Rumoured price hikes likely to stir unrest in Burma as memories of September 2007 uprising still fresh in the minds of many
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Eight charged for Sept 2007 activities
Jan 21, 2010 (DVB), Eight activists have been charged for their role in the September 2007 uprising, more than two years after police in Burma launched a brutal crackdown on…
Photos released of murdered Japanese journalist
Warning: this article contains graphic imagesOct 27, 2009 (DVB), Images of the post-mortem examination on the body of a Japanese journalist shot dead by Burmese police during the September 2007…
Rights group highlights persecution of Burma monks
Sept 22, 2009 (DVB), A US-based rights group has condemned the ongoing persecution of Buddhist monks in Burma on the second anniversary of the September 2007 monk-led uprising. With as…
Monks lead International Peace Day march
Sept 21, 2009 (DVB), Around 100 people led by monks marked International Peace Day today by marching through the Thai town of Mae Sot, close to the border with Burma.…
Three prisoners from 2007 uprising released
Sept 10, 2009 (DVB), Three people imprisoned after allegedly speaking to foreign media prior to the September 2007 uprising have been released, despite a police crackdown in the lead up…