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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
Submitted 4 days ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |
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
Submitted 10 days ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |
The Joke’s on the Generals (www.irrawaddy.org)
BURMA is under siege and the crackdown on anti-regime monks and activists has intensified, continuing day and night. Yet through it all, the callous, stubborn general remained a figure of fun,... More
Submitted 17 days ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |
Burma Army Kills Four and Forces Hundreds to Flee Karen State (au.christiantoday.com)
250 Karen villagers have been forcibly displaced and three others have been killed along with a Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) soldier, following attacks by the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army... More
Submitted 17 days ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |
Burma News Network Snappy New Look (burma-news-network.ning.com)
I had not been back by this site for a while, and was blown away by the new layout!
Submitted 25 days ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |
On Burma, A Phony Realism (www.washingtonpost.com)
"It matters little if my life or the lives of colleagues should be sacrificed on this journey," U Gambira wrote, describing the nonviolent campaign for freedom. "Others will fill our sandals, and more... More
Submitted 26 days ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |
Austria extends Burma financial sanction (news.theage.com.au)
Australia will extend financial sanctions targeted at members of Burma's elite, aimed at encouraging its military junta to move towards democracy.
Submitted about 1 month ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |
Prison cell museum opens in Mae Sot (www.csmonitor.com)
A simple museum tucked away on the Thai-Burmese border re-creates the infamous prisons of Burma.
Submitted 2 months ago by beagle17 | 0 Comments |
Protests by activists outside Burmese embassy foiled by police (www.mizzima.com)
Submitted 5 months ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |
Burma bars anti-constitution group from voting (www.bangkokpost.com)
Submitted 6 months ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |
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