Aug 29, 2008 (DVB), Authorities in the four Dagon townships in Rangoon have begun collecting the full personal details of monks staying in local monasteries, according to residents. There are…
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Security forces target Sittwe monasteries
Aug 11, 2008 (DVB), Government authorities beefed up security in Sittwe in Arakan state on Saturday after rumours emerged that monks were planning to stage a protest, according to a…
Monks continue regime boycott
Jul 16, 2008 (DVB), Buddhist monks across Burma have said they are continuing their boycott against government officials by refusing to accept donations or passing them on to needy people.…
Junta rejects special rapporteur's findings
Dec 13, 2007 (DVB), The Burmese government has rejected United Nations special rapporteur Paulo Sergio Pinheiro's report on the September protests, which he presented to the Human Rights Council on…
Monasteries pass junta offerings to poor
Dec 7, 2007 (DVB), Four monasteries in Pakokku, Magwe division, which received government food donations have passed the offerings on to the poor and refused to give blessings to the…