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  • Sen. Webb in Burma for Junta Talks
    August 14, 2009 | Headline
    Democratic Senator Jim Webb of Virginia is in Burma for talks with the military junta. Webb is expected to meet with Senior General Than Shwe in what would be the junta leader's highest-level contact …
  • Suu Kyi Sentenced to 18 Months of House Arrest
    August 11, 2009 | Headline
    Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to an additional eighteen months of house arrest after a controversial trial. Suu Kyi has already spent fourteen of the past twenty …
  • Burmese Junta Promises Amnesty for Unspecified Prisoners
    July 15, 2009 | Headline
    In Burma, the military junta says it will grant amnesty to an unspecified number of prisoners before national elections later this year. The junta's announcement follows a visit by UN …
  • Shell to Pay Out $15.5 Million to Settle Landmark Lawsuit over Death of Nigerian Activist Ken Saro-Wiwa
    June 09, 2009 | Story
    The oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to pay a $15.5 million settlement to avoid a trial over its alleged involvement in human rights violations in the Niger Delta. The case was brought on behalf …
  • Burmese Court Bars Suu Kyi Witnesses
    May 28, 2009 | Headline
    In Burma, the court overseeing the trial of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rejected three of four witnesses that would have testified on her behalf. Suu Kyi is accused of violating her …
  • Antonia Juhasz on "The True Cost of Chevron: An Alternative Annual Report"
    May 26, 2009 | Story
    Now Chevron's annual report reports that 2008 was the company's most profitable year in history. Just ahead of Chevron's shareholder meeting, a new report released today tells shareholders more about …
  • "Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country"
    May 18, 2009 | Story
    As Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi goes on trial, we look at an award-winning documentary film about media activism in Burma and the extraordinary risks citizen journalists take to get …
  • Aung San Suu Kyi Put on Trial in Burma
    May 18, 2009 | Headline
    Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi went on trial today on charges of breaking the conditions of her house arrest after a US man swam to her home. If convicted, she faces a further five …
  • Suu Kyi Faces Trial, Loss of Home
    May 15, 2009 | Headline
    In Burma, the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is set to go on trial Monday for an uninvited visit by a US citizen who swam across a lake to reach her home. The Burmese junta says John Yettaw …
  • Suu Kyi Jailed, Charged for Uninvited Visit from US National
    May 14, 2009 | Headline
    In Burma, the military junta has charged the confined pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for an uninvited visit from a US citizen who swam across a lake to reach her home. The junta says John …