Bromley relied upon the Free Burma Rangers, the Karen Human Rights Group, and the Thailand Burma Border Consortium for field accounts of military oppression and destruction.
Images were provided by two firms: GeoEye, Inc (Nasdaq:GEOY) and DigitalGlobe. ###
TELECONFERENCE: An embargoed teleconference, for reporters only, will take place Friday, 28 September, 2007, at 12:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time. In the United States, dial toll-free, 888-790-1712. Outside the United States, dial 1-210-234-0098. The passcode will be "geospatial." The leader's name is "Ginger Pinholster." Information will remain under embargo until 1:00 p.m. U.S. ET Friday, 28 September, 2007. Reporters, please note: A sufficient number of phone lines have been ordered to accommodate reporters. Capacity could easily be exceeded, however, if the dialing instructions and passcode are circulated beyond the reporter community. Please refrain from sharing the teleconference information.
DOWNLOAD THE AAAS REPORT: An embargoed copy of the AAAS technical report is available for review by reporters only. Reporters are asked to refrain from re-distributing the report while it remains under embargo. (RNCNYC editors note. the embargo date on this pdf file reads Oct. 3 however this was changed to coincide with the teleconference on 09/28/07 , enjoy) burmareport_24sept2007_press. In PDF format.
For background on the AAAS Darfur study, completed in conjunction with Amnesty International USA, see: aaas.org/news/releases/2007/0606darfur. For background on the AAAS Zimbabwe study, see: aaas.org/news/releases/2006/0530zim.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world's largest general scientific society, and publisher of the journal, Science (http://www.sciencemag.org/). AAAS was founded in 1848, and includes some 262 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals. Science has the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general science journal in the world, with an estimated total readership of one million. The non-profit AAAS (http://www.aaas.org/) is open to all and fulfills its mission to "advance science and serve society" through initiatives in science policy; international programs; science education; and more.
Contact: Ginger Pinholster gpinhols@aaas.org 202-326-6421, Earl Lane elane@aaas.org 202 326-6431, American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Please read the story about 27 years Iranian girl killed and raped by police two days ago. Please let world to hear it.
http://kamangir.net/2007/10/21/medical-student-commits-suicide-after-being-arrested-by-sharia-police/
http://alireza04.blogspot.com/
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