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
Karen National Union calls for international cooperation to tackle transnational crimes and scam operation.
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Karen National Union calls for international cooperation to tackle transnational crimes and scam operation.
Today, Burmese military airstrikes in Dooplaya, targets civilian places. The jet they use come from other countries. The fuel they use to fly the jet comes from abroad. The bombs they drop are purchased using military controlled banks from income from abroad. Please cut off their supplies.
November 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Today, Burmese military airstrikes in Dooplaya, targets civilian places. The jet they use come from other countries. The fuel they use to fly the jet comes from abroad. The bombs they drop are purchased using military controlled banks from income from abroad. Please cut off their supplies.
Rights and democracy in practice at #WorldLibertyCongress, through elections and voting. Even though I cannot vote in my own country, here at World Liberty Congress, I had the privilege to vote for the leadership. At German parliament.
#unitedagainstdictators #togetherwearestronger
#unitedagainstdictators #togetherwearestronger
November 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rights and democracy in practice at #WorldLibertyCongress, through elections and voting. Even though I cannot vote in my own country, here at World Liberty Congress, I had the privilege to vote for the leadership. At German parliament.
#unitedagainstdictators #togetherwearestronger
#unitedagainstdictators #togetherwearestronger
Wonderful to spend time with friends from Cambodia, Mu Sochua and Samady Ou, opposition leaders from Cambodia, very courageous and inspiring. The Khmer Movement for Democracy is working hard for change in their homeland. #WorldLibertyCongress, Berlin.
#unitedagainstdictators #togetherwearestronger
#unitedagainstdictators #togetherwearestronger
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Wonderful to spend time with friends from Cambodia, Mu Sochua and Samady Ou, opposition leaders from Cambodia, very courageous and inspiring. The Khmer Movement for Democracy is working hard for change in their homeland. #WorldLibertyCongress, Berlin.
#unitedagainstdictators #togetherwearestronger
#unitedagainstdictators #togetherwearestronger
A privilege to attend the opening of the first ever Berlin Freedom Week – People from Berlin, from across Germany and from around the world came together to celebrate freedom. A reminder of how the previous generations were working hard for today's freedom.
With #WorldLibertyCongress
With #WorldLibertyCongress
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
A privilege to attend the opening of the first ever Berlin Freedom Week – People from Berlin, from across Germany and from around the world came together to celebrate freedom. A reminder of how the previous generations were working hard for today's freedom.
With #WorldLibertyCongress
With #WorldLibertyCongress
Burmese military drones attacks in Kler Lwee Htu, killed one man and destroyed 6 houses, on 6 November 2025. ကီၢ်ပယီၤသုးမီၤစိရိၤ ခးလီၤတၢ်ဒီးဒြိဖဲချၢၣ်လွံၢ်ထူၣ်. The Burmese military use jets, helicopters, and drones to drop bombs, and they deliberately target schools, medical centres, religious sites and homes.
November 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Burmese military drones attacks in Kler Lwee Htu, killed one man and destroyed 6 houses, on 6 November 2025. ကီၢ်ပယီၤသုးမီၤစိရိၤ ခးလီၤတၢ်ဒီးဒြိဖဲချၢၣ်လွံၢ်ထူၣ်. The Burmese military use jets, helicopters, and drones to drop bombs, and they deliberately target schools, medical centres, religious sites and homes.
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.
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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.