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…
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Journalists released in junta’s Independence Day amnesty
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 has fallen short on political prisoners, say rights groups
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.
BREAKING: Burma pardons 155 Chinese loggers
Burma’s President Thein Sein has granted amnesty to 6,966 prisoners, including 155 Chinese loggers sentenced last week to life imprisonment,
Burma 'seems headed in the wrong direction' – UN
The United Nations and Amnesty International have warned that Burma is backsliding on its commitment to human rights.
Wanbao slams Amnesty report as ‘groundless, sensationalist’
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.