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[…]
Kyauktada court pressured by local officials
Feb 5, 2009 (DVB), Court officials and defendants standing trial in Bago division’s Kyauktada township court are growing frustrated by local authorities interfering in cases to influence the verdicts. Htun[…]
Farmers pressured to repay state loans
Feb 3, 2009 (DVB), Farmers in lower Burma, who have been finding it difficult to pay back agricultural loans due to low yields and falling prices, are coming under pressure[…]
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Burma military pressures people to vote Yes
Mar 31, 2008 (DVB), While pro-democracy groups are urging people to boycott the upcoming referendum or vote No, the Burmese authorities have been pressuring people to vote Yes to the[…]
School pressured to dismiss NLD teacher
Jan 28, 2008 (DVB), A National League for Democracy member has lost his job as a teacher after local authorities in Pwint Phyu, Magwe division, pressured the school where he[…]
UK, US and France urge support for Burma
Jan 25, 2008 (DVB), The UK, US and French foreign ministers issued a joint statement yesterday calling for urgent progress towards democracy in Burma and improved human rights. The UK's[…]
China says no to pressure on Burma
Jan 23, 2008 (AP), China on Tuesday rejected US demands for stepped-up pressure on Burma, whose governing junta has been accused of spurning real dialogue with the pro-democracy opposition. Foreign[…]
US says more pressure needed on Burma
Jan 22, 2008 (AP), A senior US official urged the international community Monday to put more pressure on Burma’s military rulers, saying the junta has made no progress in opening[…]
Rice calls for ‘more vigor’ on Burma
Dec 22, 2007 (AFP), US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged the international community Friday to act with "more vigor" in dealing with the junta in Burma, calling a UN[…]
Women pressured to denounce monks
Oct 29, 2007 (DVB), Two women held in Insein prison were pressured to testify against monks, according to a National League for Democracy member who was detained with the women.[…]
