“This is an unacceptable situation…. I’m going to visit Myanmar as soon as possible…. I’m deeply concerned about what has been happening in Myanmar in terms of democratization and I’m going to urge again the release of political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi.” – Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations Secretary-General

With international outrage growing over its prosecution of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the military regime in Myanmar again closed her trial on Thursday to foreign diplomats. (more…)

The American man at the centre of the trial against Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi swam to her house after having a vision that her life was in danger, Suu Kyi’s lawyers said Thursday. (more…)

Burmese democracy leader leaves her home for the first time since 2003 as ‘secret’ trial begins. (more…)

Fears are being expressed within Burma’s opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) over the safety of its veteran executive committee member Win Tin. (more…)

A year after Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma, many orphans are still fending for themselves. Their story is only now being told after documentary filmmakers risked 30 years in jail to defy the junta’s blackout. (more…)

The Shan Herald Agency for News has launched its Thai web page today which coincides with the 51st anniversary of the Shan Resistance Day that began in 1958. (more…)

The European Union has talked to China about military ruled Burma, which was one of the regional issues in the bilateral summit held in Prague, capital of Czech Republic on Wednesday. (more…)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon plans to visit Myanmar as soon as possible and will urge the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. (more…)

The head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has expressed concerns over the arrest and trial of Myanmar’s democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, coinciding with when her house arrest was due to end, to the leader of the ruling military junta. (more…)

A report from the prestigious Harvard Law School, located in the state of Massachusetts, says Burma’s military-ruled government should be investigated for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The report comes as the trial continues against detained Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (more…)

Yesterday, as diplomats and journalists caught a rare glimpse into the notoriously secretive Burmese judicial system, there was the briefest glimmer of hope that international pressure had finally worked its way to the heart of Burma’s ruling junta. (more…)

The lady in the kangaroo court of the Burmese junta made a smart and important move when she met with diplomats in the Insein Prison compound on Wednesday. It concerned national reconciliation. (more…)

Lawyers representing Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will press for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council if she is convicted and imprisoned by the court now trying her in Rangoon, according to her Washington-based counsel Jared Genser. The interview with The Irrawaddy in full: (more…)

New report from Harvard Law School finds that UN documents on Burma provide grounds for investigation into international crimes; calls for more concerted UN action on Burma. (more…)