Out West

September 28, 2007

Burma blogs

Filed under: Burma, blogging, news — oldcynic @ 11:35 am

Despite internet blocking attempts by the current Burmese leadership, some blogs are getting out.  Understandably, given the current situation they are not being updated on a regular basis  Thanks to Raspberry Rabbit for these links:

Burma (Myanmar) blog

Yangon Thu

See also Global Voices Online 

September 26, 2007

seriously now…

Filed under: Burma, campaigning, politics, video — oldcynic @ 12:03 pm

Shortly after reading the news about the latest violence in Burma I came across this video:

Carrey has a powerful message, and one which needs to be heard.

Its a shame that the headlines (at least in the US) seem to have been that Hollywood funnyman Jim Carrey can actually say something serious, rather than the Human Rights violations, the desire for democracy and peace expressed by a nation, or the 11 year imprisonment (on and off) of a Nobel Peace Prize winner.

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