Additional sentences for Latpadaung activists
Five activists previously sentenced to prison after a protest Rangoon last year, are sentenced to four months each in prison by the Ahlone township court.
Five activists previously sentenced to prison after a protest Rangoon last year, are sentenced to four months each in prison by the Ahlone township court.
Analysis Contributor Health Lead Story News
Doctors are obliged to maintain professional ethnics. The health of our political prisoners is an emergency, and we cannot wait.
Lead Story News Pegu Division Protest
Seven activists incarcerated at Tharawaddy prison have been placed in solitary confinement as punishment for bringing in prohibited items.
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