[This post has been updated as 4:00 p.m. P.S.T. on 7.1.09.]
Here’s the latest Burma news:
Reuters reports that “U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will strongly urge [Burma]‘s ruling generals to release all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi, when he visits the country this week.”
Human Rights Watch urges the junta and the U.N. to make the visit “meaningful.”
The Irrawaddy reports, however, that National League for Democracy leader Win Tin sees “no hope” in Ban’s visit for Suu Kyi’s release from prison. The Nobel Peace laureate and Prime Minister-elect is currently standing trial before the junta on sham charges of violating the terms of her house arrest.
The Agence France-Presse reports that over 100 activists rallied in Japan, “calling on visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon to press the junta to free political prisoners including democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.”
The UN Refugee Agency reports that Thailand has now resettled 50,000 refugees from Burma.
The New York Times offers a video report on three Burmese monks in exile in Utica, NY, “still campaigning for their country’s democracy”:
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Thanks for all these updates, Danny — very helpful.