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Burmese Blogger Jailed for 20 Years
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 12:44 pm | Terry Evans
Yesterday Burmese blogger Nay Phone Latt was sentenced to over 20 years in prison by a court in Rangoon. More >>
Burmese Defense Lawyers Harassed
Friday, 7 November 2008, 4:44 pm | Terry Evans
Lawyers defending Burma's detained political activists face continued intimidation from the country’s unelected military junta. More >>
Burma Faces Isolation For Failure To Input Reforms
Wednesday, 8 October 2008, 1:32 pm | Terry Evans
In a statement released yesterday UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he would consider cancelling future visits to Burma unless the unelected military government demonstrated tangible progress towards democratisation. More >>
Burma Military Junta Continues To Arrest Activists
Monday, 6 October 2008, 9:29 am | Terry Evans
Despite last month's release of 9,000 prisoners, including a handful of political detainees, Burma's military junta continues to arrest pro-democracy activists. More >>
Rangoon Under Security Clampdown After Bomb Blast
Friday, 26 September 2008, 12:35 am | Terry Evans
Rangoon is under a security clampdown following a small bomb blast yesterday. A dozen people were injured in Thursday morning's explosion at a bus stop in front of the former capital's City Hall. More >>
Burma Grants Amnesty, Frees 9,000 Prisoners
Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 10:53 am | Terry Evans
Burma’s ruling junta freed 9,000 prisoners on Tuesday in an amnesty cynically timed to coincide with the start of the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York . More >>
Burma Sentences Activist To Two Years Hard Labour
Monday, 22 September 2008, 2:23 pm | Terry Evans
On Friday the International Labour Organization (ILO) announced that Burma's military junta has sentenced Thet Way, a labour activist, to two years' hard labour. More >>
Singapore Govt. Expells Three Burmese Activists
Friday, 19 September 2008, 3:57 pm | Terry Evans
The Singapore government expelled three Burmese activists this week. The activists' immigration passes were cancelled by the Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA). More >>
Cyber Attack On Burmese Media Groups
Thursday, 18 September 2008, 1:15 pm | Terry Evans
A number of exiled Burmese media groups suffered cyber attacks yesterday. Their websites were disabled when the IP addresses were blocked by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS). More >>
Defiant Stand In Burmese Court
Monday, 15 September 2008, 7:53 pm | Terry Evans
Min Ko Naing, a towering figure in Burma’s pro-democracy movement, made a defiant stand when he appeared in court at Rangoon’s notorious Insein Prison last week. More >>
Senior Buddhist Monk Arrested in Rangoon
Monday, 8 September 2008, 1:01 pm | Terry Evans
A senior Buddhist monk was arrested in Rangoon on Friday after security forces raided his monastery, according to the Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners—Burma (AAPP). Military intelligence officers raided the monastery in ... More >>
Myanmar Caucus writes to ASEAN and UN
Friday, 5 September 2008, 7:13 pm | Terry Evans
The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) has written to ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, requesting that they visit Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as concern mounts about her health. More >>
Monk Leader Requests Trial Under Buddhist Law
Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 5:06 pm | Terry Evans
U Gambira, the detained leader of the All Burma Monks’ Alliance (ABMA), has asked to be tried under Buddhist Law. Gambira's defence counsel is arguing that the state’s senior monks should be permitted to hear the case against the monk leader when he ... More >>
Burmese Monk Leader Requests Buddhist Law Trial
Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 5:05 pm | Terry Evans
U Gambira, the detained leader of the All Burma Monks’ Alliance (ABMA), has asked to be tried under Buddhist Law. Gambira's defence counsel is arguing that the state’s senior monks should be permitted to hear the case against the monk leader when he ... More >>
Conference for Burmese Bloggers Banned by Military
Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 3:43 pm | Terry Evans
A technical conference for Burmese bloggers, scheduled to take place in Rangoon, has been banned by Burma's paranoid military junta. More >>
Appeal For Open Trial
Sunday, 31 August 2008, 3:15 pm | Terry Evans
Aung Thein, a lawyer representing some of Burma's most prominent imprisoned pro-democracy activists, will appeal for an open trial at a hearing scheduled for next Tuesday. More >>
Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi Refuses to Accept Food
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 11:44 am | Terry Evans
In a developing move, detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi refused to accept a food delivery to her home one week ago, according to the exiled National League for Democracy - Liberated Area. The exiled group released a statement on Monday saying ... More >>
Aung San Suu Kyi Refuses to Accept Food
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 12:14 am | Terry Evans
In a developing move, detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi refused to accept a food delivery to her home one week ago, according to the exiled National League for Democracy - Liberated Area. The exiled group released a statement on Monday saying ... More >>
Burma: 2092 Political Prisioners In Prison
Monday, 25 August 2008, 3:00 pm | Terry Evans
On the late night and early morning of 21st-22nd August 2007, one year ago, after leading peaceful protests against the sudden hike in fuel and commodity prices, 13 leading members of the 88 Generation Student's Group were arrested by the Burmese ... More >>
Burma: Saffron Revolution Leader Disrobed
Friday, 22 August 2008, 4:03 pm | Terry Evans
The leader of the All Burma Monks' Alliance (ABMA), Ashin Gambira, has been disrobed and charged with multiple criminal offences by Burma's military junta. More >>
