Videos
Short programs from
the BBC (requires Real
One Player) organised chronologically:
The article Waiting
for democracy (14.8.1998) has the following videos: 1) "This
is what my father would have wanted me to do:" Aung San Suu Kyi
in 1989 – 2) Aung
San Suu Kyi's husband Michael Aris in 1991 on her receipt of the Nobel
Peace Prize
The article Inside Burma
with the Karen (23.1.1999) has the following video: Simon
Ingram reports from Burma where the army has razed villages to the ground
The article Jailed
Briton's parents meet Burmese Envoy (17.9.1999) has the following
audio report: The
BBC's Sophie Decker speaking to Rachel's parents
The
articles Hundreds held
in Thai siege and Profile: God’s
Army (24.1.2000) have the following videos: 1) Nick
Miles reports for BBC News: "The
situation is extremely tense" – 2) Geraldine
Carroll in Bangkok: "Thai authorities
are negotiating with the gunmen"
The
article Thai siege rebels
win concessions (24.1.2000) has the following videos: 1) The
BBC's Matt Frei reports: "Traumatized
patients came to be treated not fear for their lives"
- 2) Geraldine
Carroll in Bangkok: "Thai authorities
are negotiating with the gunmen"
The article Bloody end to
Thai siege (25.1.2000) has the following videos: 1)The BBC's
Jonathan Head in Ratchaburi: "By
targeting a hospital, the rebels provoked outrage" –
2) The
BBC's Matt Frei reports: "The
attack took everyone completely by surprise" –
3) Thai
Army Officer: "Everything is back
to normal"
The article Burmese praise
Thai siege action (25.1.2000) has the following videos: 1)BBC
Asian affairs analyst James Miles: "Support
for Karen refugees in Thailand could now ebb further"
– 2) The
BBC's Matt Frei in Ratchaburi, Thailand: "The
government has decided to be ruthless"
The article Jailed Briton's family protest
over Burma (14.2.2000) has the following video: Diane Mawdsley
speaking on Today: "James would want us to protest"
The article Karen
dream of return to Burma (20.4.2000) has the following video:
The
BBC's Jonathan Head on the Thai-Burmese border: "The Karen refugees are now preparing for a
long stay in Thailand."
The article Annan protest
over Suu Kyi standoff (4.9.2000) has the following videos: 1) The
BBC's Simon Ingram: "Now the initiative
lies with the
Generals" – 2) Amnesty
International spokesman, Mark Latimer: "The
situation could easily get very much worse" –
3) UK
Foreign Office minister, John Battle:
"We are intensifying diplomatic pressure"
The article 'Barbaric
attack' on jailed Briton (27.9.2000) has the following audio report:
James
Mawdsley's father David: "He's
got a broken nose and blackened eyes"
The article Burma activist 'freed on Friday'
(18.10.2000) has the following videos: 1)
The BBC's Peter Hunt reports:
"David Mawdsley said news of his son's release was fantastic"
- 2) The BBC's Caroline Thomsett: "There was no justification
in keeping James in prison"
The article Activist urges action against
Burma (21.10.2000) has the following video: The
BBC's Robert Hall at Heathrow Airport:
"Mr Mawdsley says any return to Burma is now unlikely"
The article Go to
school, twin gunmen told (18.1.2001) has the following video:
The BBC's Simon Ingram in Bangkok: "The capture of Johnny and
Luther ended months on the run"
The article Thailand defends
refugee policy (17.12.2001) has the following audio report: Andreas
List, EU Commission: "A large
number of villagers have been forced to flee"
The article Aung San Suu
Kyi 'strengthened' (8.5.2002) has the following video: 1)
Aung
San Suu Kyi Listen to Aung San Suu Kyi's first BBC interview since her
release - 2) Burma's
ambassador to London, Kyaw
Win: "The ultimate objective is
the establishment of a multi-party democratic system"
The article Massive manhunt
continues in Thailand (6.6.2002) has the following audio report:
Thai
senator, Krai Sak Choon Havan: "This
crime should be condemned by all sides"
The article The forgotten
war (26.07.2002) has the following videos: 1) Frank
Smith, The forgotten war
– 2) Don
Acker "There is a cause here" – 3) Paw
Htoo "They are dying for no reason"
– 4) Saing
Khan Myint "I dare not run, I don't want to die"
The article Fresh Burmese
army rape claims (8.4.2003) has the following audio report: Veronika
Martin of Refugees International: "This is part of a pattern to
terrorise and control populations through the rape of women..."
The article 'Bomb plot'
uncovered in Burma (26.7.2003) has the following video: The
BBC's Larry Jagan: "Most of Asia's leaders have dismissed these
allegations [against the NLD] as groundless"
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Karen.org has a video on the twins Luther and Johnny
Htoo.
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Full feature
videos for sale:
Michael Leaming’s video The Karen in the Tee Mae
Ker Lah: Rabbits in the Mouth of the Crocodile is for sale for US$78.50.
The Karen Teachers Working Group
has produced an excellent video on the situation of the Karen in the
Burma border area. Unfortunately the group doesn’t seem very forthcoming
in sharing it with (i.e. selling it to) others. Try your luck by contacting them
directly.
Don't
Fence Me In: Major Mary and the Karen Refugees from Burma chronicles
the life of 70-year-old freedom fighter Major Mary On and her people's
struggle for self-determination. Major Mary's charismatic storytelling
is accompanied by rare, clandestine footage smuggled out of the refugee
camps along the border between Burma and Thailand. The film reveals
the Karen refugees' spirit and determination to survive as political
and historical forces conspire against them. By Ruth Gumnit. On sale
for US$ 195.- + US$ 15.- for shipping and handling. Not for everybody's
wallets unfortunately.
Prayers
from Kawthoolei is a story of war; a miraculous opportunity to emigrate
to safety, and the "survivor guilt" that came thereafter.
It's the true story of an ethnic Karen man from Burma, now a Canadian
citizen, Saw Winning, who is spurred on by a video-letter he receives
from a friend, back in his homeland, who he has not seen in a long time.
His friend, Saw Nay Wah, has joined resistance forces fighting the military
dictatorship in Burma. In the video-letter Saw Nay Wah asks his friend,
Saw Winning, to help his people if he can and instructs Saw Winning
to never forget his suffering people.
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