Free DVB Journalists Campaign January 29, 2010 Rangoon Insein jail's special court handed down a 13-year sentence to a journalist of Democratic Voice of Burma, Ngwe Soe Lin, also known…
Month: January 2010
UN rights envoy to visit Burma in February
Jan 29, 2010 (DVB), Tomas Ojea Quintana, United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burma, is planning to make a visit to the country in February.…
Armed groups to form parallel Burmese govt
Jan 28, 2010 (DVB), Several Burmese armed groups, including the Karen National Union, could soon merge with Burma's government-in-exile to form a parallel government prior to elections this year. According…
Rival groups meet on Karen refugees
Jan 27, 2010 (DVB), A number of groups, including rival Karen armies, met yesterday in Thailand to discuss the repatriation of some 2000 Karen refugees back to Burma. The refugees…
Opium abuse 'devastating' Shan communities
Jan 26, 2010 (DVB), Palaung communities in northeastern Burma are being "devastated" by opium addiction, with mothers and wives forced to carry the weight of growing abuse among men, a…
Burmese junta to privatise gas stations
Jan 26, 2010 (DVB), More than 250 petrol stations across Burma are to be sold to private companies in a scheme being overseen by a close ally of the ruling…