Rangoon, Taunggyi family murders shake Burma
Both cases, one in Rangoon and one in Taunggyi, involve young families, including children, who were stabbed to death in their homes for no apparent reason.
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Jail, hard labour for 70 year-old couple
Five family members—including two 70-year old grandparents—were sentenced to six months’ imprisonment plus hard labour for harvesting paddy on disputed land.
NLD member receives added charges after shouting slogans
Mar 5, 2009 (DVB), Imprisoned National League for Democracy member U Tin Yu has been charged, along with nine other people, for obstructing officials in Insein prison court after shouting[…]
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NLD member’s relatives jailed after being assaulted
Jan 27, 2009 (DVB), The mother and uncle of a National League for Democracy member from Hlegu township in Rangoon who were beaten up by a local family have been[…]
Political prisoners denied family visits
Jan 12, 2009 (DVB), Families of political inmates in various remote prison across Burma said they were refused permission to see their detained relatives after travelling miles across the country[…]
Detained NLD member denied family visits
Jan 8, 2009 (DVB), Insein township National League for Democracy member Tun Tun Naing has been banned from receiving family visits in Meikhtila prison, where he has been detained since[…]
Win Tin visits political prisoners' families
Dec 22, 2008 (DVB), Former long-term political prisoner Win Tin visited the families of several political prisoners in Rangoon yesterday to offer words of comfort and support. Win Tin, a[…]
Nilar Thein asks to be imprisoned with family
Dec 12, 2008 (DVB), Prominent 88 generation student member Nilar Thein, who is currently serving a 65-year sentence in Thayet prison, has asked permission to be held in a jail[…]
88 Generation leaders' families barred from hearings
Oct 7, 2008 (DVB), Khin Maung Shein, the central court lawyer who represents Min Ko Naing and other 88 Generation Student leaders, said his clients have called for their families[…]
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[…]
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[…]
NLD banned from visiting prisoners
Apr 4, 2008 (DVB), An assistance programme run by the National League for Democracy providing food and other necessities to inmates of Insein prison has been stopped by new regulations,[…]
Saw Wai denies responsibility for anti-junta poem
Feb 21, 2008 (DVB), Detained poet Saw Wai said yesterday that the editor of Achit Journal chose to publish his controversial poem despite it being rejected by the censor board.[…]
Detained blogger receives family visit
Feb 20, 2008 (DVB), Family members of detained blogger Nay Phone Latt, who is currently being held in Insein prison, were allowed to visit him for the first time on[…]
Family concerned about detained blogger
Feb 4, 2008 (DVB), Detained blogger Nay Phone Latt's family still do not know where he is being held, and are worried after overhearing threats against him during a raid[…]
Detained poet denied visits and parcels
Jan 31, 2008 (DVB), Prison authorities have received an order stating that a poet who was arrested on 22 January for writing a controversial poem can no longer receive visits[…]
Dagon man arrested for second time
Jan 30, 2008 (DVB), A man from New Dagon township in Rangoon who was arrested on 1 January after an argument with a local official has been arrested for the[…]
Activist Htin Kyaw denied family visits
Jan 29, 2008 (DVB), Insein prison officials have forbidden high-profile commodity protester Ko Htin Kyaw from receiving family visits for one month without giving a reason, according to his wife.[…]
Housewives charged under Unlawful Associations Act
Jan 29, 2008 (DVB), Three members of the Burmese Housewives Association, including the group leader, have been charged under the Unlawful Associations Act, according to a family member. Daw Su[…]
Family asked to pay for prison transfer
Jan 24, 2008 (DVB), U Win Maung, who was given a prison term for joining last year's public protests, is still being held in a police cell six weeks after[…]
Girl sold to traffickers by her mother
Jan 23, 2008 (DVB), A seventeen-year-old Burmese girl, who escaped from human traffickers in the Thai border town of Mae Sot, said she had been sold to the traffickers by[…]
Family members denied visits to Insein prison
Jan 22, 2008 (DVB), Relatives of activists detained in Insein prison were turned away yesterday due to stricter regulations on family visits requiring them to bring original copies of their[…]
NLD member suffers health problems in detention
Jan 22, 2008 (DVB), A Mandalay division National League for Democracy member, who has faced harassment and detention from the authorities since being attacked in June 2007, is suffering ill[…]
NLD member sentenced to four years
Dec 12, 2007 (DVB), Taunggok National League for Democracy secretary U Khin Hla was sentenced to over four years in prison after his sister brought charges against him, according to[…]
Monk leader U Gambira's father released
Dec 5, 2007 (DVB), The father of high-profile monk U Gambira, U Min Lwin, who was detained along with his son a month ago, has now been released, according to[…]
88 generation leaders allowed family visits
Nov 22, 2007 (DVB), Top leaders of the 88 Generation Students were allowed to receive prison visits from their families yesterday for the first time since their arrests exactly three[…]
