Five former members of the now- defunct Scorpion gang, who were arrested for allegedly supporting the grandsons of the late dictator Ne Win and .. Prisoner Watch
Last members of notorious Burmese Scorpion gang granted amnesty
Five former members of the now- defunct Scorpion gang, who were arrested for allegedly supporting the grandsons of the late dictator Ne Win and .. Comedian Zarganar says political prisoners are like ‘hostages’
(Interview) – Mizzima correspondent Kyaw Kha talked by telephone with Burmese comedian Zarganar, who was released from ...First big batch of freed prisoners includes political prisoners
Forty-six Burmese political prisoners were included in a batch of more than 400 prisoners released from Obo Prison in Mandalay ... 300 Burmese political prisoners will be released starting Wednesday: source
More than 300 political prisoners are reportedly included in the 6,359 prisoners that are scheduled to be released from prisons throughout Burma ...
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 11 October 2011 22:07 )
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Lower House speaker says prisoner release will happen soon
Burmese Lower House Speaker Shwe Mann has told a foreign diplomat that there would be a prisoner release “within a few days,” prompting MPs ... Relatives of Zarganar hope to meet with him in prison
Relatives of the well-known comedian Zarganar, aka Thura, plan to meet with him in Myitkyina Prison. Since May 2010, he has only been allowed to ... Five political prisoners to receive a ‘Nonentity Hero Award’
Five political prisoners including a Buddhist monk have been chosen to receive a “Nonentity Hero Award” presented by Burmese residents ... AAPP: rechecking number of political prisoners in Burma
How many political prisoners are in Burmese jails? The Thai-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners-Burma (AAPP-B) joint secretary Bo Kyi says ... Opposition parties hope political prisoners will be released soon
After Burma’s Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin told the UN General Assembly that an unspecified number of prisoners will be released soon, ... KIO rebels free prisoners from Burmese labour camp
More than 50 prisoners from a Burmese prison labour camp in northern Shan State were set free by soldiers from the Kachin Impendence Organization on ... |
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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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