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Austrailian journalist Ross Dunkley consults with his attorney outside the courtroom. Photo: Mizzima Ross Dunkley surrounded by photographers after the guilty verdict. Photo: Mizzima Ross Dunkley answers questions from the Rangoon media. Photo: Mizzima Ross Dunley was the first foreign journalist to enter the Rangoon media market in 2000. Photo: Mizzima Aung Thein Lin, left, a senior leader of the Union Solidarity and Development Party, and Soe Win, the vice president of the National Democratic Front, at USDP party headquarters in Rangoon on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Photo: Mizzima Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Makiko Kikuta, in green, and Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi pose for a photograph after a  meeting at the National League for Democracy headquarters  in Rangoon on Wednesday June 29, 2011. Japan has donated US$ 5.87 million worth of refreshment and  edible cooking oil to Burma thorough the UN World Food Programme. Photo: Mizzima People wait for border passes at the Burmese immigration office in Muse, Shan State, opposite China on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Rumors have circulated that Burmese army commandos will pass through China to attack Kachin Independence Organization rebels. Photo: Mizzima Military officials of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) visit with war refugees in Laiza on Monday, June 27, 2011. About 15,000 refugees have sought refuge in the Sino-Burmese border town which the KIA controls. Photos: KIO KIO chairman Lanyaw Zawng Hra speaks to war refugees in Laiza on Monday, June 27, 2011. The KIA provides refugees with rice and free medical treatment. KIA chairman Lanyaw Zawng Hra speaks at a refugee camp gathering in Laiza on June 27, 2011. KIA chairman Lanyaw Zawng Hra, center white shirt, visits with refugees in a shelter at KIA headquarters in Laiza on June 27, 2011. A clash broke out between ethnic Chinese gem traders and Burmese gem traders in a gem market in Mahaaungmyay Township in Mandalay on Monday. Security police removed the Chinese traders to the safe location, and the market was closed after the altercation. Photo: Citizen Journalist Ethnic Chinese gem traders were involved in the clash with Burmese gem traders in Mandalay on Monday, June 27, 2011. Photo: Citizen Journalist Police arrested some participants in a clash between Chinese gem traders and Burmese gem traders at a gem market in Mahaaungmyay Township in Mandalay on Monday, June 27, 2011. Photo: Citizen journalist Residents gather at the scene of a bomb explosion which destroyed a two-storey home in Quarter No. 4 in Pyin Oo Lwin, or Maymyo, on Friday, June 24, 2011. Photo: Mizzima Bomb explosions occurred at nearly the same time in Mandalay, Naypyidaw and Pyin Oo Lwin, or Maymyo; the top of a two-storey house in the rear was destroyed. Photo: Mizzima Residents gather at the scene of a bomb explosion which destroyed a home on  Shwelabkaung Street in Thabyaykone Quarter, Takkon Township, in Naypyitaw on Friday, June 24, 2011. Photo: Mizzima Residents gather at the scene of a bomb explosion which destroyed a home on  Shwelabkaung Street in Thabyaykone Quarter, Takkon Township, in Naypyitaw on Friday, June 24, 2011. Photo: Mizzima A house destroyed in a bomb blast about 12:30 p.m. on Shwelabkaung Street in Thabyaykone Quarter in Naypyidaw on Friday, June 23, 2011. Photo: Citizen journalist Bomb explosions occurred in Naypyitaw, Mandalay and Maymyo at about the same time on June 24, 2011. Another view of the house destroyed in Naypyitaw. Photo: Citizen journalist Debris from a bomb explosion which destroyed a parked car in Mandalay on Friday, June 24, 2011. About the same time, bombs also went off in Naypyidaw and Maymyom. Photo: Mizzima Military officers cordon off the area in front of the  Zaygho Hotel in Mandalay after a bomb exploded in a parked car  on Friday, June 24, 2011. Photo: Mizzima Another view of the area in front of the  Zaygho Hotel in Mandalay after a bomb exploded in a parked car on Friday, June 24, 2011. Photo: Mizzima The bomb scene after an explosion occurred in a parked car in front of the Mandalay Zaygho Hotel in Mandalay on Friday afternoon, June 24, 2011. Photo: Sytmhone Glass windows of the nearby May Myanmar Plaza were broken when a bomb exploded in a parked car in front of the Zaygho Hotel in Mandalay on Friday, June 