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MARCH CHRONOLOGY 2017
Summary of the Current
Situation:
There are 299 individuals
oppressed in Burma due to political activities,
93 political prisoners are
serving prison sentences,
85 are awaiting trial inside
prison,
121are awaiting trial outside
prison.
2 MARCH 2017
Table of Contents:
POLITICAL PRISONERS ................................................................................................ 3
ARRESTS .......................................................................................................................... 3
CHARGES ......................................................................................................................... 4
DETENTIONS ................................................................................................................. 5
SENTENCES .................................................................................................................... 7
CONDITIONS OF IMPRISONMENT ...................................................................... 8
RELEASES ....................................................................................................................... 9
FORMER POLITICAL PRISONERS ..................................................................... 10
RESTRICTIONS ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS ..................................... 12
LEGISLATION AND POLICY DEVELOPMENTS ................................................ 15
INSTITUTIONAL REFORM ....................................................................................... 17
REFERENCES ................................................................................................................. 20
3 MARCH 2017
POLITICAL PRISONERS
▪ ARRESTS
320 People Arrested by the MNDAA
The military reported that the Myanmar
National Democratic Alliance Army
(MNDAA) arrested about 320 employees
from the Fuli Light Hotel in Laukkaing
Township, Kokang Self-Administered Zone
in the Northern Shan State, as new recruits.
The MNDAA released 60 of the 320-arrested
people because they were of different
nationalities. The remaining 260 employees
were taken to Nant Hsan Town to attend
military training.
From March 6 to 12, at least 48 armed
clashes have occurred between the military
and the MNDAA.
(14 March 2017 - RFA/Burmese)(14 March
2017 – 7 Day Daily)
4 MARCH 2017
▪ CHARGES
50 Farmers in Roadblock Protest of
Letpadaung Copper Mine Charged by the
Authorities
50 farmers have been charged under
Section 19 of the Peaceful Assembly and
Peaceful Processions Act, Section 6(1) of the
Public Protection Act, and Sections 143 and
333 of the Penal Code for illegal
demonstration, unlawful assembly and for
assaulting the police in Salingyi Township,
Sagaing Division. On March 24, 2017,
dozens of farmers and residents protested
against the Chinese-run Letpadaung copper
mine over an accident that occurred on
March 11. In this accident, a truck hit a local
villager. In response, the villagers put up a
roadblock. Their demands are unknown.
Ten villagers and six police officers were
injured during the confrontation, which
human rights group Amnesty International
believe to be unprovoked.
(27 March 2017 - Radio Free Asia) (27
March 2017 - RFA/Burmese) (27 March
2017 - Eleven/Burmese) (28 March 2017 -
Irrawaddy/Burmese) (28 March 2017 -
Mizzima) (28 March 2017 - Eleven
Myanmar) (28 March 2017 - The
Voice/Burmese)
(29 March 2017 - Frontier Myanmar)
Additional Charge against One of the
Baptist Church Officials from Kachin
State
On March 6, one of the Baptist Church
officials arrested in December 2016 in Mong
Ko Township, Kachin State, was additionally
charged under Section 500 of the Penal
Code. The plaintiff Major Kyaw Zin Tun
charged Naung Lat at the Muse Township
Court for defaming the military. Naung Lat
and Gam Seng were arbitrarily taken into
custody on December 24, 2016 and kept in
secret detention for almost a month until
January 19 when the Army confirmed their
arrest and detention. On January 24, the two
church officials were finally transferred to
the Muse Police Station, Shan State, for
formal investigation under Sections 17/1
and 17/2 of the Unlawful Associations Act.
They were alleged to be providing
information, recruiting troops, and
transporting fuel to the Kachin
Independence Army (KIA). On February 7,
the Muse Township Court confirmed the
charges under Section 17/1 of the Unlawful
Associations Act and Section 8 of the Export
and Import Law.
