Imprisoned members of the Karen National Union (KNU) and innocent civilians who might have aided the KNU should be freed ... Prisoner Watch
KNU seeks release of KNU-connected prisoners
Imprisoned members of the Karen National Union (KNU) and innocent civilians who might have aided the KNU should be freed ... UN calls for further progress on human rights
The U.N. Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma on Monday welcomed the amnesty and release a significant number of ... ‘They ordered me to renounce my monkhood’
(Interview) - Abbot Ashin Wayponela, aka Win Tin of Shwebonetha monastery in Mandalay, was released from Yamethin Prison ...
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How many political prisoners remain in jail?
Western nations welcomed Burma’s release of political prisoners over the weekend, even as it became clear that ...Sangha authority reject's Abbot’s appeal
The abbot of Thadu Monastery in Rangoon has lost his appeal to remain at his monastery, and the Buddhist Sangha ...
Last Updated ( Friday, 13 January 2012 22:52 )
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Jimmy on way home to meet his daughter
88-Generation Student leader Jimmy, aka Kyaw Min Yu, who was arrested in 2007 for staging a protest against a price rise in fuel and ... ‘We don’t need food, we need news.’
(Interview) – Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) party chairman Khun Tun Oo, who was arrested in 2005 ...No grudge against anyone: Khin Nyunt
Former General Khin Nyunt, who was among the prisoners released on Friday, has spoken to reporters outside his home ...‘I will continue as an ABFSU member’
(Interview) – All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABFSU) member Honey Oo, 25, was released on Friday from Lashio Prison ...Abbot is ‘on the road’
(Interview) – The abbot of Maggin Monastery, U Einda, 52, has been a monk for 32 years. He was released from Lashio Prison on Friday.
Last Updated ( Friday, 13 January 2012 21:41 )
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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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