The junta released 7,012 prisoners to mark Burma’s 75th Independence Day on Jan. 4. A total of 308 prisoners were released from prisons in Rakhine state. No political prisoners were…

The junta released 7,012 prisoners to mark Burma’s 75th Independence Day on Jan. 4. A total of 308 prisoners were released from prisons in Rakhine state. No political prisoners were…
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Journalists freed in junta’s Independence Day amnesty Several journalists were released on Jan. 4, including Thuzar (freelance); Lway M Phaung, (Shwe Phee Myay News Agency); Pyae…
Burma freed 101 political prisoners last week, bringing the number of political detainees released by Thein Sein to more than 1,200 under his reign.
Burma’s President Thein Sein has granted amnesty to 6,966 prisoners, including 155 Chinese loggers sentenced last week to life imprisonment,
The United Nations and Amnesty International have warned that Burma is backsliding on its commitment to human rights.
Myanmar Wanbao has dismissed Amnesty International’s accusations that it colluded in a series of human rights abuses directed against protestors at the Latpadaung copper mine site in Sagaing Division.