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    Tagged: farmers’ rights

    Land Lead Story News

    Veteran activist detained on old charge

    Labour activist Su Su Nway has again been arrested by authorities, this time in Mandalay, for organising a land grab protest without police permission.

    Development Human Rights Lead Story News Shan

    Depression plagues dam-displaced locals

    A new report by an NGO and two local partners attempts to quantify the damage wrought by the eviction of thousands of villagers in southern Shan state.

    Land Lead Story News Protest

    Farmers right’s activist jailed

    Farmer’s rights advocate Su Su Nway has been jailed in Pegu Division after being charged with trespassing.

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    Interview Land Lead Story News

    Land disputes must be solved right and fast: Dr Thaung Htun

    DVB recently spoke with Dr. Thaung Tun, one of Burma’s leading advocates for farmers’ rights and fair land use policies.

    Lead Story News

    Karenni State villagers ask Min Aung Hlaing to let them farm

    Local villagers in Karenni State’s Hpruso Township sent a letter to Burma’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing for permission to farm on land that was allegedly seized from them by the Burmese Army in 1993.

    Land Lead Story News

    Farmers sentenced 8 months for Mandalay plough protest

    Local farmers from Mandalay Division’s Sintgai Township were sentenced to prison terms of up to eight months on Tuesday under charges of trespassing and destroying property while staging a plough protest in May.

    Land Lead Story News Sagaing

    Kanbalu farmers demand release of 57 jailed ‘plough protestors’

    Some 1,500 farmers rallied for the release of 57 jailed land rights activists in central Burma’s Sagaing Division on Wednesday.

    Land Lead Story News

    More farmers jailed for Sagaing land protests

    Eighteen farmers in Kanbalu, Sagaing Division, have been sentenced to jail terms of up to three and half years for ploughing seized lands, a newly popular form of protest in Burma.

    Land Lead Story News

    Police assault protestors in Pegu, say witnesses

    Local sources say a group of around 20 protestors were set upon and beaten by police on Wednesday in Thegone village tract, Pegu Divison.

    Land Lead Story News

    Govt urged to settle land grab claims by September

    The Burmese Parliament on Thursday called on relevant government bodies to implement settlement claims over land confiscation cases by September at the latest, though the number of cases remains disputed.

    Land Law Lead Story News Politics

    Hunger strikers released from prison

    Burmese activists Myint Myint Aye, Khin Mi Mi Khine and Thant Zin Htike walked free from Paungde prison in Pegu division on Tuesday morning after the regional high court upheld their appeal.

    Land Law Lead Story News Politics

    Families denied access to Myint Myint Aye, other hunger strikers

    Myint Myint Aye’s brother says the families have been denied access to three land rights protestors and are worried about their health given that it is nearly a week since they declared they were starting a hunger strike.

    Land Lead Story News Politics

    Michaungkan protestors agree to close rally camp for three months

    More than 200 villagers from Michaungkan in the eastern suburbs of Rangoon have agreed to close their rally camp after 17 days of protesting against a 1990 land confiscation by the Burmese military.

    Land Law Lead Story News Politics

    Land grab activist vows to go on hunger strike

    Activist Myint Myint Aye, who was detained six months ago for assisting farmers fighting against land grabs in central Burma’s Pegu division, has vowed to stage a hunger strike against her arbitrary detention.

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