The government-backed political prisoner scrutiny committee has been asked to push for the release of former prime minister and spy chief Khin Nyunt’s son-in-law
Month: May 2013
Journalists call on officials to protect reporters
After mobs assaulted two reporters during riots in Shan state’s Lashio on Wednesday, journalists and editors in Burma called on the government and state security to do more to protect…
Former political prisoners struggle to find work
Since President Thein Sein came to power in 2011, over nine hundred political prisoners have been released. But many who have been freed are struggling to fit back into society.…
Kachin and gov't reach agreement
The Kachin Independence Organisation and it’s armed wing the KIA signed a 7-point agreement with government peace negotiators in Myitkyina on Thursday.
Kachin rebels, govt ink deal aimed at reducing fighting
The Kachin Independence Organisation and government representatives signed a historic seven-point peace agreement raising hopes that Burma’s bloody northern conflict could finally come to an end
Rohingyas hit with multiple charges for not registering as ‘Bengalis’
Prosecutors in Sittwe have hit seven Rohingyas in Arakan state with myriad charges, including rioting, after they were arrested for refusing to register as ‘Bengalis’