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"Burma's military junta has locked up more than 1,000 pro-democracyactivists in recent years. Long prison sentences under harsh conditionsare debilitating enough, but another threat in the cellblocks …
January 20, 1998 | Story -
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Burmese democracy activists have long charged that the military regime in the Asian country has been deeply involved in the illegal trafficking of heroin. Now a new report in _The Nation_ magazine …
October 07, 1997 | Story -
Burma Update
The government of Burma this week launched a crackdown on pro-democracy activists, arresting at least 50 members of Nobel Peace Prize winner Mrs Aung San Suu Kyi's political party -- the National …
May 26, 1997 | Story -
US Sanctions Burma: Arrests of Activists
The government of Burma this week launched a crackdown on pro-democracy activists, arresting at least 50 members of Nobel Peace Prize winner Mrs Aung San Suu Kyi's political party -- the National …
May 23, 1997 | Story -
Headline Information for Tuesday April 22, 1997
President Clinton approved a ban on new investments in Burma due to Burma's human rights violations. Current corporations can maintain their investments.
April 22, 1997 | Story -
Burma and New York Activists
In recent weeks, Burma's military leadership has launched attacks on the only remaining ethnic group that his resisted the dictatorship -- the Karens and their organization the Karen National Union. …
March 03, 1997 | Story -
Consumer Boycotts during the Holiday Season
David Goodman reporting on Boycotts. The Burmese Governments' abuse of human rights lead to an international boycott. Selective purchasing legislationof The Commonwealth of Massachusetts pressured …
December 20, 1996 | Story -
Student Demonstrations in Burma
The Burmese students staged a small scale brief protest in the capital city in which they played hide and seek with the military. With the crackdown in Burma, we will talk to Aung San Suu Kyi the head …
December 11, 1996 | Story -
Burma’s Dictatorship of Drugs
Leslie Kean and Dennis Bernstein did an explosive cover story on the Nation magazine; Burma's Dictatorship of Drugs. Leslie Kean who spent a couple of months in Burma earlier this year talks about …
December 11, 1996 | Story -
Student Demonstrations in Burma, continued
Zarny is a Burmese student in the University of Wisconsin and is one of the leading NLD organizers in this country. He explains about the Burmese student protests and their demands.
December 11, 1996 | Story
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
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In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
