Western powers in Burma appeal
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Foreign ministers of the US, UK and France call on Burma's regime to respect its people's human rights.
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Asean should consider suspending Myanmar from the regional grouping if the junta fails to release Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, a conference in Malaysia was told.
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has gone out of its way to protect Burma in regional and international arenas, believing - wrongly, of course - that peer pressure might in some way help transform this dictatorial pariah-state into an
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Asian and EU leaders call on Burma to pursue democratic reforms, but no mention is made of Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Burma's military government stepped up its propaganda campaign against the United States on Sunday, accusing Washington of inciting last month's pro-democracy demonstrations in hopes of installing a puppet government
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Burma has been ruled by a repressive military junta for the last decade and a half, prompting economic stagnation and international condemnation.
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The Bush administration urged the Myanmar government on Thursday to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest, saying a failure to do so would represent "unacceptable backtracking."
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A U.N. envoy said on Thursday he would press China to lean harder on Myanmar's junta to open dialogue with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi following last month's brutal crackdown on democracy protests.
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The United States imposed new sanctions on Myanmar's ruling junta Thursday as its Southeast Asian neighbors urged a peaceful resolution to growing political unrest in the country.
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Six female Nobel Peace laureates called  on the world to keep up pressure on Myanmar's military junta to  restore liberty and democracy in the country.
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The dismissal of Burma&#39;s Prime Minister Khin Nyunt is causing concern that it may set back efforts to move the country toward democracy after more than 40 years of military dictatorship.
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Human rights groups use Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday to call for her release.
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Leaders of an Asia-Europe grouping urged new member Myanmar on Friday to improve its rights record and pursue democratic reforms but a final statement is unlikely to call
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Six female Nobel Peace laureates called on the world to keep up pressure on Myanmar's military junta to restore liberty and democracy in the country.
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RANGOON, Burma, May 25 -- Burma's military government on Friday extended the house arrest of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for another year, defying an outpouring of international appeals for the Nobel Peace Prize winner's freedom.
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The United States is pressing for international action over Myanmar&#39;s military junta crackdown on peaceful protests but is expected to again face opposition from China and Russia.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has told Burma it needs to improve its record on political reform. Mr Thaksin noted that Burma was to host the 2006 summit of the Association of South East Asian nations