Sep 29, 2008 (DVB), Veteran journalist and National League for Democracy member U Win Tin stressed the need for unity within the pro-democracy movement in an address he gave yesterday…
Day: September 29, 2008
Security tight in Sittwe after demonstration
Sep 29, 2008 (DVB), Security has been tightened again in Sittwe after 150 monks staged a silent march on Saturday to commemorate last year's Saffron Revolution, according to local residents.…
Three NLD members released after anniversary arrests
Sep 29, 2008 (DVB), Three of the nine people arrested at the National League for Democracy√جø¬Ωs 20th anniversary ceremony on Saturday have now been released, according to NLD spokesperson U…
Three more political prisoners released
Sep 29, 2008 (DVB), Three more political prisoners have been released by the Burmese military regime, bringing the total number of political detainees freed as part of the recent government…
Activist Han Lin dies in New York
Sep 29, 2008 (DVB), U Han Lin, who led the "long march to freedom and democracy" campaign in 2005 to highlight the plight of Burma, died from lung cancer on…