International watchdogs and Burmese activists have voiced distress and disdain over the Burmese police handling of protestors at Latpadaung copper mine, where one woman was shot dead.
Day: December 23, 2014
Rangoon City Hall protestors forcibly evicted
Michaungkan villagers protesting government’s seizure of their land dispersed after nine months of peaceful demonstrations.
Latpadaung death ‘senseless’, says Chinese mining firm
Chinese firm Wanbao extends ‘deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences’ to deceased Ma Khin Win’s family, following fatal shooting at Latpadaung copper mine protest site.
Minimum wage talks ongoing
Officials and labour representatives pushed to establish minimum wage figure within two months.
Two more injured at Latpadaung as police fire rubber bullets
For a second day, farmers clash with police at copper mine site as employees lay fence around disputed land. Police open fire, this time using rubber bullets.
Latpadaung’s first fatality as riot police move in
A video appears to show riot police firing at fleeing villagers at Monday’s protest in Latpadaung where one woman killed and several others injured.