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    Tagged: protests

    Lead Story News Protest

    Rights watchers slam ban on protests in Yangon

    Human rights monitors on Wednesday urged Burma to withdraw a ban on protests in its largest city, Yangon, amid fears that free speech is under pressure under the government led by democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi.

    Lead Story Mandalay Division Media News

    BBC reporter wins appeal, walks free

    Reporter walks free from a court in Mandalay on Thursday, when he won an appeal against a conviction for punching a policeman.

    Lead Story News Protest Rohingya

    Ma Ba Tha monk denounces anti-Rohingya protest

    Ashin Kawthala, the chairperson of the Magwe Division chapter of the Association for the Protection of Race and Religion, accused the protestors of “trying to whip up hatred”.

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    Lead Story News Politics

    We can reach a consensus, says Chinese foreign minister

    China is confident it can resolve business disagreements with Burma through friendly talks, said Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

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    Civilian ‘special police’ to provide security during election

    The Burmese Police Force have recruited some 40,000 civilians as ‘special police’, to assist with security during the 8 November general election.

    Letpadan activist rushed to hospital after second collapse in court video

    Lead Story News Pegu Division Protest

    Letpadan activist rushed to hospital after second collapse in court

    A student collapsed in court on Tuesday whilst attending a hearing for Letpadan education protestors at Tharawaddy township court.

    Latpadaung Lead Story News Protest

    Naw Ohn Hla handed additional sentence ‘with hard labour’

    Incarcerated political activist Naw Ohn Hla has been handed an additional six-month sentence for allegedly disturbing religious assembly eight years ago.

    Phyo Phyo Aung appearing at the Tharawaddy courthouse on 8 June. (PHOTO: DVB).

    Lead Story News Politics Protest

    Bush honours Phyo Phyo Aung at graduation ceremony

    Classmates from a Bush Institute education program celebrated their graduation yesterday, honouring absent Burmese student activist Phyo Phyo Aung.

    Lead Story News Pegu Division Protest

    Family visits banned for Letpadan activists

    35 activists have been banned from receiving prison visits amid allegations of family members smuggling prohibited items to their loved ones in jail.

    Activists appear at the Tharawaddy courthouse for their seventh hearing on Tuesday. (PHOTO: DVB)

    Education Lead Story News Protest

    Activists seek bail at Tharawaddy court hearing

    Around 70 activists appeared in Tharawaddy district court on 16 June for their seventh hearing.

    ‘Determined to continue our struggle’: Letpadan accused appear in court video

    Education Lead Story News Protest

    ‘Determined to continue our struggle’: Letpadan accused appear in court

    Around 70 education activists who were arrested during the police crackdown on protestors in Letpadan arrive in court for their third pre-trial hearing.

    VDO: Letpadan police table Rangoon deal video

    Lead Story News Politics Video

    VDO: Letpadan police table Rangoon deal

    Student negotiators achieved an apparent breakthrough on Tuesday morning, as a deal was proposed to allow them to carry on towards Rangoon.

    Letpadan tension sparks return to nationwide education protests video

    Lead Story News Politics Protest Video

    Letpadan tension sparks return to nationwide education protests

    Rallies in support of the Letpadan students have been held in Mandalay and Rangoon, as well as Pakkouku, Monywa and Prome.

    Education Lead Story News Protest

    Mandalay students resolute in face of govt warnings

    Any continued student protests will be dealt with in accordance with the law, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Zan Myint has vowed.

    Thein Lwin to be cut from NLD inner circle video

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    Thein Lwin to be cut from NLD inner circle

    Education campaigner Dr Thein Lwin says he will continue to represent protesting students, despite Aung San Suu Kyi’s vow to strip him of his party rank.

    Education Lead Story News Protest

    Ministers agree to dialogue with students on Education Law

    Four-way talks to discuss the controversial National Education Bill are agreed in a pre-negotiation meeting in Naypyidaw.

    Education Lead Story News Protest

    Mandalay student march denied stay at monastery

    Students continue their protests and are met by officials as they march against the controversial National Education Law.

    Education Lead Story News Protest

    Professors voice support for student protests

    The Rangoon University Teachers’ Association (RUTA) has announced its support for students protesting the National Education Bill.

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    So education it is, Mr President?

    Addressing the nation on the occasion of the 94th National Day on Sunday, Burma’s President Thein Sein noted that his government will prioritise raising education standards.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Protestors should behave with ‘discipline’: officials

    Citizens of Burma that stage protests have a right to freedom of expression, but at the same time they must show courtesy and make an effort to avoid causing disturbances to the general public at their rally sites, security officials have warned.

    KNU wants genuine peace before dam construction resumes video

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    KNU wants genuine peace before dam construction resumes

    The Karen National Union say they will not allow the Hatgyi dam on the Salween River in Karen state to resume until a peace agreement has been made.

    Land Lead Story Natural resources News

    50 arrested in raid on Moehti Moemi camp

    More than 50 people were arrested on Wednesday in an early morning police raid of a camp in Yamethin, Mandalay Division, where miners and their families have sought shelter in a monastery since being evicted from the nearby Moehti Moemi gold mine.

    Land Lead Story News

    Latpadaung locals air grievances to UN Rights Rapporteur

    United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma, Tomás Ojea Quintana, arrived in Monywa, Sagaing Division, on Monday to meet with villagers living near the controversial Latpadaung Copper Mine.

    Nine Latpadaung protestors freed video

    Land Lead Story News Video

    Nine Latpadaung protestors freed

    Nine activists have been released following their arrest on Wednesday after a protest near the Latpadaung copper mine turned violent.

    Rangoon protestors show support for constitutional reform video

    Constitution Lead Story News Video

    Rangoon protestors show support for constitutional reform

    Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in Burma’s former capital Rangoon on Sunday, calling for an amendment to the military-drafted constitution that would allow Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to become eligible to run for president.

    More land fenced off at Latpadaung, locals devastated video

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    More land fenced off at Latpadaung, locals devastated

    Authorities fence up over 300 acres of farmland that falls within the Latpadaung Mining Project area, angering residents who have farmed the land for generations.

    Burmese embassy warns migrants to avoid Bangkok protests video

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    Burmese embassy warns migrants to avoid Bangkok protests

    The Burmese embassy in Bangkok has issued a warning to Burmese nationals and migrant workers in Thailand not to get involved with the anti-government protests taking place in the country.

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    Electric Power Minister promises to review price hike

    Burma’s Minister of Electric Power Khin Maung Soe apologised to the public for the recent increase in electricity prices and promised that the decision would be reviewed in parliament.

    Environment Lead Story News

    Irrawaddy villagers protest over fishing rights

    Some 150 villagers gathered on Tuesday morning in central Burma’s Irrawaddy division to protest a government scheme they say is preventing them from fishing in local ponds to earn a livelihood.

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    Two Arakan locals jailed for protesting Rohingya resettlement

    Two locals from the Arakan capital Sittwe have been sentenced to three months in jail for staging an unauthorised protest against a Turkish government-backed plan to build housing for displaced Rohingyas.

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