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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 9h

The UK, EU, USA and other governments must impose more targeted sanctions to help stop Burmese military offensives and limit their ability to carry out these deadly airstrikes. Stop arms, revenue, equipment and aviation fuel going to the Burmese military.

Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 9h

Burmese military airstrikes are targeting civilian places as a deliberate strategy to generate fear and maximise casualties. Stop supporting these war criminals, the Burmese military. This brutal military could not survive without support from other countries.

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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 9h

Burmese military airstrike in Bleet Dawei (aka Tenasserim) in Southern part of Burma, 14 October 2025, destroyed a building and injured civilians. The Burmese military has been escalating airstrikes and offensives in Kawthoolei Karen areas as well as across Burma ahead of their sham elections.

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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 9d

"Rakhine State is facing imminent threat of famine and needs urgent attention. World leaders must not ignore it.”

Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 9d

"Existing donors must increase funding for both refugees in Bangladesh and internally displaced civilians in Rakhine State. To be able to do so, Bangladesh must lift restrictions on cross-border aid delivery for Rohingya, Rakhine and other civilians who cannot be reached from central Burma."

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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 9d

Zoya Phan from Burma Campaign UK has spoken out on the plight of the Rohingya refugees, who have already suffered so much: “International donors must immediately reverse long term aid cuts to camps hosting Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh."
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/world-n...

Refugees facing starvation in war-torn Myanmar

Aid agencies are warning war-torn Myanmar's Rakhine State will soon see people starving. As a result, the World Food Programme (WFP) has issued an urgent appeal for more donations to avoid a "full-blo...

northeastbylines.co.uk

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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 14d

Very important paper by ODI on key developments in Burma/Myanmar- Making Myanmar: humanitarianism amid revolutionary state-building, written by Stella Naw, Dustin Barter and Maw Naw. odi.org/en/publicati...

Making Myanmar: humanitarianism amid revolutionary state-building

This in-depth study calls for a profound rethinking of humanitarianism amid contested governance, with relevance for many contexts beyond Myanmar that face such realities.

odi.org

Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 15d

Majority of these people are displaced mainly because of attacks by the Burmese military using airstrikes and artillery shelling, causing major humanitarian crisis. UK, EU, USA- cut the flow of arms, revenue and jet fuel going to the Burmese military and provide more humanitarian aid for the people

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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 15d

Around 5 millions people are displaced across Burma, 1.2 million are in Kawthoolei, Karen areas in South Eastern Burma. This map from CIDKP provides more information on IDPs in Kawthoolei.

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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 16d

The International Criminal Court (ICC) charges Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte with crimes against humanity. He is the first Asian former head of state to be indicted by the ICC. He has been in custody since March.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

ICC charges ex-Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte with murder

The former president of the Philippines is accused of being involved in the deaths of dozens of people.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Justice For Myanmar @justiceformyanmar.org · 22d

Nearly a year since the UK imposed new sanctions on the #Myanmar junta.

Its time to act again! UK must sanction companies supplying aviation fuel to the illegal junta, which it uses for airstrikes, and junta-controlled banks, which it uses to purchase arms and receive revenue. #SanctionsNow

Burma Campaign UK @burmacampaignuk.bsky.social · Sep 9

If you live in the UK, please write to your MP asking them to pressure the British government to speed up, and scale up, the British government response to the crisis in Burma action.burmacampaign.org.uk/write-your-mp

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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 19d

USA imposed additional sanctions on Burma and North Korea, targeting arms dealers. home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...

Treasury Targets Arms Trafficking Network and Financial Facilitators for DPRK Weapons Programs

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning five individuals and one entity for their role in generating illicit revenue for the De...

home.treasury.gov

Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 23d

Same sham elections by the Burmese military. It is not about political reform, not for genuine peace, and not for the people. It is only to consolidate the brutal Burmese military and their elites.

More here: burmacampaign.org.uk/burma_briefi...

Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · 24d

As long as the Burmese military exists, there can never be genuine peace, and as long as there are some bamars who have a Bamar supremacy attitude (မဟာဗမာလူမျိုးကြီးရေးဝါဒ) who see themselves above other ethnic groups, it will be difficult to achieve genuine peace.
#InternationalDayOfPeace

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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · Sep 10

Governments need to urgently add SSPC to their sanctions lists. Ahead of the planned sham election, the Burmese military renamed itself "State Security and Peace Commission" (SSPC). Their previous name was "State Administration Council" (SAC).
More from Justice For Myanmar here: buff.ly/ezJ7WhT

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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thailand must lift restrictions on cross-border aid delivery to areas not controlled by the Burmese military, for example, in territories administered by the Karen National Union and Karenni Interim Executive Committee.

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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · Aug 28

Meanwhile, international donors must reverse long term aid cuts to refugees, and must increase funding for both refugees in Thailand, Bangladesh and IDPs inside Burma.
Many thanks to community organisations and everyone who have been advocating for refugees and standing up for refugees.

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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · Aug 28

Welcome news that Thailand has approved legal permission for refugees to work. This is a positive step to ease the pain and suffering of refugees. Thailand must ensure there is a protection system in place so that refugees are not being exploited.

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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · Aug 25

Burmese military airstrikes in Doo Tha Htu (Tha Htone, Kyaik Hto) killed two Buddhist monks and injured 5 other monks, 24 August 2025. International companies must end all business relationships with the Burmese military. The Dirty List- burmacampaign.org.uk/take-action/...

Photos- KPSN

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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · Aug 25

8 years on, and I still have this magazine on my desk.

#RohingyaGenocide

Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · Jul 25

Don’t lift sanctions on Burma- I’m concerned that USA has started lifting sanctions on companies helping to arm and fund the Burmese military. USA should be imposing more sanctions instead. ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actio...

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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · Jul 24

The Burmese Military’s ‘Elections’: New Date, New Danger, Same Sham. - Briefing paper by Burma Campaign UK.

Read Burma Campaign UK media release here- burmacampaign.org.uk/another-sham...

The briefing paper is available here- burmacampaign.org.uk/media/The-Bu...

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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · Jul 23

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 · Jul 19

Human Rights Watch's report - ‘I’ll Never Feel Secure’: Undocumented and Exploited Myanmar Nationals in Thailand.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

Thailand: Authorities Abuse, Exploit Myanmar Nationals

Thai authorities are threatening, extorting, and detaining Myanmar nationals who fled the abusive military junta to seek safety in Thailand.

www.hrw.org

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Zoya Phan @zoyaphan.bsky.social · Jul 14

Burmese military airstrikes hit Htee Ther Lel school in Dooplaya, 13 July 2025. UK and international community must sanction companies involved in supplying jet fuel to the Burmese military. You must sanction Burmese state-owned banks used by the military to purchase arms and receive revenue.

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