24, 2011. Photo: Sytmhone The bomb scene after a bomb exploded in a parked car in front of Mandalay Zaygho Hotel in Mandalay on Friday afternoon, June 24, 2011. Photo: Sytmhone Military officers investigate after a bomb explosion destroyed a parked car  in front of the Zaygyo Hotel in Mandalay on Friday, June 24, 2011. At least one person was injured in the blast. Photo: Sytmhone An unidentified object left after a bomb exploded in a parked car in front of the Zaygyo Hotel in Mandalay on Friday, June 24, 2011. Photo: Sytmhone Another view at the bomb scene which destroyed a parked car in front of the Zaygyo Hotel in Mandalay on Friday, June 24, 2011. Empty containers are seen in Thaketa Township in Rangoon on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Burma harbours in Rangoon do not have enough spaces to put empty containers, so they have been put in plots across Rangoon. Photo: Mizzima Habours including Thaketa, Five Star, Thilawa, Myanma Habour, Asia World and Botahtaung are full with empty containers. The rent for putting a 20-foot container in a plot is 6,000 to 9,000 kyat; a 40-feet container, 9,000 kyat (about US$ 12). Photo: Mizzima Troops from a border guard force march near the Myitkyina railway station in Kachin State on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Because an unknown armed group on Tuesday destroyed a bridge on the only railway to Myitkyina, all rail links to the city are severed. The bridge is located 32 miles from Myitkyina. Photo: Mizzima A border guard force contingent of troops marches along the railroad link to Myitkyina, which has been severed by the destruction of a bridge one mile from the city. Photo: Mizzima Robert Copper, centre, the director general for external and politico-military affairs for the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU, and Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi after a two-hour meeting with NLD central executive committee members at Suu Kyi’s home in Rangoon on Tuesday, June 21. Photos: Mizzima Robert Cooper of the EU leaves the home of Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon, after a two-hour meeting.  He also met with Burma’s Vice President Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo in Naypyitaw on Monday. Photos: Mizzima Suu Kyi speaks to journalists at her home in Rangoon on Tuesday evening, June 21. Photos: Mizzima ွွSuu Kyi replies to questions put by journalists after a two-hour meeting with Robert Cooper of the EU in her home in Rangoon on Tuesday evening, June 21. Suu Kyi repeated that she would make a nationwide tour within three months, but she did not provide more details. Photos: Mizzima A scholarship display during ceremonies by the Sithu Myanmar Charitable Foundation for Education which gave donations to  86 low-income students in six schools in Thirimingala West Ward in Aungmyaythasan Township, Mandalay, on Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Photo: Mizzima A scholarship display during ceremonies by the Sithu Myanmar Charitable Foundation for Education which gave donations to  86 low-income students in six schools in Thirimingala West Ward in Aungmyaythasan Township, Mandalay, on Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Photo: Mizzima A KIA soldier is posted on Sunday, June 19, 2011, nearby for Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s 66th birthday party in Laiza,  Kachin State, the headquarters of the Kachin Independence Organization. Kachin soldiers participated in the ceremony and signed a book to mark her birthday. Recent fighting between Burmese government troops and the Kachin Independence Army has claimed casualties on both sides. Photo: Mizzima Chief of Staff Gam Shawng of the Kachin Independence Army signs a record of participants at a party for Aung San Suu Kyi’s 66th birthday in Laiza, Kachin State, on Sunday, June 19. Photo: Mizzima A crowd gathers for Aung San Suu Kyi’s 66th birthday ceremony held in Laiza, Kachin State, an area controlled by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) on Sunday, June 19. The ceremony was organized by former members of the All Burma Students’ Democratic Front (ABSDF) and other pro-democracy activists. During the ceremony, both Buddhists and Christians said prayers. Former members of the ABSDF and pro-democracy activists donated 5 million kyat (about US$ 700) to war victims in Suu Kyi’s name. Photo: Mizzima Aung San Suu Kyi greets her younger son