Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked six years of continuous detention by Burma’s military regime today as she defended herself in court accused of sheltering an uninvited American.

Human rights pressure group Amnesty International today urged the UN Security Council to ban all arms sales to Burma.

David Miliband has called on Burma’s military junta to allow peaceful protests on the streets of Rangoon.

Pro-democracy campaigners pledged to “strike back” against the Burmese government today in the face of lethal attacks by the military.

Soldiers in Burma opened fire on thousands of anti-government protesters today, killing at least nine people and injuring 11.