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    Independence Day amnesty, Experts criticize junta’s increased military budget
    January 5, 2023in Breaking, Briefing, Daily Briefing, News Briefing0by English Editor
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    Independence Day amnesty, Experts criticize junta’s increased military budget

    FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Independence Day amnesty  The junta released 7,012 prisoners to mark Burma’s 75th Independence Day on Jan. 4. A source close to the prison department confirmed to…

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    Kubota arrives home to Japan following his release from prison in Burma
    November 19, 2022in Breaking, Coup, News0by English Editor
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    Kubota arrives home to Japan following his release from prison in Burma

    The Japanese government confirmed that filmmaker Toru Kubota arrived home on Nov. 18 after his release in a prisoner amnesty in Burma. Kubota, 26, was sentenced to ten years in…

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    Trial of Facebook poet carries on in Rangoon
    April 25, 2016in Human Rights, Lead Story, News479by BILL O'TOOLE / DVB
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    Trial of Facebook poet carries on in Rangoon

    The poet was widely expected to be among the hundreds of prisoners released since the National League for Democracy took power earlier this month.

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    Political prisoner amnesty continues, with dozens more released
    April 17, 2016in Human Rights, Lead Story, News17by REUTERS
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    Political prisoner amnesty continues, with dozens more released

    An additional 83 political prisoners were freed on Sunday, following the release of nearly 200 just over a week ago.

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    Letpadan protesters released, but leaders remain behind bars
    April 8, 2016in Human Rights, Lead Story, News514by BILL O'TOOLE / DVB
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    Letpadan protesters released, but leaders remain behind bars

    Dozens of student protestors and a few high-profile activists were released today, but the fate of a number of others remains unclear.

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    Amnesty slams 'outrageous' jailing of online satirist
    January 22, 2016in Lead Story, News, Politics33by DVB
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    Amnesty slams 'outrageous' jailing of online satirist

    An online activist received a six month jail term, minus time already served, in a Friday sentencing at a Rangoon court. After an October arrest, Kachin man Patrick Kum Jaa…

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    Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) receives 2023 Geuzen Medal

    Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) receives…

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    Opium Production Surging in Burma, states UNODC

    Opium Production Surging in Burma, states UNODC

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