88 Generation members transferred to remote prisons
Feb 9, 2009 (DVB), The 13 remaining 88 Generation Students group members who were being held in Insein prison in Rangoon have been transferred to remote regions away from their[…]
Generation Wave launches new campaign
Feb 6, 2009 (DVB), Underground youth activist group Generation Wave began a new campaign in Rangoon yesterday, spraying graffiti and distributing posters and leaflets calling for a new government. The[…]
88 generation leader's brother sent to work camp
Jan 7, 2009 (DVB), Zaw Naing Htway, the brother of detained 88 generation student leader Kyaw Kyaw Htway, has been sent to a prison work camp in Taung-ngu, Bago division,[…]
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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[…]
Min Ko Naing's health suffers in Keng Tung
Dec 11, 2008 (DVB), The health of 88 generation student leader Min Ko Naing has deteriorated since his transfer to Keng Tung prison, according to his older sister Kyi Kyi[…]
Generation Wave activists jailed
Nov 21, 2008 (DVB), Six members of the youth activist group Generation Wave, including hip-hop singer Zeya Thaw, were sentenced to five years' imprisonment yesterday for forming an illegal organisation.[…]
Ko Ko Gyi transferred to Mai Sat prison
Nov 21, 2008 (DVB), Detained 88 Generation Student leader Ko Ko Gyi has been transferred for the second time since his 65-year sentence was passed earlier this month. Ko Ko[…]
88 generation leaders transferred to remote prisons
Nov 17, 2008 (DVB), Nine leading members of the 88 Generation Students groups who were sentenced to 65 years' imprisonment last week have been transferred from Insein prison to remote[…]
Two 88 Generation Students jailed for three years
Oct 20, 2008 (DVB), Two members of the 88 Generation Students group have each been sentenced to three years' imprisonment for illegally trading in foreign currency, according to their lawyer[…]
Generation Wave distributes leaflets in Rangoon
Oct 10, 2008 (DVB), Underground youth activist group Generation Wave distributed leaflets around Rangoon yesterday to mark the one-year anniversary of the group's founding, witnesses said. A resident of Rangoon[…]
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[…]
88 Student members appear in court
Oct 7, 2008 (DVB), Prominent 88 Generation Student member Nilar Thein and other group members attended a hearing in Insein prison’s special court yesterday, according to a source from the[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
Legal proceedings underway for monks and activists
Aug 29, 2008 (DVB), Prominent monk U Gambira, a fellow monk from Mandalay and comedian Zarganar were due to appear in court yesterday as legal proceedings continued against activists, according[…]
88 Student leaders appear in court
Aug 28, 2008 (DVB), Min Ko Naing, Ko Mya Aye and other 88 generation student leaders appeared yesterday for the first time at a court hearing at Insein prison’s special[…]
88 Generation leaders mark 1 year in detention
Aug 20, 2008 (DVB), It is approaching a year since 88 Generation Student group leaders including Min Ko Naing were arrested after staging a peaceful march against hikes in fuel[…]
Remembering 88: Voices of a new generation
Beth Macdonald Aug 8, 2008 (DVB), The 88 Generation is a group proud of its accomplishments in the uprising on 8 August 1988, and equally proud of the backing it[…]
Remembering 88: Voices of a new generation
Beth MacdonaldAug 8, 2008 (DVB), The 88 Generation is a group proud of its accomplishments in the uprising on 8 August 1988, and equally proud of the backing it enjoys[…]
Generation Wave plans red paint campaign
Aug 5, 2008 (DVB), Members of the youth activist group Generation Wave are planning to spray red paint around Rangoon to commemorate those killed in the 8888 uprising, the 20th[…]
88 generation student leaders still in poor health
Jul 9, 2008 (DVB), Families of 88 generation student leaders currently being held in Insein prison are growing increasingly concerned about the deteriorating health of their relatives in detention. Ko[…]
88 Generation Student's health deteriorates
Jul 3, 2008 (DVB), The health of 88 Generation Students group member Myo Yan Naung Thein has got progressively worse in Insein prison, a close friend of his family told[…]
Min Ko Naing still denied medical treatment
Jun 25, 2008 (DVB), The health of prominent 88 Generation Student leader Min Ko Naing is suffering in prison due to the authorities' refusal to grant him proper medical access,[…]
Burmese authorities arrest three political activists
Jun 18, 2008 (DVB)-Three members of the 88 Generation Students group who are helping the victims of Cyclone Nargis were arrested by the authorities last Friday 13 June. According to[…]
Detained 88 Generation Students' health worsens
Apr 25, 2008 (DVB)
Youth activists urge "No" vote in referendum
Apr 8, 2008 (DVB), The campaign for a "No" vote in the May referendum is gaining further momentum, with two youth groups adding their voices to the calls to oppose[…]
88 Students leaders in poor health
Mar 27, 2008 (DVB), Ko Htun Myint Aung, a leader of the 88 Generation Students group, has said the other group leaders detained in Insein prison are in poor health.[…]
Monk group and 88 Students slam UN efforts on Burma
Mar 27, 2008 (DVB), The All Burma Monks Alliance and 88 Generation Students have criticised the efforts of United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari and called on people to vote No[…]