(7 March 2017 – Mizzima/Burmese)
Four Activists Charged by Kamaryut
Police Station
On March 28, four activists were charged
under Section 19 of the Peaceful Assembly
and Processions Act by the Kamaryut Police
Station. The activists, Kyaw Ko Ko from the
Front of Socialist Democratic Union, Kaung
Htet Kyaw from All Burma Students’
Democratic Front (ABSDF), Ye Aung Aye
from the Youth of New Society and activist
Naing Zaw Kyi Win, were staging a protest
against the Mach 24 police crackdown,
when 10 villagers from Letpadaung were
injured in peaceful protest. Police warned
that the activists might be prosecuted for
not applying for permission.
(29 March 2017 - RFA/Burmese)
(29 March 2017 - Eleven/Burmese)
(30 March 2017 - Eleven/Burmese)
(30 March 2017 - Eleven)
5 MARCH 2017
▪ DETENTIONS
Court Hearing of Three Men Accused of
Bombing Moved to the Sittwe District
Court
On March 20, three men who appeared
before the Ponnagyunn Township Court
were moved to Sittwe District Court. On
January 2, Yin Maung, Naing Naing, and
Aung Aung were arrested by the Army for
allegedly participating in bombings near
Yoe Ta Yoke Village, Ponnagyunn Township,
in Rakhine State on January 1, 2017. They
were charged under Sections 17/1 and
17/2 of the Unlawful Associations Act, but
their court hearing was moved to the Sittwe
District Court so they can be charged under
Section 6 of the Explosive Substances Act.
Although they appeared six times before the
Ponnagyunn Township Court, according to
one of the accused, Yin Maung, the judge did
not investigate them nor the plaintiff.
(21 March 2017 – BNI/Burmese)
TNLA Accused of Mass Abduction in
Shan State Village
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army
(TNLA) has been accused of mass abduction
by local residents in Mongtat, Namtu
Township, Shan State. According to the
village elder, TNLA troops arrived in the
village on March 12, 2017, and abducted 91
locals who were at the monastery for the full
moon. The detainees were all men, ages
ranging from 20 to over 70. Most of them
were released the next day and had to walk
back all the way to their village, but there
are at least two villagers named Sai Nwan
and Lon Aik Gyi who remain in the group’s
custody. According to several locals
released, there were other detained
residents from the village of Mongmaw who
appeared to have been badly beaten.
TNLA spokesperson Mong Aik Kyaw denied
the allegations of mass abduction and
claimed that the TNLA had simply invited
the villagers to the command base to
discuss their security and livelihoods. He
dismissed any wrongdoing and insisted that
the TNLA troops took the villagers back
home the following day.
(14 March 2017 - DVB/Burmese) (14
March 2017 - The Voice/Burmese) (14
March 2017 - DVB) (15 March 2017 - DVB)
SSPP/SSA Soldiers Appear before the
Muse Township Court After Almost One-
Year Detention
On March 13, 2017, 21 soldiers of the Shan
State Progress Party (SSPP) and its armed
wing, the Shan State Army-North (SSA-N)
who were arrested by the Military in Muse
Township, Shan State, in April 2016
appeared before the Muse Township Court.
They have been detained at the Muse
Township Detaining Centre for almost one
year. SSA-N Major Sai Hpone Han stated that
none of their requests to President U Htin
Kyaw, State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu
Kyi and Commander in Chief Senior General
Min Aung Hlaing to release the soldiers has
been granted. He also added that the SSPP
signed both a ceasefire in 1989 after
negotiations with the State Law and Order
Restoration Council (SLORC) and a
nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) in
2012 under the former U Thein Sein
Government. Following these ceasefires, the
Army has not used the Unlawful
Associations Act against the SSPP/SSA-N.
The Muse Township Court Judge told the
Army that although charging the soldiers
under Section 17/1 of the Unlawful
Associations Act was not illegal, they should
6 MARCH 2017
not do so because of the agreed ceasefires.
The Court has not ruled on the case yet.