Htein Lin at Rangoon's MIngalardon airport on Sunday June 19, 2011, her 66th birthday. Photo: Mizzima. Aung San Suu Kyi greets her younger son Htein Lin at Rangoon's MIngalardon airport on Sunday June 19, 2011, her 66th birthday. Photo: Mizzima. On behalf of war victims, a Kachin Independence Organization official accepts 5 million kyat (about US$ 700) donated by former members of the All Burma Students’ Democratic Front and pro-democracy activists in honour of Aung San Suu Kyi’s 66th birthday ceremony held in Laiza, Kachin State, on Sunday, June 19, 2011. Photo: Mizzima Aung San Suu Kyi greets her younger son Htein Lin at the Mingalardon Airport in Rangoon on Sunday June 19, 2011, her 66th birthday. Supporters around the world plan to hold parties in celebration of the Nobel laureate's birthday. Photo: Mizzima. Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi waits at the arrival hall of Rangoon's Mingalardon Airport on Sunday June 19, 2011 for her son Htein Lin, who is coming for his mother's 66th birthday and will stay for three weeks. (Photo: Mizzima). Burma’s Vice President Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo, second from left, attends the opening ceremony of a new dormitory at Sitagu Buddhist Academy on Thursday, June 17. Venerable Sitagu Abbot Ashin Nyanissara has invited political parties to visit to the Buddhist Academy.  Photo: Mizzima Rangoon Mayor Hla Myint, front row second from left, and Sitagu’s General- Secretary Han cut the ribbon to open a new dormitory at Sitagu Buddhist Academy on Thursday, June 17. Photo: Mizzima Rangoon Mayor Hla Myint, left, and former Rangoon Mayor Aung Thein Lin attend the opening ceremony of a new dormitory in Sitagu Buddhist Academy on Thursday, June 17. Photo: Mizzima People at the art exhibition 'Individual Views' at the Thiriwitsa Art Gallery in Mandalay.  Photo: Mizzima A painting on display in an art exhibition at the Thiriwitsa Art Gallery in Mandalay. A total of 103 paintings by artists including 11 students at Mandalay Art High School are being shown in an exhibition titled “Individual Views” that runs through Sunday. Photo: Mizzima National League for Democracy General-Gecretary Aung San Suu Kyi visits NLD member Soe Myat Thu at Rangoon Hospital on Wednesday, June 15. Soe Myat Thu was injured in a fight involving a group of men that included a military officer in a restaurant in Rangoon. Photo: Mizzima National League for Democracy General-Secretary Aung San Suu Kyi pays NLD member Ba Maung a visit in the Cancer Hall in Rangoon Hospital on Wednesday, June 15. Photo: Mizzima Former actor Aung Lwin and former actress Cho Pyone attend the funeral of former actress Nwe Nwe Mu on Wednesday, June 15, in Rangoon. The Free Funeral Service Society conducted the service and the former actress was buried in the Christian All Sects Cemetery in Yay Way Cemetery. Photo: Mizzima A pickup truck damaged by gunmen who fired on the Aung Tin Win gold shop in Three Pagoda Pass in Mon State on Tuesday, June 14. Photo: Mizzima Ross Dunkley (in white shirt), the Australian cofounder of the Myanmar Times, lawyers for both sides and the judge are seen at a hearing in the Kamayut Township Court in Rangoon on Tuesday, June 14. Dunkley denied all charges against him. The court scheduled another hearing for Thursday when two defence witnesses will testify. Photo: Mizzima After the hearing, Ross Dunkley and the Myanmar Times chief executive officer, Dr. Tin Tun Oo, stand in front of the Kamayut Township Court on Tuesday, June 14. Dunkley has been charged with assault on a woman and holding her against her will, plus immigration violations. Photo: Mizzima After a hearing in the Kamayut Township Court in Rangoon, Australian journalist Ross Dunkley is seen before he enters a car on Tuesday, June 14. In the hearing, Dunkley and Myanmar Times Editor-in-chief Zaw Myint testified. Photo: Mizzima The Myanmar Times Editor-in-Chief Zaw Myint, who testified as a defence witness in the hearing, and Myanmar Times information officer Wai Lin enter a car after the hearing on Tuesday, June 14. Photo: Mizzima American sculptor Jim McNalis with his bust of Zarganar, the Burmese comedian who has been imprisoned for his humanitarian work during Cyclone Nargis. Photo: Mizzima A detail of the bust, which will be given to Zarganar's wife and two children. Burmese football fans watch a match at National Stadium in Rangoon on Saturday, June 11. The Burmese government has