US activist was denied sleep ‘for 14 days’
Released Burmese-born US activist Kyaw Zaw Lwin is en route to Washington after being held in a Burmese prison for more than six months
Burma releases US citizen
US rights activist Nyi Nyi Aung is released from prison early after being sentenced in February to three years’ on controversial fraud charges
So much for US dialogue with Burma
The sentencing of a US citizen to three years with hard labour shows that the Burmese junta has no interest in meeting the demands of the US and international community
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US citizen given 3 years’ hard labour in Burma
Feb 10, 2010 (DVB), Burmese-born US citizen Nyi Nyi Aung was this morning sentenced to three years' imprisonment with hard labour by a Rangoon courtroom, his legal counsel announced. "He's[…]
US detainee ‘refusing food from family’
Feb 4, 2010 (DVB), The Burmese-born US citizen detained in a Rangoon jail has declined food sent by his family, according to prison officials who spoke to a relative. Nyi[…]
Verdict for US citizen ‘due Wednesday’
Jan 25, 2010 (DVB), The outcome of the trial in which a Burmese-born US citizen is accused of fraud and forgery will be announced on Wednesday this week, his lawyer[…]
US citizen reportedly in solitary confinement
Jan 20, 2010 (DVB), The Burmese-born US citizen detained in a Rangoon prison has been placed in solitary confinement, along with two other inmates, prison sources say. The reasons for[…]
Detained US citizen moved to 'dog cells'
Dec 22, 2009 (DVB), The Burmese-born US citizen detained in Rangoon's Insein prison has been moved to the prison's notorious 'dog cells' where inmates are held in solitary confinement, often[…]
US citizen was 'visiting cancer sick mother'
Dec 11, 2009 (DVB), The Burmese-born US citizen standing trial in Burma on charges of fraud had flown to the country to visit his mother, who is sick with cancer,[…]
Detained US citizen on hunger strike
Dec 8, 2009 (DVB), The Burmese-born US citizen currently detained in a Rangoon prison on charges of fraud is staging a hunger strike, his aunt has said. Kyaw Zaw Lwin,[…]
Discrepancies highlighted in US citizen trial
Nov 23, 2009 (DVB), The lawyer for an American citizen currently standing trial in Burma last week highlighted what he said was an inconsistency in one of the key charges[…]
US citizen begins trial in Burma
Oct 26, 2009 (DVB), The Burmese-born US citizen currently detained in a Rangoon prison has appeared in court on charges of fraud after allegedly using false identification to enter the[…]
US detainee in Burma meets with lawyers
Oct 13, 2009 (DVB), The US citizen currently detained in Burma on charges of masterminding a bomb plot and inciting rioting met with his lawyers yesterday to discuss the pending[…]
Remand extended for US detainee in Burma
Oct 2, 2009 (DVB), The United States' citizen arrested last month upon landing in Rangoon has had his court hearing cancelled after judges extended his remand for another week, family[…]
