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Woodworkers arrested on march to Mandalay
Twelve people were arrested on Saturday for involvement in a workers’ rights demonstration in Mandalay. Among those arrested were ten protest leaders and two negotiators.
Police assault protestors in Pegu, say witnesses
Local sources say a group of around 20 protestors were set upon and beaten by police on Wednesday in Thegone village tract, Pegu Divison.
‘Trespassers will be shot!’ says fishery firm
Farmers in central Burma's Madaya are being sued for destroying a fishery pond and planting rice paddy during a protest at the site of a fishery company, on land which they claim, is rightfully theirs.
Farmers charged with defamation after invoking curse on govt
Local farmers from Pegu Division started brawling with police after a court hearing led to five persons being charged with defamation of the state for invoking a curse on the govt by burning a coffin in a spirit-ritual.
Jailed DVB reporter included in ‘100 Heroes’ list for 2014
DVB video journalist Zaw Pe, who was sentenced to one year in prison on 7 April, is included in a list of “100 information heroes” announced by international watchdog Reporters Without Borders ahead of World Press Freedom Day.
Unity journalists’ lawyer objects to court procedure
The most high-profile of all the current cases against journalists in Burma involves the CEO and four reporters from Unity Weekly who have been charged with violating the State Secrets Act after reporting on a munitions factory in Magwe.