relaxed media regulations on stories that must pass through censors, allowing more freedom in writing about sports, entertainment and fiction. PHOTO: AFP Burmese football fans watch a match at National Stadium in Rangoon on Saturday, June 11. The Burmese government has relaxed media regulations on stories that must pass through censors, allowing more freedom in writing about sports, entertainment and fiction. PHOTO: AFP Burma's National League for Democracy (NLD) party held a song contest to mark the 66th birthday of  pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at NLD headquarters in Bahan Township in Rangoon on Thursday, June 10, 2011. Suu Kyi's birthday is on June 19.  Photo: Mizzima Burmese hip hop singer Zay Yar Thaw, second from left, and bass guitarist Ko Ye Lwin, in blue shirt, from the Mizzima Wave band judge singers at a NLD song contest in Rangoon on mark the 66th birthday of pro-democracy leader and NLD General–Secretary Aung San Suu Kyi. Suu Kyi’s 66th birthday is June 19. Her supporters will hold birthday ceremonies around the world.  Photo: Mizzima The Myanmar Fishery Federation staged a breakfast for  a group of Burmese fishermen who were rescued by the Sri Lanka Navy and sent back to Burma on June 8. Photo: Mizzima Burmese fishermen who were rescued by the Sri Lanka Navy in March enter a meeting room in the Myanmar Fishery Federation in Rangoon on Thursday, June 9. The families of missing fishermen were given a relief donation of 150,000 kyat (about US$ 175). An estimated 470 fishermen were missing. Photo: Mizzima A large crowd of media representatives showed up for the Information Department press conference on Wednesday announcing the Burmese government's new policy on no-prior-censorship for health, sports, children’s literature, technology and entertainment publications, which will no longer need to pass articles through the censorship board prior to publication. Photo: Mizzima Printing and Publishing Enterprise managing director Ye Tint speaks at a press conference about the Burmese government's new censorship policy. From June 10 onwards, the Information Ministry will lift censorship on  journals focusing on health, sports, children’s literature, technology and entertainment, which will not need to pass articles through the censorship board prior to publication. The press conference was held in the Information Department office on Theinbyu Road in Rangoon on Wednesday, June 8. Photo: Mizzima From June 10, the Burmese government's censorship on some types of publications will be lifted. The new policy will affect health, sports, children’s literature, technology and entertainment publications, which will not need to pass articles through the censorship board prior to publication. Press Scrutiny and Registration Division Deputy Director-General Tint Swe discussed the changes at a press conference at the Information Department on Wednesday, June 08. Photo: Mizzima Union Solidarity and Development Party General-Secretary Htay Oo receives Chinese Politburo member Li Yuanchao of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and his colleagues at party headquarters in Naypyidaw on Thursday, June 2, 2011. Photo: Mizzima USDP and Chinese government officials signed two agreements on improving cooperation between the two parties, including Chinese specialists who will carry out free eye operations in Burma. Photo: Mizzima US Sen. John McCain at a press conference at the United State Information Service office in Dagon Township in Rangoon on Friday, June 3, 2011. During his three-day visit, he met with Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese government officials and ethnic MPs. Photo: Mizzima US Sen. John McCain and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at her house, June 2, 2011. Photo: Mizzima National League for Democracy General-Secretary Aung San Suu Kyi at a press conference following her meeting with the US Sen. John McCain at her home in Rangoon on Thursday, June 2, 2011. Photo: Mizzima US Sen. John McCain and Phyu Phyu Thin, who is the in charge of the center on Thursday morning, May 2, 2011. Photo: Mizzima Children at the NLD HIV center presented US Sen. John McCain with flowers.  Photo: Mizzima New academic year begins: Schools across Burma began a new academic year (2011-12) on June 1. Students and relatives pick up students at High School No. 13 in Mandalay. Photo: Mizzima

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