On Tuesday, a judge in Rangoon will read the verdicts in four cases brought against a young engineer, Phyo Wai Aung, ... Prisoner Watch
A litany of abuses: the case of Phyo Wai Aung
On Tuesday, a judge in Rangoon will read the verdicts in four cases brought against a young engineer, Phyo Wai Aung, ... Political prisoners still in Burmese jails
Burma Campaign UK (BCUK) has urged the British government to do more to persuade the military-backed government in Burma ...NLD MPs to call for release of political prisoners
The National League for Democracy (NLD) MPs-elect say they will put forward a motion in Parliament for the release of all remaining political prisoners ... Despite cease-fire agreement, NMSP prisoners not released
Political prisoners of the New Mon State Party (NMSP) have yet to be released, despite three requests to the government, ... Mahn Nyein Maung unconditionally released from Insein Prison
By a presidential order, Mahn Nyein Maung, a member of the Karen National Union (KNU) central committee member ... Top KNU official given 20-year prison term
An influential leader of the Karen National Union (KNU) has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by the Burmese government, ...Burmese monk Ashin Gambira again detained, released
The Burmese activist monk Ashin Gambira was detained by Rangoon authorities again on Tuesday, according to his brother. Gambira faces criminal charges: state-run newspaper
Ashin Gambira, one of the leaders of the 2007 “Saffron Revolution,” is again facing criminal charges, following his detention on February 10 and ...Activist monk Gambira is detained
Ashin Gambira, one of the leaders of the “Saffron Revolution” in 2007, was removed from his monastery by authorities in ...Up to 900 political prisoners may remain in Burmese jails
As many as 918 political prisoners may still be locked up in Burmese prisons, but an accurate list of the number is still incomplete, ... |
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Since October this year, Burma has been in a state of civil war, with fighting between Burmese military and armed ethnic rebels. The ruling junta started a crackdown on these armed groups.
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