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10 February 2012
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Myanmar
Human rights
Rangoon junta runs on Total
French oil giant Total has always justified its presence in Burma/Myanmar with the assertion that its business is beneficial to local populations. Not so, says […]
10 September 2009
Presseurop
Libération
Burma/Myanmar
Powerless to influence junta
The European Union was quick to condemn a decision to sentence prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi to another 18 months of house arrest and announced further "targeted measures against those responsible for the verdict." However, the European press remains skeptical about the EU's ability to influence the Burmese regime and some European countries' willingness to intervene.
12 August 2009
Presseurop
The European Union was quick to condemn a decision to sentence prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi to another 18 months of house arrest and announced further "targeted measures against those responsible for the verdict." However, the European press remains skeptical about the EU's ability to influence the Burmese regime and some European countries' willingness to intervene.