DVB explores the life of one of Burma’s leading political activists, Naw Ohn Hla.
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Latpadaung protestor hit with charges for demonstrating without permission
Authorities in Sagaing division’s Monywa charged protest organiser Naw Ohn Hla for demonstrating without permission after she was arrested earlier this week
Protest organisers headed to court after demonstrating without permission
Two Arakanese protestors from western Burma’s Sittwe, who organised a massive rally in March slamming a proposed plan to resettle displaced Rohingya, are set to appear in court on 5 August after being hit with charges for demonstrating without permission. Rakhine Women’s Network’s Nyo Aye and Kyaw Zaw Oo from the local charity group the …
Pipeline protestors face jail for ‘unlawful’ assembly
Ten Arakanese activists, who face up to one year in jail for staging an “unlawful” protest against a controversial China-backed oil and gas pipeline, appeared in court in western Burma on Monday
Demonstrators back Rohingya resettlement proposal
More than a dozen people protested in front of the UNHCR’s offices in Rangoon last Friday to express their support of President Thein Sein’s plan to resettle the Rohingya minority in third countries