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