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Brothers in alms
On the sixth anniversary of the Saffron Revolution, monks call on the government for an official apology.
President Thein Sein meets 88 Generation leaders
Burmese President Thein Sein met with leaders of Burma’s pro-democracy 88 Generation Students group for the first time on Sunday in a bid to promote political reform in the former pariah nation.
New prisoners, same cages
The recent arrest of Latpadaung protestor Naw Ohn Hla and other peaceful demonstrators casts a pall over Thein Sein's pledge to release all political prisoners before the year's end.
Women’s group slams ‘violent’ arrest of Latpadaung activists
Thailand-based Women’s League of Burma condemns the Monywa police department, saying it used excessive force during the arrest of 10 female activists protesting against the Latpadaung Copper Mine.
Latpadaung protestor hit with charges for demonstrating without permission
Authorities in Sagaing division’s Monywa charged protest organiser Naw Ohn Hla for demonstrating without permission after she was arrested earlier this week
Monks and misogyny
By pushing for a law that would effectively ban interfaith marriages in Burma, Buddhist monks have exposed a poisonous mix of structural racism and misogyny at the heart of the Sangha
