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  • 2 Oct 2007
    How religions can be a force for democracy

    These days, it can so easily feel as if religion is an anti-democratic force in our polity, writes Giles Fraser. No one votes for Bishops in the House of Lords, for example. So it's worth remembering that in this country, as indeed in many others too, religion was the nursemaid of democracy.

  • 1 Oct 2007
    Pope urges peaceful solution in Burma as global protest grows

    Pope Benedict XVI added his voice yesterday to calls for Burma's military leaders to peacefully end their crackdown on protesters demanding democracy, as demonstrators took to the streets of several capital cities across the globe to show solidarity.

  • 29 Sep 2007
    Stay in touch on Burma

    The situation is changing all the time. We are seeking to keep up with the breaking news - both headline, and behind-the-scenes.

  • 29 Sep 2007
    Protests continue as focus shifts to UN envoy in Burma

    Pro-democracy activists are continuing to protest on the streets of Asia as the United Nations' envoy arrives today in Burma for talks with government leaders - amid receding hopes of divisions emerging among the ruling junta.

  • 29 Sep 2007
    Bradford church blockades Total garage over Burma crisis

    A progressive church in Bradford is calling on all churches to advocate a boycott on Total garages during the present crisis in Burma - because the company is seen as an important prop to the murderous regime there.

  • 29 Sep 2007
    Claims of military unrest and possible coup in Burma unconfirmed

    As yet unconfirmed reports from military sources in Burma say that there is significant unrest in the army, with reports of mutinying in some areas and claims that a coup is taking place. Meanwhile the death toll of protesters has been growing significantly.

  • 28 Sep 2007
    Updates on Burma

    There is more information coming in all the time.

  • 28 Sep 2007
    Burmese military block internet access as support for protests goes global

    Burma's military junta appears to have cut public internet access to prevent the broadcast of videos, photographs and information about the violent attacks on protesters against the junta's rule - report global news agencies.

  • 28 Sep 2007
    Burma's spiritual revolt against repression

    The key role of a long spiritual heritage of disciplined and creative non-violence should not be ignored as a factor in current attempts to overthrow brutal dictatorship in Burma, says Gene Stoltzfus, a founder of Christian Peacemaker Teams.

  • 28 Sep 2007
    Repression continues in Burma as democracy refuses to lie down

    At least nine people were killed in Rangoon yesterday in continuing clashes between the military and demonstrators. They included eight protesters and a Japanese photo-journalist. Monks have been beaten and arrested in the crackdown. But the protests continue.