(14 March 2017 – BNI/Burmese)
7 MARCH 2017
▪ SENTENCES
‘Nga Pha’ sentenced to six months’
imprisonment under Section 66(d)
On February 28, Rangoon resident, Zaw
Zaw, who goes by the name Nga Pha on
Facebook, was sentenced to six months of
imprisonment with hard labor by the North
Dagon Township Court under Section 66(d)
of the Telecommunications Law. Zaw Zaw
will be serving his sentence in the Insein
Central Prison, Rangoon, for posting text
and photos on Facebook that were regarded
defamatory against State Counsellor Daw
Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Htin
Kyaw. On December 14, 2016, he was
formally charged under Section 66(d) in
North Okkalapa Township Court, Rangoon.
Zaw Zaw was arrested on October 7, 2016
and has been in detention ever since.
(1 March 2017 - Anadolu Agency) (1 March
2017 - 7 Day Daily/Burmese) (1 March
2017 - Free Malaysia Today)
Sagaing Labor Protesters Sentenced
Under Peaceful Assembly Act
On March 7, 2017, after almost one year of
trials, seven workers from the Myanmar
Veneer & Plywood Private Ltd. factory in
Sagaing Industrial Zone, Mandalay Division,
were sentenced under Section 18 of the
Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession
Act and Section 341 of the Penal Code for
preventing other laborers from working. In
April 2016, dozens of workers protested for
improved labor rights in front of the factory.
Several of them were arrested in May 2016
while trying to march to the country’s
capital, Naypyidaw, to draw attention to
their demands. In March 2017, protest
leader Ko Khaing Min and two other
workers were sentenced to four months
imprisonment under Section 18 of the
Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession
Act, while he and four other workers
received one month imprisonment on top of
that, for blocking the factory entrance and
interrupting business during the protest.
Some of them, notably Ko Khaing Min, had
already been sentenced to one month
imprisonment and a 5,000 Kyat fine
(US$4.00) in July 2016 for contempt of court
and five months imprisonment for unlawful
assembly in October that year.
(7 March 2017 - Irrawaddy) (7 March 2017
- RFA/Burmese) (7 March 2017 -
Eleven/Burmese) (8 March 2017 -
Irrawaddy/Burmese)
Three Social Activists from Arakan State
Sentenced to 15 Days Imprisonment or
fine
On March 14, social activists Zaw Win, Oo
Than Hlaing, and Win Naing were sentenced
to 15 days imprisonment or to pay a 30,000
Kyat fine (US$20.00) by the Butheedaung
Township Court in Rakhine State. All three
paid the fine to the court the same day. They
were charged under Section 19 of the
Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful
Processions Act for announcing at a meeting
in Butheedaung Township on August 17,
2016, that some members of the citizenship
committee (namely the Butheedaung
Township Administrator, the Township
Director of the Immigration and National
Registration, the Butheedaung Township
Superintendent, the Township Judge and
Executive Officer of the Township
Development Corporation) were national
betrayers.
(7 March 2017 – Mizzima/Burmese) (15
March 2017 – BNI/Burmese)
8 MARCH 2017
▪ CONDITIONS OF
IMPRISONMENT
Political Activist charged with Sedition
and Incitement, Denied Bail Twice
Human Rights Defender and Deputy
Information Officer of Arakan Liberation
Party (ALP) Khaing Myo Htun continues to
remain in detention after his bail
application was denied for the second time
by Sittwe District Court on February 27. His
appeal at the Sittwe Township Court had
been denied. According to Khain Myo Htun,
the plaintiff failed to attend a total of three
court hearings, which delayed the process
unnecessarily. His next step will be to apply
at Sittwe State Court. On May 5, 2016
Lieutenant Colonel Tin Naing Tun of the
Military filed a complaint against Khaing
Myo Htun under Sections 505(b) and (c) of
the Penal Code for sedition and incitement,
which prescribes up to two years of
imprisonment for publishing a statement on
behalf of ALP on April 24, 2016 implicating
the military for using civilian forced labor
and committing international crimes
against civilians in Rakhine State. Following
the complaint, Khaing Myo Htun was
arrested by the Sittwe police on July 25,
2016. Reportedly, since his detention, his
trial has been excessively delayed without
any proper explanation.
