The organiser of a rally in support of media freedom in central Burma was charged on Saturday under Article 18 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Processions Act.
Day: April 28, 2014
Seventh-day memorials honour Win Tin
Traditional memorials were held all over Burma to honour NLD co-founder Win Tin, one week after he died from kidney failure.
Burma rejects US allegations
Burma’s presidential spokesperson rejects Obama’s allegation that Burmese Muslims are oppressed, and refutes US claims that communities in Arakan State have been left in a precarious situation by the absence…
Kachin refugees told to go home despite conflict
Hundreds of displaced persons in Kachin State, northern Burma, are under pressure by the Burmese army to go home despite the ongoing conflict in the area, according to aid workers.
Obama warns against oppression of Burma’s Muslims
US President Barack Obama praised the ongoing process of political reforms in Burma, but warned that democracy would not succeed if oppression against the Muslim minority in the country continued.
Arakanese conference kicks off in Kyaukphyu
Representatives of the Arakanese Buddhist community, armed groups and civil society groups will rub shoulders with state government officials and MPs this week as the Arakan National Conference takes place…