Land disputes, industrial action, and student activists: Bo Gyi of the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners on the right to protest.
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DVB Bulletin: 18 February 2015
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UN envoy visit draws mixed reception
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Yanghee Lee has drawn a mixed reception on her second visit to Burma.
At Sittwe airport, as many as 500 Arakanese nationalists are waiting to protest her arrival later on Thursday.
Rangoon City Hall protestors forcibly evicted
Michaungkan villagers protesting government’s seizure of their land dispersed after nine months of peaceful demonstrations.
Bullet Points: 30 September 2014
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Govt says it’s working to return confiscated lands to farmers
Burma’s Land Utilisation committee vows that it is working to resolve all cases of land grabs and return seized lands to their rightful owners before the end of the government’s term in 2015.