Zoya Phan
@zoyaphan.bsky.social
Programme Director at Burma Campaign UK. Author of Little Daughter and Undaunted. Director at Phan Foundation. TED Fellow 2009/ YGL 2010
We have been there before, where the Burmese military had sham elections in 2010, then followed by U Thein Sein fake reform. The international community lifted sanctions and supported this sham process, which has enabled the Burmese military to receive more revenues and built more military power.
November 1, 2025 at 9:24 AM
We have been there before, where the Burmese military had sham elections in 2010, then followed by U Thein Sein fake reform. The international community lifted sanctions and supported this sham process, which has enabled the Burmese military to receive more revenues and built more military power.
Karen communities around the world reject Burma’s sham elections, call for international action. The Burmese military, after the sham election, will likely try to fake another reform process. EU, USA, UK, ASEAN and others must not support such sham processes as they did after the 2010 election.
October 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Karen communities around the world reject Burma’s sham elections, call for international action. The Burmese military, after the sham election, will likely try to fake another reform process. EU, USA, UK, ASEAN and others must not support such sham processes as they did after the 2010 election.
ASEAN must unequivocally reject the Burmese military's sham election. ASEAN must not send observers or provide any form of technical or political support to the Burmese military. ASEAN must stand firmly in solidarity with the people of Burma.
#ASEANSummit2025
#ASEANMalaysia2025
#ASEANSummit2025
#ASEANMalaysia2025
October 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
ASEAN must unequivocally reject the Burmese military's sham election. ASEAN must not send observers or provide any form of technical or political support to the Burmese military. ASEAN must stand firmly in solidarity with the people of Burma.
#ASEANSummit2025
#ASEANMalaysia2025
#ASEANSummit2025
#ASEANMalaysia2025
Call For Nominations for Padoh Mahn Sha Young Leader Award 2025. This leadership award is given annually by the Phan Foundation to outstanding community leaders who have made remarkable contributions to the Karen society.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Call For Nominations for Padoh Mahn Sha Young Leader Award 2025. This leadership award is given annually by the Phan Foundation to outstanding community leaders who have made remarkable contributions to the Karen society.
phanfoundation.org
phanfoundation.org
British government must resume sanctioning the Burmese military. The failure of UK to continue imposing sanctions will have been noticed and have provided encouragement for the Burmese military at a time when they are escalating attacks ahead of sham elections. burmacampaign.org.uk/british-gove...
October 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
British government must resume sanctioning the Burmese military. The failure of UK to continue imposing sanctions will have been noticed and have provided encouragement for the Burmese military at a time when they are escalating attacks ahead of sham elections. burmacampaign.org.uk/british-gove...
Zoya said: “The Burmese military have been escalating airstrikes and military offensives across Burma in recent weeks ahead of sham elections they are planning at the end of this year."
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Many killed in motor-powered paraglider bombing at protest in Myanmar
Dissent against the unelected military regime in Myanmar has been brutally oppressed on numerous occasions over the last 63 years
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October 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Zoya said: “The Burmese military have been escalating airstrikes and military offensives across Burma in recent weeks ahead of sham elections they are planning at the end of this year."
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As long as the Burmese military exists, there can never be real peace.
Photo- A family hiding from Burmese military airstrikes in Kler Lwee Htu, Ler Doh Township, as a result of multiple Burmese military airstrikes and artillery shelling, where two villagers were killed and 8 injured, 2024.
Photo- A family hiding from Burmese military airstrikes in Kler Lwee Htu, Ler Doh Township, as a result of multiple Burmese military airstrikes and artillery shelling, where two villagers were killed and 8 injured, 2024.
October 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
As long as the Burmese military exists, there can never be real peace.
Photo- A family hiding from Burmese military airstrikes in Kler Lwee Htu, Ler Doh Township, as a result of multiple Burmese military airstrikes and artillery shelling, where two villagers were killed and 8 injured, 2024.
Photo- A family hiding from Burmese military airstrikes in Kler Lwee Htu, Ler Doh Township, as a result of multiple Burmese military airstrikes and artillery shelling, where two villagers were killed and 8 injured, 2024.
Burmese military airstrike in Bleet Dawei (aka Tenasserim) in Southern part of Burma, 14 October 2025, destroyed a building and injured civilians. The Burmese military has been escalating airstrikes and offensives in Kawthoolei Karen areas as well as across Burma ahead of their sham elections.
October 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Burmese military airstrike in Bleet Dawei (aka Tenasserim) in Southern part of Burma, 14 October 2025, destroyed a building and injured civilians. The Burmese military has been escalating airstrikes and offensives in Kawthoolei Karen areas as well as across Burma ahead of their sham elections.
Zoya Phan from Burma Campaign UK has spoken out on the plight of the Rohingya refugees, who have already suffered so much: “International donors must immediately reverse long term aid cuts to camps hosting Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh."
