Ibrahim Gambari

                   

Nigeria: Of Saro Wiwa, the Niger Delta Crisis And Us All

allafrica.com
18-Nov-2008 13 related
        

In the early hours of November 10, 1995, Ken Saro Wiwa, writer, environmentalist and businessman was hanged along- side eight other Ogoni activists at a prison in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Reports say it took five attempts...

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Irrawaddy: Activists’ prison sentences setback for UN – Lalit K Jha

burmanet.org
17-Nov-2008 359 related
        

The sentencing of pro-democracy activists, from two to 65 years, by special prison courts in Burma last week is a major setback to UN-led initiatives to restore democracy and protect human rights. The harsh sentences come at a...

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guardian.co.uk: A Myanmar activist at a march in New Delhi to mark Aung San Suu Kyi's 63rd birthday guardian.co.uk

Cathy Scott-Clark: Not such a hero after all

guardian.co.uk
11-Nov-2008 21 related
        

Aung San Suu Kyi made the world take notice of Burma's struggle for democracy. By Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy A Myanmar activist at a march in New Delhi to mark Aung San Suu Kyi's 63rd birthday Photograph: Gurinder...

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Irrawaddy: No decision yet on Gambari visit: UN – Lalit K Jha

burmanet.org
07-Nov-2008 1 related
        

No decision has been taken yet on the Burmese military junta’s invitation to Ibrahim Gambari, the UN special envoy on Burma, to visit the country, a UN spokeswoman said on Thursday. UN Secretary-General spokesperson Michèle...

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Far Eastern Economic Review: Partners in oppression - Kay Seok and David Mathieson

burmanet.org
06-Nov-2008 1 related
        

Burmese Foreign Minister Nyan Win visited North Korea on Oct. 27 to hold the first high-level meeting since diplomatic relations were severed 25 years ago. When the two countries normalized diplomatic relations in April 2007,...

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