Human Rights in Burma
19th June was the 64th birthday of imprisoned Burma leader Aung San Suu Kyi. We're backing the campaign www.64forsuu.org where you can post messages in support of her plight. Also see our latest position on human rights in Burma
'Coalition of consent' with the Muslim world
Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, delivered a key speech at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OXCIS) on 21 May calling for a 'coalition of consent' between the West and the Muslim world.
Trooping the Colour
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Embassy in Abu Dhabi closed on 5 July
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LATEST NEWS
A united message to Burma on human rights abuses
3 July 2009
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Burma today calling for the release of pro democracy leader Aung San Su Kyi and to send a united international message to Burma on human rights abuses.
Reports that British Embassy staff in Iran may face trial
3 July 2009
Following news that remarks by Ayatollah Jannati suggest some of our local staff in Iran may face trial, Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, stressed that 'we are urgently seeking clarification from the appropriate Iranian authorities'.
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Abu Dhabi
British Embassy
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