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Refugees facing starvation in war-torn Myanmar
Aid agencies are warning war-torn Myanmar's Rakhine State will soon see people starving. As a result, the World Food Programme (WFP) has issued an urgent appeal for more donations to avoid a "full-blo...
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October 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Zoya Phan from Burma Campaign UK has spoken out on the plight of the Rohingya refugees, who have already suffered so much: “International donors must immediately reverse long term aid cuts to camps hosting Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh."
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Very important paper by ODI on key developments in Burma/Myanmar- Making Myanmar: humanitarianism amid revolutionary state-building, written by Stella Naw, Dustin Barter and Maw Naw. odi.org/en/publicati...
Making Myanmar: humanitarianism amid revolutionary state-building
This in-depth study calls for a profound rethinking of humanitarianism amid contested governance, with relevance for many contexts beyond Myanmar that face such realities.
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October 1, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Very important paper by ODI on key developments in Burma/Myanmar- Making Myanmar: humanitarianism amid revolutionary state-building, written by Stella Naw, Dustin Barter and Maw Naw. odi.org/en/publicati...
Around 5 millions people are displaced across Burma, 1.2 million are in Kawthoolei, Karen areas in South Eastern Burma. This map from CIDKP provides more information on IDPs in Kawthoolei.
September 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Around 5 millions people are displaced across Burma, 1.2 million are in Kawthoolei, Karen areas in South Eastern Burma. This map from CIDKP provides more information on IDPs in Kawthoolei.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) charges Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte with crimes against humanity. He is the first Asian former head of state to be indicted by the ICC. He has been in custody since March.
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ICC charges ex-Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte with murder
The former president of the Philippines is accused of being involved in the deaths of dozens of people.
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September 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The International Criminal Court (ICC) charges Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte with crimes against humanity. He is the first Asian former head of state to be indicted by the ICC. He has been in custody since March.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Reposted by Zoya Phan
Nearly a year since the UK imposed new sanctions on the #Myanmar junta.
Its time to act again! UK must sanction companies supplying aviation fuel to the illegal junta, which it uses for airstrikes, and junta-controlled banks, which it uses to purchase arms and receive revenue. #SanctionsNow
Its time to act again! UK must sanction companies supplying aviation fuel to the illegal junta, which it uses for airstrikes, and junta-controlled banks, which it uses to purchase arms and receive revenue. #SanctionsNow
If you live in the UK, please write to your MP asking them to pressure the British government to speed up, and scale up, the British government response to the crisis in Burma action.burmacampaign.org.uk/write-your-mp
September 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Nearly a year since the UK imposed new sanctions on the #Myanmar junta.
Its time to act again! UK must sanction companies supplying aviation fuel to the illegal junta, which it uses for airstrikes, and junta-controlled banks, which it uses to purchase arms and receive revenue. #SanctionsNow
Its time to act again! UK must sanction companies supplying aviation fuel to the illegal junta, which it uses for airstrikes, and junta-controlled banks, which it uses to purchase arms and receive revenue. #SanctionsNow
USA imposed additional sanctions on Burma and North Korea, targeting arms dealers. home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...
Treasury Targets Arms Trafficking Network and Financial Facilitators for DPRK Weapons Programs
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning five individuals and one entity for their role in generating illicit revenue for the De...
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September 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM
USA imposed additional sanctions on Burma and North Korea, targeting arms dealers. home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...
Same sham elections by the Burmese military. It is not about political reform, not for genuine peace, and not for the people. It is only to consolidate the brutal Burmese military and their elites.
More here: burmacampaign.org.uk/burma_briefi...
More here: burmacampaign.org.uk/burma_briefi...
September 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Same sham elections by the Burmese military. It is not about political reform, not for genuine peace, and not for the people. It is only to consolidate the brutal Burmese military and their elites.
More here: burmacampaign.org.uk/burma_briefi...
More here: burmacampaign.org.uk/burma_briefi...
As long as the Burmese military exists, there can never be genuine peace, and as long as there are some bamars who have a Bamar supremacy attitude (မဟာဗမာလူမျိုးကြီးရေးဝါဒ) who see themselves above other ethnic groups, it will be difficult to achieve genuine peace.
#InternationalDayOfPeace
#InternationalDayOfPeace
September 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
As long as the Burmese military exists, there can never be genuine peace, and as long as there are some bamars who have a Bamar supremacy attitude (မဟာဗမာလူမျိုးကြီးရေးဝါဒ) who see themselves above other ethnic groups, it will be difficult to achieve genuine peace.
#InternationalDayOfPeace
#InternationalDayOfPeace
Governments need to urgently add SSPC to their sanctions lists. Ahead of the planned sham election, the Burmese military renamed itself "State Security and Peace Commission" (SSPC). Their previous name was "State Administration Council" (SAC).
