70 Burmese-Canadian activists cleared from Burma's blacklist

- Compiled and edited by Canadian Friends of Burma (CFOB) - Ottawa, August 30, 2012

More than 70 Canadian and Burmese activists in Canada are part of a thousand of 'blacklisted' names that has been cleared today by the new government in Burma. Canadian Friends of Burma (CFOB) welcomes this move as one of the right steps in ongoing political reform process in Burma. Among 70 names blacklisted, a number of former Canadian MPs, long-time Burma supporters and leading activists included. Please see the list below.

BL #	Name	Citizenship	Note by CFOB
38	Inecee, Dominic	Canadian
62	Lukas Arnold Louis	Canadian
73	Nancy Cunning Ham	Canadian
83	Robinson, Ian	Canadian
86	Smuker, Philip	Canadian
90	Tin Maung Htoo	Ex-Myanmar	Executive Director of CFOB
113	Alex Mc Donough	Canadian	Former NDP MP and leader
117	Allison, Belak Brenda	Canadian	Vancouver-based Lawyer-also listed at Blacklist #985
153	B.T. Win. Dr and Rosy DT Yee		Vancouver-based scholars/writers (couple)
189	Brad Adams	Canadian	Human Rights Watch - Asia Director
196	Bush Gulati		Burmese activist/Professor Emeritus at Georgetown College
205	Chan Toik		Calgary-based Mon ethnic activist
236	Christopher A lee	Canadian
244	Desmono	Canadian
256	Earl, Douglas J.	Canadian	also listed at Blacklist #983
263	Elizabeth, Shepherd		Actress and CFOB advisory board member
264	Emmanuel Trepanier		Professor - Carleton University
265	Eric Snider		Victoria(BC)-based Burma activist - also listed at Blacklist #678
270	Estanisko Oziewicz	Canadian
292	Gilles Marcil	Canadian
297	Goldenberg, Syzanno Elise	Canadian
330	Hlaing Bwe		Ottawa-based 88 student activist
334	Htay Aung		Vancouver-based 88 student activist
337	Htun Htun Oo		Toronto-based 88 student activist
359	James and Janis Myint Swe		Sarnia (Ont.)-based Burmese activists (couple)
360	James Cowam		Toronto-based Burma supporter/activist
364	Jean-Louis Roy	Canadian	Former President of now-defunct Rights and Democracy
366	Jenkins Donald William	Canadian
367	Jenkins Sarah Katharine	Canadian
375	Joie Warnock		BC-based Union activist/Burma supporter
399	Keith Martin	Canadian	Former Liberal MP
405	Kevin Mcleod		CFOB board member
418	Khin Saw Win (Dr.Alice)		Burmese activist/physician- University of Alberta
431	Kuiack Stephen A	Canadian
437	Kyaw Moe		Former CFOB board member/88 student activist
470	Lloyd and Willa Jones		Thunder Bay-based Burma activist (couple)
475	Luingamla Kashungao		Ktichener-based Chin activist
480	Mahn Bee Duu		Vancouver-based Karen activist
483	Mandel, Kenneth Sean	Canadian
488	Marie, Karen Connelly	Canadian	Toronto-based writer - also listed at Blacklist #881
502	Michel, Archambault Jean	Canadian
503	Micheline(Mika)Levesque	Canadian	Former Asia-program officer of now-defunct Rights and Democracy - also listed at Blacklist #348 and #986 as Mrs. Micheline Levesive
507	Min Naing		Saskatoon-based 88 student activist
509	Min Thura Wynn		88 student activist - currently in Australia
565	Patricia Elliot		Ass.Professor - Journalism, University of Regina
567	Paul Copeland		Toronto-based lawyer/CFOB advisory board member
607	Regan Suzuki		Winnipeg-based Burma activist
615	Richard Lucie Ginette Marie	Canadian
627	Roessin H.V.	Canadian
635	Salai Bawi Lian		Ottawa-based Chin activist
637	Salai Za Uk Ling		Thunder Bay-based Chin activist
641	San Aung		Vancouver-based 88 student activist - also listed at #642
643	San Lwin		Toronto-based Burmese activist
646	Saw Greh Moo		Toronto-based Karen activist
647	Saw Ler Wah		Toronto-based Karen activist
659	Shareef Moarh		Former CFOB staff
660	Shauna Jimenez		Burma activist, East Kootenay Friends of Burma
679	Soe Kyaw Thu		Vancouver-based 88 student activist
681	Soe Win Latt
687	Stalley, Hawk Mark (alias) Haakun	Canadian
718	Than Aung		Former coordinator of Burma Forum Canada and community leader in Edmonton
720	Thang Ning Kee		Ottawa-based Chin activist
724	Thazul Ceu		Ottawa-based Chin activist
740	Thuzar Thant
741	Tiger Yawnghwe		Calgary-based Shan Activist/ son of first Burmese President Sao Shwe Thaik
742	Timothy Zaw Zaw		88 student activist/community leader in Toronto
744	Tin Htut		88 student activist/community leader in Toronto
749	Toe Kyi		CFOB board member/88 student activist
802	Za Ceu Lian		Winnipeg-based Chin activist
803	Zachary Miles Baddorf	Canadian