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    Soldiers get five years with hard labour for Mong Yaw murders
    September 16, 2016in Crime, Human Rights, Lead Story, Military, News71by KHUN ZAW OO / DVB
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    Soldiers get five years with hard labour for Mong Yaw murders

    The sentence was a rare instance of Burma Army personnel being held accountable for committing atrocities against civilians, but relatives of the victims say they’re not satisfied.

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    Burmese army officer denies giving order to kill
    August 12, 2016in Lead Story, Military, News544by REUTERS & DVB
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    Burmese army officer denies giving order to kill

    A high-ranking officer accused of giving orders to kill five villagers in Shan State has denied the charge, saying that he only told his subordinates to “clear them out”.

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    Burma Army soldiers confess to killing villagers
    August 10, 2016in Conflict, Human Rights, Lead Story, Military, News93by NANG MYA NADI / DVB
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    Burma Army soldiers confess to killing villagers

    Three Burmese army servicemen under investigation for the death of five local villagers in northern Shan State’s Lashio Township in June have confessed to the killings at a military tribunal.

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    Burma Army admits to Mong Yaw killings
    July 21, 2016in Lead Story, Military, News112by WA LONE / REUTERS
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    Burma Army admits to Mong Yaw killings

    In a rare admission by Burma’s military, a senior general said on Wednesday that five villagers were killed by soldiers last month during an interrogation in northern Shan State.

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    Investigation into Mong Yaw killings a first for Burma Army
    July 20, 2016in Human Rights, Lead Story, Military, News319by ANDREW R.C. MARSHALL & WA LONE / REUTERS
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    Investigation into Mong Yaw killings a first for Burma Army

    Burma’s armed forces is scheduled to hold a news conference on Wednesday to address accusations of war crimes committed against civilians in Shan State.

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    Police in Mon State close Par Gyi case
    April 1, 2016in Human Rights, Lead Story, News503by DVB
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    Police in Mon State close Par Gyi case

    The lawyer for the widow of Par Gyi, a reporter who was killed in army custody in 2014, said he would try to get the case reopened.

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