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    Anniversary of violent student protest crackdown at Latpadan

    Away from the presidential nomination spotlight, 10 March also marks the one-year anniversary of the violent police crackdown on student protestors in Latpadan.

    Activists rallied in downtown Rangoon on 30 June calling for the resignation of military MPs. (PHOTO: DVB TV screenshot).

    Lead Story News Protest Rangoon

    Student arrested for leading constitution protest in Rangoon

    A student has been detained for his involvement in a protest in which hundreds of students demanded the resignation of military MPs in Burma’s parliament.

    Lead Story Mandalay Division Media News Protest

    Mandalay activist handed maximum sentence under Article 18

    Thein Aung Myint demanded justice after the killing in military custody of journalist Par Gyi. He was sentenced to six months in prison with labour.

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    Lead Story Military News Protest Rangoon

    Six month jail-time for 14 Michaungkan activists

    Fourteen people, including a 68-year-old woman, sentenced to prison time for their part in protesting a historic land-grab in Rangoon.

    Lead Story News Protest

    Acquittals and new charge in pagoda rally case

    Long-running case in Magwe sees trespassing charges acquitted, but a new charge under Article 18 levelled.

    Latpadaung Lead Story News Protest

    Bail refused, verdict date set in Latpadaung trial

    As five accused appear in court, prosecutors object to bail and a date for verdict is established.

    Education Lead Story News Protest

    Student leaders face charges after Education Bill rally in Taungoo

    Six activists from the All Burma Federation of Student Unions face charges in Pegu Division under the Peaceful Procession and Peaceful Assembly Law for organising a public rally without official permission.

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    The power of protest: Nay Myo Zin

    DVB spoke with prominent activist and former Burmese army captain, Nay Myo Zin, this week about participating in peaceful protests and how it can lead to clashes with the government.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Activists Win Cho and Wai Lu sentenced to 3 months

    Two well-known activists have been sentenced to three months in prison for violating Burma’s controversial Right to Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Act, after staging a rally without prior permission from local authorities.

    Chin Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Women activists charged for protesting in Chin State

    Four activists who organised a protest against sexual violence in Matupi are charged for staging a rally without permission – Chapter Three of Bur,a’s controversial Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Act.

    Land Lead Story Mandalay Division News

    Su Su Nway charged in Mandalay for protesting without permission

    Police authorities in Pyin Oo Lwin pressed charges against labour activist Su Su Nway for organising a massive protest with getting permission.

    Constitution Law Lead Story News

    Peaceful Assembly Bill passed, now awaits president’s signature

    Burma’s Parliament passes a bill proposing amendments to the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law that would oblige authorities to accept all applications for public rallies unless they can cite “valid reasons”.

    Farmers hold massive march in Mandalay over land grab video

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    Farmers hold massive march in Mandalay over land grab

    Around 1,500 farmers from Mandalay Division marched through Pyin Oo Lwin demanding the return of 300,000 acres of farmland allegedly confiscated by the government and private companies.

    Education Lead Story News Politics

    Student expulsion threat linked to 436 campaign, say activists

    The government’s recent warning that politically active students may be subject to expulsion could be linked to a campaign supporting constitutional reform, legal experts and activists said.

    Farmers charged with defamation after invoking curse on govt video

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    Farmers charged with defamation after invoking curse on govt

    Local farmers from Pegu Division started brawling with police after a court hearing led to five persons being charged with defamation of the state for invoking a curse on the govt by burning a coffin in a spirit-ritual.

    Lead Story Media News

    Mizzima reporter arrested for protesting media suppression

    The organiser of a rally in support of media freedom in central Burma was charged on Saturday under Article 18 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Processions Act.

    Lead Story Media News

    Journalists rally to free jailed colleague

    Burma’s reporters took to the streets of two cities on Friday to rally support for greater press freedom. About 100 demonstrators amassed in Prome, Pegu Division, while dozens gathered in Mon State capital Moulmein.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Protestors should behave with ‘discipline’: officials

    Citizens of Burma that stage protests have a right to freedom of expression, but at the same time they must show courtesy and make an effort to avoid causing disturbances to the general public at their rally sites, security officials have warned.

    Protest leaders sentenced to 3 months in prison video

    Lead Story News Politics Video

    Protest leaders sentenced to 3 months in prison

    Activists Nay Myo Zin and Win Cho have been sentenced to three months imprisonment for leading a protest calling for farmers’ rights.

    Energy price hike sparks outrage video

    Lead Story News Politics Video

    Energy price hike sparks outrage

    Four people have been arrested in Mandalay and two in Rangoon for protesting against a government-backed energy price hike, which will come into effect on 1 April.

    Constitution Lead Story News

    88 Generation demonstrators may face charges

    Four demonstrators are likely to face charges from Pakokku Township Police for staging an unauthorised protest demanding constitutional reform.

    Lead Story News

    Reformist govt must acknowledge past: HRDP

    A Burmese human rights group has urged President Thein Sein’s reformist government to create counselling and rehabilitation programmes for the victims of Burma’s previous regime.

    Land Lead Story News Politics

    Pegu farmers injured in police crackdown

    Three farmers are injured in Pegu where police broke up a protest site of about 100 locals who had been demanding the return of farmland they say was confiscated by the army in 2000.

    Henzada protestors say no more to Article 18 video

    Lead Story News Politics Society Video

    Henzada protestors say no more to Article 18

    Residents in Irrawaddy Division’s Henzada staged a protest demanding citizen rights, constitutional reforms and the abolishment of Article 18 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law.

    Constitution Lead Story News Suu Kyi

    NLD supporters in Mandalay rally for charter change

    Hundreds gathered in central Burma’s Mandalay on Sunday demanding abolition of Article-59(f) of the 20008 Constitution, which bars opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from the presidency.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Burmese president pardons all remaining political prisoners

    The Burmese government will release more than 200 remaining political prisoners in keeping with a promise President Thein Sein made during a visit to Europe earlier this year.

    Lead Story News

    Pardoned activists return to their cells

    Htin Kyaw and Aye Thein, two of the 41 jailed activists that were granted a presidential amnesty on 11 December, were back behind the bars within hours for remaining charges.

    Lead Story News

    Forty-one political prisoners released

    Forty-one political prisoners were released from various prisons across Burma on Wednesday in the latest of a series of amnesties by President Thein Sein’s government, according to presidential spokesman Ye Htut.

    Law Lead Story News Politics

    Naw Ohn Hla charged on religious offences from 2007

    In addition to last week’s charge of sedition, the renowned Burmese activist has now been charged with disturbing a religious assembly – back in 2007.

    Lead Story News

    Michaungkan protestors hold down the fort

    Despite an ultimatum issued by Rangoon township authorities, around 200 protesters are refusing to leave their camp site in Michaungkan township on the eastern outskirts of Rangoon.

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