT delegates for taking action to stop Burmese military airstrikes on schools. @nasuwt-official.bsky.social
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Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Please support our sister charity, Advance Myanmar, in providing emergency aid directly to local groups in Myanmar in areas where the military tries to block aid www.advancemyanmar.org/myanmar-eart...
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Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Burma Campaign UK's sister charity has launched an appeal for those impacted by the major earthquake today. The support will go directly to the local organisations providing emergency support in areas where the Burmese military try to block aid www.advancemyanmar.org/myanmar-eart...
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Myanmar Earthquake Appeal
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Anna Roberts @annaroberts.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Governments and agencies wishing to help the people of Burma following the earthquake must understand that there are multiple administrations in the country as people resist Burmese military occupation. Assistance should not be limited only to Burmese military occupied areas.
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markfarmaner.bsky.social @markfarmaner.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Banks acting where governments fail to do so.
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Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Burma Campaign UK today joined 289 civil society organisations in calling for an urgent investigation into the conflicts of interest surrounding the business activities of the UN Special Envoy on Myanmar. Read the full letter here burmacampaign.org.uk/open-letter-...
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Justice For Myanmar @justiceformyanmar.org · 11/03/2025
Press Release 📣 JFM Welcomes Swiss Sanctions on Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE). This closes an important loophole in EU sanctions that the junta could use to generate funds from the oil and gas sector financing ongoing terror campaign. Read the PR 👉🏽 buff.ly/i3alH84
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markfarmaner.bsky.social @markfarmaner.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Not the first time a UN Envoy to Myanmar has had to face questions about their business interests, or faced other controversies. The role is ineffective anyway, and should be abolished.
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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed reports that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will visit Bangladesh next month to discuss how “we can maximise humanitarian aid and livelihood support to communities in Rakhine.” burmacampaign.org.uk/burma-campai...
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Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
“The Burmese military are already gloating about the cuts in US assistance to people fleeing their bombs and their bullets, now Keir Starmer is giving them something else to celebrate,” said Anna Roberts, Executive Director of Burma Campaign UK. burmacampaign.org.uk/starmers-uk-...
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Starmer’s UK Aid Cuts a Gift to Authoritarian Regimes
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to reduce UK aid from 0.5% of Gross National Income (GNI) to 0.3% is indefensible and will cost lives, Burma Campaign UK said today. Aid cuts from 0.7...
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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The first ever arrest warrant for Burmese military leader, Min Aung Hlaing. အာဂျင်တီးနားတရားရုံးက မင်းအောင်လှိုင် ကို ဖမ်းဝရမ်းထုတ်လိုက်ပါပြီ။ Argentina အကွီfဘျီဉ်ထုးထီဉ်ဟ့ဉ်လီzတfပျဲလr တfကဖီဉ် သုးမီzစိရိz မ့အီzလဲz ဒီးကီfပယီzခိဉ်နfအဂzတဖဉ်. Argentina court issues international arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing. www.brouk.org.uk/argentina-co...
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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
A Buddhist monastery was destroyed by Burmese military airstrikes today in Doo Tha Htu. Airbus must stop doing business with AVIC, a Chinese company arming the Burmese military. www.justiceformyanmar.org/stories/airb... #SanctionAviationFuel #StopBurmeseMilitaryAistrikes
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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Donors and humanitarian organisations could be doing much more, including being more flexible, understanding and creative when working with local groups who are trying to protect and support civilians, starkly asserting that red tape is ‘killing people’. Full article here- odi.org/en/insights/...
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Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Show your solidarity with the people of Burma resisting military dictatorship. You can get the t-shirt at our online shop, with free postage this weekend too burmacampaignstore.com
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Justice For Myanmar @justiceformyanmar.org · 29/01/2025
Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek censors content of our campaign #Airbusted highlighting Chinese aerospace and defense biz #AVIC's complicity in #Myanmar military's atrocities. 🚨DeepSeek = China's ai #censorship What are they trying to hide? Find out 👉🏽 bit.ly/3WDd1Tb
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Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Why is Europe’s biggest aerospace company doing business with a company helping the Burmese military to bomb schools and hospitals? Airbus must tell AVIC: Stop supplying the Burmese military, or we end all our business relationships. Contact Airbus at action.burmacampaign.org.uk/airbus-stop-...
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Anna Roberts @annaroberts.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
UN Secretary General: Act Now to Prevent Famine in Rakhine State Sign the petition here: action.burmacampaign.org.uk/un-secretary...
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UN Secretary General: Act Now to Prevent Famine in Rakhine State
UN Secretary General António Guterres: Act Now to Prevent Famine in Rakhine State, Burma The United Nations has warned that the people of Rakhine State, Burma/Myanmar, face famine in 2025 unless urgen...
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Anna Roberts @annaroberts.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Myanmar junta intimidates aid groups in effort to hide hunger crisis www.reuters.com/investigates...
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Myanmar junta intimidates aid groups in effort to hide hunger crisis
Myanmar’s army has warned aid workers not to release data showing millions are hungry. Fearing retaliation, aid groups have held back publicizing their findings
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Andrew Stroehlein @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
It's amazing how authoritarian regimes that have been in place for years can so suddenly be driven from power. The horrors they inflict are real, but their stability is ultimately an illusion.
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markfarmaner.bsky.social @markfarmaner.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Min Aung Hlaing: Wanted for Crimes Against Humanity. Get your t-shirt now. burmacampaignstore.com/product/-wan...
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'Wanted' Men's T-shirt
This Burma Campaign UK t-shirt is made from 100% organic cotton and printed in the UK in a renewable energy-powered factory.
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Anna Roberts @annaroberts.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Justice is slowly closing in on the generals. burmacampaign.org.uk/burma-campai...
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Burma Campaign UK Welcomes ICC Application for Min Aung Hlaing Arrest Warrant
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a statement by International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC that his office has applied for an arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing, Head of the Burmese mi...
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markfarmaner.bsky.social @markfarmaner.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Why aren't donors and agencies funding de-mining in Myanmar?
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markfarmaner.bsky.social @markfarmaner.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Chinese companies supplying jets and jet fuel should face sanctions. myanmar-now.org/en/?p=30345
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Myanmar junta airstrikes kill at least 11 in Kachin, Shan states
A series of airstrikes carried out by Myanmar’s military has killed at least 11 civilians—more than half of them children—in southern Kachin State and northern Shan State since late last week. On Frid...
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Anna Roberts @annaroberts.bsky.social · 21/04/2024
Wearing blue today for Blue Shirt Day - in solidarity with Burma’s political prisoners. More than 20,000 political prisoners are currently detained by the Burmese military. That’s why we must keep up the pressure for all political prisoners to be released. #BlueShirt4Burma
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