U-landsnyt er blevet bedt om at optage denne rundsendelse, modtaget torsdag, i anledning af krisen i Burma:
Dear friends,
The Burmese protests are widening, the international response is building and the Burmese generals are panicking.
Today, the Burmese junta banned gatherings of more than 5, and sent thousands of troops to take control of the streets – but still the monks and protesters march. Desperate officers have beaten, tear-gassed and fired on their own people, reportedly shooting five monks in Rangoon.
The next 36 hours are crucial. Leaders have called for an emergency session of the UN Security Council but only a decisive initiative will prevent a massacre like the one from 1988.
Already, 75.000 people from 192 countries have signed our emergency global petition. Please click below to add your name, and we will send an updated petition to the Chinese government and the UN Security Council members every day:
www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/h.php/?cl=20640042
We are calling for UN powers – above all China, which holds the economic strings of the Burmese regime – to apply decisive pressure now to stop the violence, and to broker a peaceful transition. If they fail to do this, the massacres will be sudden.
The protesters have declared they will not back down. The Burmese have showed their courage. The scenes fill our television screens, now the world must act.
In hope,
Paul, Ricken, Graziela, Ben, Galit and the whole Avaaz team
Avaaz.org is staffed by a global team of campaigners operating on 3 continents. We have administrative offices in London, New York, and Rio de Janeiro. Please direct mail to our NY office at 260 Fifth Avenue, 9th floor, New York, NY 10001 U.S.A.
