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    Volunteers take to Rangoon’s buses to tackle sexual harassment

    A newly formed group aims to gather information about rampant sexual harassment in order to get the government to take the problem more seriously.

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    Grassroots activist pressured by police

    Feb 6, 2009 (DVB), Grassroots activist Than Soe, who helped local farmers in Magwe's Aung Lan township report land seizures, has gone into hiding after being threatened with arrest by[…]

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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[…]

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    Lawyer in ILO case harassed by authorities

    Jan 8, 2009 (DVB), Lawyer Pho Phyu, who is well known for representing political activists, has complained of being harassed by local authorities when he went to Nat Mauk township[…]

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    Interview: Win Tin dismisses junta's scare tactics

    Nov 19, 2008 (DVB), Veteran journalist and senior National League for Democracy member Win Tin said activists would not give in to the Burmese regime's efforts to intimidate them, in[…]

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    Arakan NLD complains of harassment by authorities

    Oct 15, 2008 (DVB), Members of the National League for Democracy in Arakan state have complained that they are being subjected to increased harassment by government authorities and scrutiny of[…]

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    Bus drivers' licences revoked by Dala authorities

    Oct 1, 2008 (DVB), Authorities in Rangoon's Dala township have revoked the licences of private bus drivers whom they accuse of suspending their services to mark Daw Aung San Suu[…]

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    Local guards punished for questioning official

    Sep 22, 2008 (DVB), A resident of Myitkyina said a local ward Peace and Development Council member and three locals were slapped and forced to do squats by an official[…]

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    NLD warned not to celebrate Martyrs’ Day

    Jul 18, 2008 (DVB), National League for Democracy members in Magwe and Mandalay divisions have been warned by authorities not to plan any events to commemorate Martyrs' Day on 19[…]

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    Burmese authorities harass youth campaigners

    Apr 24, 2008 (DVB)

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    Second NLD member attacked in Hlaing Tharyar

    Apr 7, 2008 (DVB), National League for Democracy member U Tin Yu needed more than 20 stitches in his face after being attacked early on Friday morning in what he[…]

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    NLD chairman attacked in Hlaing Tharyar

    Apr 1, 2008 (DVB), Hlaing Tharyar township National League for Democracy chairman U Myint Hlaing has been hospitalized after being bashed by an unknown attacker yesterday evening, according to sources[…]

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    Man under armed guard after setting fire to himself

    Mar 25, 2008 (DVB), Ko Thaw Zin Naing, who set himself on fire as a protest, has been transferred to Rangoon general hospital's burns unit and is being watched by[…]

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    1600 sign letter against harassment of labour activists

    Mar 18, 2008 (DVB), About 1600 signatures have been collected from the people of Arakan state for a complaint letter to the International Labour Organization about the government's increased harassment[…]

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    Artharwaddy monks and nuns appear in court

    Mar 4, 2008 (DVB), Eight monks and seven nuns from Artharwaddy monastery in North Okkalapa township, who were arrested in Rangoon after last year's September protests, appeared in court on[…]

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    Lawyer slams junta's treatment of farmers

    Mar 4, 2008 (DVB), Lawyer U Aye Myint, a lawyer and leader of the dissident Guiding Star legal aid group, has criticised the Burmese regime's poor treatment of farmers. Aye[…]

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    Officials identify people opposed to referendum

    Mar 3, 2008 (DVB), Residents of Irrawaddy division’s Nyaung Don township were worried after authorities made a list of people who disagreed with the national referendum during recent opinion polls,[…]

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    Myanmar Nation staff charged with press violations

    Mar 3, 2008 (DVB), The editor and manager of the Myanmar Nation news journal appeared in court on Friday to face charges against them under the printing law. Daw Khin[…]

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    Pro-government leafleting in Insein township

    Feb 22, 2008 (DVB), Residents of Insein township, Rangoon division, were angered when local authorities allowed a pro-government group to hand out leaflets in the township. While opposition groups face[…]

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    Boatwoman's licence revoked for helping NLD members

    Feb 21, 2008 (DVB), A boatwoman who took National League for Democracy members across the river for a religious ceremony has had her licence revoked by the authorities. Dr Aung[…]

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    USDA member found beheaded

    Feb 11, 2008 (DVB), The body of a Union Solidarity and Development Association was found beheaded in Htantabin township, Rangoon division, on 4 February, local residents said. The USDA member,[…]

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    Magwe NLD members stopped from travelling

    Feb 8, 2008 (DVB), Local authorities in Magwe division tried to prevent six National League for Democracy members from travelling to Yay Nan Chaung for a religious ceremony on 4[…]

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    Cinema-goers face bomb searches

    Feb 6, 2008 (DVB), Security forces in Rangoon have been conducting thorough searches of audience members at the city's cinemas to look for explosive devices, cinema-goers said. One audience member[…]

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    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[…]

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    Travellers face delays and extortion at checkpoints

    Jan 25, 2008 (DVB), People travelling on Burmese highways have been stopped and searched or forced to pay money to officials at checkpoints being operated as part of increased security[…]

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    Security forces break up NLD group

    Jan 24, 2008 (DVB), A group of five National League for Democracy members who were walking in Taunggok township, Arakan state, yesterday were ordered to disperse by security forces, according[…]

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    NLD member slams independence day disruptions

    Jan 10, 2008 (DVB), A National League for Democracy member who was detained to prevent him attending an independence day celebration has claimed that authorities did all they could to[…]

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    NLD members kept from independence celebrations

    Jan 4, 2008 (DVB), Six members of the National League for Democracy in Pwint Phyu township, Magwe division, were detained on 2 January, reportedly to stop them attending independence day[…]

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    Taunggok NLD members harassed by authorities

    Dec 19, 2007 (DVB), The deputy chairman of Taunggok township National League for Democracy, U Than Pe, has accused local authorities of victimizing party members and blaming them for anti-government[…]

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