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    Tagged: plough protests

    Irrawaddy Division Land Lead Story News

    Pantanaw farmers rally against land grabs

    Farmers from Pantanaw Township rally, demanding the return of land they claim to have been confiscated in 1999-2000. (PHOTO: DVB).

    Local farmers from the Irrawaddy delta staged a protest rally on Friday, demanding the return of land they claim was confiscated in 1999-2000.

    Land Lead Story News Sagaing

    Seven Kanbalu plough protestors released from jail

    Seven farmers from Kanbalu in Sagaing Division, jailed for staging plough protests on confiscated land, were released from prison after serving their full three-month sentences.

    Land Lead Story Mandalay Division News

    Sintgu police, villagers vow to sue each other for violence

    Both local police in Sintgu and a group of villagers say they are filing lawsuits against each other following a violent confrontation in the Mandalay Division town last week.

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    Land Lead Story News Sagaing

    Hearing postponed for Kanbalu farmers

    A court hearing for more than 170 farmers from Kanbalu Township, who were charged for conducting plough protests, is postponed after their lawyers petitioned for jailed farmers to be included in the proceedings.

    Land Lead Story News Politics

    Burmese army plans to return only a quarter of seized land nationwide

    The Burmese army plans to return less than 125,000 acres of farmland to its original owners, a Ministry of Defence official said on Wednesday.

    Land Law Lead Story News

    Activists convicted under Article 18 in Rangoon, Pegu

    At least six activists were convicted on Friday for violating Article 18 of Burma’s controversial Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Processions Law

    Environment Lead Story News

    Fresh protests erupt near Latpadaung copper mine

    Over 150 locals in central Burma’s Monywa staged another round of protests against the controversial China-backed Latpadaung copper mine on Wednesday after police and security guards began bulldozing their farms on the project site.

    News Politics

    Farmers call on leaders to return land as officials target ‘plough protestors’

    Around 200 farmers called on President Thein Sein and Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to return the vast swathes of land that have been confiscated across the country during a protest in Rangoon

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