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Student activist condemns re-arrest of political prisoner
A prominent student activist, who spent nearly 20 years in jail under the former military junta, has slammed the Burmese government for revoking the presidential pardon of a former political prisoner
The Burmese army renews attacks on Shan rebels
The Burmese army attacked another outpost belonging to the Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) close to Sino-Burmese border on Thursday morning, according to rebel sources
Burmese army torches Shan rebel outpost
An outpost belonging to the Shan State Army-South in northeastern Burma was burnt down on Sunday by government soldiers, who claimed to be searching for four Burmese “civilians”
Humanitarian crisis hits displaced Shan villagers
Over 1,000 villagers face an escalating humanitarian crisis in northern Shan state, after being forced from their homes by fighting between government forces and ethnic minority rebels since late March, according to local sources
Karen rebels ordered to leave area near Thai-backed dam
The Burmese army has ordered the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army to move out of an area designated for a Thai-backed hydropower dam in eastern Burma or risk military action, rebels say
Police crack down on ‘unlawful’ gas pipeline protestors
At least three people were detained and questioned by local authorities in Arakan state on Friday, for their alleged role in staging an unauthorised protest against the Chinese-backed Shwe Gas Pipeline
