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    Five Buddhists arrested for anti-Muslim riots released on bail

    Five Buddhists standing trial for their alleged role in stirring anti-Muslim riots in central Burma in March were released on bail by a regional court on Wednesday, according to local sources

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    Four gold mine protestors sentenced to jail

    Four Burmese gold mine workers, who were arrested while leading a march to Naypidaw in November, were sentenced to six months imprisonment on Thursday for protesting without permission and instigating public unrest

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    Thein Sein pardons Arakan aid workers

    Burma’s president grants amnesty to three Muslim aid workers accused of inciting religious and ethnic hatred amid the June riots in Arakan state, days after they were sentenced to several years in jail

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    Authorities release activists after brief detention

    Burmese officials arrested and temporarily incarcerated 20 activists on Friday before the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the military’s crackdown on students in 1962 this weekend

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    Three activists arrested for rose campaign

    Feb 17, 2009 (DVB), Three members of the Best Fertiliser underground activist group were arrested by local authorities in Rangoon on Valentine’s Day after distributing leaflets as part of their[…]

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    Student and lecturer arrested in campus raid

    Feb 2, 2009 (DVB), A student and a university lecturer were arrested last Wednesday on Hlaing University campus in Rangoon by government officials who raided their dormitory and seized documents.[…]

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    70 arrested after fire at Myaing oil company

    Jan 22, 2009 (DVB), Seventy people have so far been arrested in connection with a fire at the Kaung Zaw Hein oil company in Magwe’s Myaing township which broke out[…]

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    Third Dala township NLD member arrested

    Jan 20, 2009 (DVB), Dala township National League for Democracy member Min Thike Htoo was arrested by local authorities on 14 January, according to NLD information wing member Dr Win[…]

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    Lawyer Pho Phyu arrested

    Jan 19, 2009 (DVB), Lawyer Pho Phyu, who is well known for representing political activists in various trials across Burma, has been arrested by Magwe division authorities in Aung Lan[…]

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    Two NLD youth members arrested

    Jan 13, 2009 (DVB), Two National League for Democracy youth members from Dala township in Rangoon were arrested at their homes in the early hours of yesterday morning, according to[…]

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    300 migrants arrested in raid in Kuala Lumpur

    Jan 9, 2009 (DVB), Around 300 Burmese migrant workers were arrested in a raid by Malaysian police and immigration authorities on Wednesday, according to Burmese activists giving assistance to migrant[…]

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    Journals ordered to condemn NLD demonstration

    Jan 6, 2009 (DVB), Weekly news journals in Burma have been ordered by the state censor board to publish articles criticising National League for Democracy members for staging a demonstration[…]

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    Activist arrested for Independence Day salute

    Jan 5, 2009 (DVB), Private tutor Aung Pe from Twan Tay township in Rangoon division was arrested on Burmese independence day yesterday after he saluted a national monument with his[…]

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    Nine NLD youth members arrested

    Dec 30, 2008 (DVB), Nine National League for Democracy youth members were arrested at around 3pm today as they took part in a peaceful march following a talk at the[…]

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    Over 100 migrants from Arakan arrested

    Dec 11, 2008 (DVB), More than one hundred people were arrested at Rangoon's Thilawa port on 8 December as they were being transported from Arakan state, according to eyewitnesses. The[…]

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    Three KIO soldiers arrested

    Oct 23, 2008 (DVB), Government soldiers arrested three Kachin Independence Organisation soldiers in charge of the Namtee sugar factory on 15 October, according to a merchant on the China-Burma border.[…]

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    Three NLD members released after anniversary arrests

    Sep 29, 2008 (DVB), Three of the nine people arrested at the National League for Democracy√جø¬Ωs 20th anniversary ceremony on Saturday have now been released, according to NLD spokesperson U[…]

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    Nine arrested at NLD anniversary celebration

    Sep 27, 2008 (DVB), Nine members of the National League for Democracy were arrested today at a ceremony to mark the party's 20th anniversary, according to NLD information committee member[…]

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    Authorities arrest relatives of activists

    Sep 15, 2008 (DVB), Friends and relatives of high-profile monk U Gambira and the mother of 88 Generation Student leader Ko Ant Bwe Kyaw have been arrested over the past[…]

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    88 Generation leader Nilar Thein arrested

    Sep 11, 2008 (DVB), Nilar Thein, one of the leaders of the 88 Generation Students group who had been in hiding from government authorities since last year, was arrested last[…]

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    NLD members questioned over bombing

    Sep 10, 2008 (DVB), Four National League for Democracy members in Yaynanchaung township were held and interrogated by local authorities for 24 hours, according to one of those questioned. Yaynanchaung[…]

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    Cyclone refugee charged after submitting petition

    Sep 9, 2008 (DVB), Cyclone refugee U Nyan Win has been arrested in Naypyidaw where he was trying to secure the right for other survivors of Cyclone Nargis to remain[…]

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    NLD members accused of medical offences

    Sep 9, 2008 (DVB), Six National League for Democracy members from Magwe division arrested on 6 September have now been identified, according to their colleagues from the NLD. In Salin[…]

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    Taunggok NLD member jailed after family dispute

    Sep 8, 2008 (DVB), A National League for Democracy in Taunggok township, Arakan state, was given a one-year prison sentence on 4 September by Taunggok township court and has been[…]

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    Six NLD members arrested

    Sep 8, 2008 (DVB), Six members of the National League for Democracy in Magwe division’s Pwint Phyu and Salin townships were arrested by government authorities on evening of 6 September,[…]

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    Generation Wave member feared arrested

    Sep 8, 2008 (DVB), A Generation Wave member from Rangoon who has been missing since 2 September is feared to have been arrested by the authorities, according to a spokesperson[…]

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    Abbot denies reports of raid and arrest

    Sep 8, 2008 (DVB), An abbot who was reported by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners to have been arrested in a raid on Marlayon monastery has denied the story[…]

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    Abbot detained in monastery raid

    Sep 5, 2008 (DVB), The abbot of Marlayon monastery in Than Lyin township's Bogyoke village is being held after a raid on the monastery earlier today, according to the Assistance[…]

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    Generation Wave activist arrested

    Sep 5, 2008 (DVB), Ko Tin Myo Htut, a former political prisoner and current member of the underground activist group Generation Wave, has been detained by government authorities, according to[…]

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