Mar 18, 2009 (DVB), Family members of political prisoners languishing in jails across Burma have spoken of appalling living conditions and difficulties in visiting relatives held in remote prisons. Aye…
Day: March 18, 2009
Media coverage of the Rohingyans has barely broken the surface
Francis Wade Mar 18, 2009 (DVB), While the world remains shocked by the story of the Rohingya boatpeople who washed up on Thailand's shores in January, the media coverage has…
Media coverage of the Rohingyans has barely broken the surface
Francis Wade Mar 18, 2009 (DVB), While the world remains shocked by the story of the Rohingya boatpeople who washed up on Thailand's shores in January, the media coverage has…
Aung San Suu Kyi's lawyer demands response from government
Mar 18, 2009 (DVB), The lawyer of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has sent a second letter to the government demanding a response to an appeal for her…
Farmers' lawyer sentenced to four years in prison
Mar 18, 2009 (DVB), A young lawyer defending farmers whose land had been forcibly seized by the army was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment by Magwe division court yesterday, said…