Prominent Monk, Others Receive Lengthy Prison Sentences (www.irrawaddy.org)

Ashin Gambira, one of the organizers of a monk-led uprising that captured international headlines last year, was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment on Tuesday by a special court convened behind closed... More

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White House issues press release on Burma (www.whitehouse.gov)

The United States strongly condemns the regime's persistent repression of its people for exercising basic freedoms enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We further deplore the... More

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Burmese Daze (www.irrawaddy.org)

The decline of opium production in the Golden Triangle masks serious flaws in the effectiveness of drug eradication efforts in the region

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Regime Tightens Reins on the Internet (www.irrawaddy.org)

Burma’s military government has turned to a 12-year-old law to justify its latest crackdown on dissidents, about 60 of whom have received lengthy prison sentences so far this week.

Tags: burma,junta,internet censorship,bloggers,resistance movement

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Palpable tension between Burma-Bangladesh on border (www.mizzima.com)

Despite the withdrawal of warships from the disputed waters in the Bay of Bengal, both Burma and Bangladesh have beefed up security along its land border, as talks between the two countries to ease... More

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U.S. condemns Burma for lengthy sentences of activists (www.mizzima.com)

New Delhi – The United States on Wednesday condemned Burma's military rulers for harshly sentencing over 30 dissidents to long prison terms of up to 65 years, saying it will raise the matter at all... More

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