More from Justice For Myanmar here: buff.ly/ezJ7WhT
More from Justice For Myanmar here: buff.ly/ezJ7WhT
September 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Governments need to urgently add SSPC to their sanctions lists. Ahead of the planned sham election, the Burmese military renamed itself "State Security and Peace Commission" (SSPC). Their previous name was "State Administration Council" (SAC).
More from Justice For Myanmar here: buff.ly/ezJ7WhT
More from Justice For Myanmar here: buff.ly/ezJ7WhT
Welcome news that Thailand has approved legal permission for refugees to work. This is a positive step to ease the pain and suffering of refugees. Thailand must ensure there is a protection system in place so that refugees are not being exploited.
August 28, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Welcome news that Thailand has approved legal permission for refugees to work. This is a positive step to ease the pain and suffering of refugees. Thailand must ensure there is a protection system in place so that refugees are not being exploited.
Burmese military airstrikes in Doo Tha Htu (Tha Htone, Kyaik Hto) killed two Buddhist monks and injured 5 other monks, 24 August 2025. International companies must end all business relationships with the Burmese military. The Dirty List- burmacampaign.org.uk/take-action/...
Photos- KPSN
Photos- KPSN
August 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Burmese military airstrikes in Doo Tha Htu (Tha Htone, Kyaik Hto) killed two Buddhist monks and injured 5 other monks, 24 August 2025. International companies must end all business relationships with the Burmese military. The Dirty List- burmacampaign.org.uk/take-action/...
Photos- KPSN
Photos- KPSN
August 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Don’t lift sanctions on Burma- I’m concerned that USA has started lifting sanctions on companies helping to arm and fund the Burmese military. USA should be imposing more sanctions instead. ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actio...
July 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Don’t lift sanctions on Burma- I’m concerned that USA has started lifting sanctions on companies helping to arm and fund the Burmese military. USA should be imposing more sanctions instead. ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actio...
The Burmese Military’s ‘Elections’: New Date, New Danger, Same Sham. - Briefing paper by Burma Campaign UK.
Read Burma Campaign UK media release here- burmacampaign.org.uk/another-sham...
The briefing paper is available here- burmacampaign.org.uk/media/The-Bu...
Read Burma Campaign UK media release here- burmacampaign.org.uk/another-sham...
The briefing paper is available here- burmacampaign.org.uk/media/The-Bu...
July 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The Burmese Military’s ‘Elections’: New Date, New Danger, Same Sham. - Briefing paper by Burma Campaign UK.
Read Burma Campaign UK media release here- burmacampaign.org.uk/another-sham...
The briefing paper is available here- burmacampaign.org.uk/media/The-Bu...
Read Burma Campaign UK media release here- burmacampaign.org.uk/another-sham...
The briefing paper is available here- burmacampaign.org.uk/media/The-Bu...
The Burmese Military’s ‘Elections’: New Date, New Danger, Same Sham. - New briefing paper by Burma Campaign UK.
See BCUK media release here- burmacampaign.org.uk/another-sham...
Read briefing paper here- burmacampaign.org.uk/media/The-Bu...
See BCUK media release here- burmacampaign.org.uk/another-sham...
Read briefing paper here- burmacampaign.org.uk/media/The-Bu...
July 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The Burmese Military’s ‘Elections’: New Date, New Danger, Same Sham. - New briefing paper by Burma Campaign UK.
See BCUK media release here- burmacampaign.org.uk/another-sham...
Read briefing paper here- burmacampaign.org.uk/media/The-Bu...
See BCUK media release here- burmacampaign.org.uk/another-sham...
Read briefing paper here- burmacampaign.org.uk/media/The-Bu...
Human Rights Watch's report - ‘I’ll Never Feel Secure’: Undocumented and Exploited Myanmar Nationals in Thailand.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Thailand: Authorities Abuse, Exploit Myanmar Nationals
Thai authorities are threatening, extorting, and detaining Myanmar nationals who fled the abusive military junta to seek safety in Thailand.
www.hrw.org
July 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Human Rights Watch's report - ‘I’ll Never Feel Secure’: Undocumented and Exploited Myanmar Nationals in Thailand.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Burmese military airstrikes hit Htee Ther Lel school in Dooplaya, 13 July 2025. UK and international community must sanction companies involved in supplying jet fuel to the Burmese military. You must sanction Burmese state-owned banks used by the military to purchase arms and receive revenue.
July 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Burmese military airstrikes hit Htee Ther Lel school in Dooplaya, 13 July 2025. UK and international community must sanction companies involved in supplying jet fuel to the Burmese military. You must sanction Burmese state-owned banks used by the military to purchase arms and receive revenue.