(1 March 2017 - Jakarta Post) (2 March
2017 - Narinjara/Burmese) (16 March 2017
- Narinjara/Burmese)
Despite Calls for Reform, Prisoners
Continue Hard Labor in Shackles (MS)
In late January, Myanmar Now Reporter,
Swe Win, photographed dozens of thin-
looking and shackled prisoners at Zin Kyeik
Labor Camp, Mon State. Photos show
prisoners manually breaking rocks during
quarry work while shackled at their legs.
When interviewed by the reporter, prison
authorities claimed that only recently
arrived prisoners were subjected to the
shackling. According to deputy director at
Zin Kyeik Camp, Aung Lwin Oo, this practice
is necessary to deter escape attempts,
although he recognizes that such measures
may be a form of additional punishment.
(4 March 2017 - Mizzima) (5 March 2017 -
Frontier Myanmar)
9 MARCH 2017
▪ RELEASES
Border Guard Force released two
Villagers from Eastern Shan State
On March 17, Border Guard Force (BGF)
1008 (previously called the Lahu People
Militia) released two villagers from Maing
Young Township in Eastern Shan State. The
villagers, Lone Nan On from Want Htin
Village and Sai Nwe Nan Sai from Want Ho
Yan Village, had been arrested on March 13
and 16 respectively, under the suspicion
that they were informants of the
Restoration Council of Shan State. They
were thereafter detained in Light Infantry
Battalion 335, but released with the
support of their village heads, because of a
lack of evidence.
(30 March 2017 – BNI/Burmese)
10 MARCH 2017
▪ FORMER POLITICAL
PRISONERS
Former Political Prisoner Appointed as
the Chief Minister of Mon State
The National League for Democracy (NLD)
lawmaker and former political prisoner Dr.
Aye Zan was appointed as the Chief Minister
of Mon State on March 1. He is a regional
lawmaker from Kyaikto Township.
Following the resignation of the former
Chief Minister Min Min Oo, he was
nominated to be appointed by President U
Htin Kyaw. His candidature was approved
in the Mon State Parliament with no
objections. Dr. Zan was an elected NLD
candidate in the 1990 elections and has
since served as the Chairman of the NLD’s
Kyiakto Branch.
(1 March 2017 - Mizzima/Burmese) (1
March 2017 - Eleven/Burmese) (2 March
2017 - Irrawaddy) (2 March 2017 - Eleven)
88 Generation Activists to Form Political
Party in 2018
Well-known former student leaders and
political activists of the 88 Generation Peace
and Open Society Ko Ko Gyi, Min Zayya and
Thet Htun, plan to form a new political party
in early 2018 to contest in the 2020 general
election. Ko Ko Gyi, who spent a total of 17
years in prison between 1989 and 2012,
clarified that the party would not oppose
the National League for Democracy (NLD)
ruling party but rather cooperate with other
parties through a pro-people policy.
A meeting for discussing the organization of
the party is scheduled to be held at the end
of March at the Federation of Chamber of
Commerce and Industry in Rangoon.
(2 March 2017 - Mizzima/Burmese) (3
March 2017 - Myanmar Times) (3 March
2017 - Irrawaddy)
(3 March 2017 - Eleven Myanmar) (17
March 2017 - Frontier Myanmar)
Former Political Prisoners Society
Denounces Threats to Constitutional
Reform
At a conference in Rangoon on March 5,
Former Political Prisoners Society (FPPS)
released a statement denouncing anyone
who opposes the process of constitutional
reforms. An executive member of FPPS, Ye
Naing Aung, emphasized that amendments
to the 2008 Constitution are necessary for
the development of the country and the
peace process is interdependent with these
reforms. Anyone who hinders the peace
process is indirectly disturbing
constitutional reforms. At the Conference,
the organization also reiterated their
demand for immediate and unconditional
release of the remaining political prisoners
and enactment of a law to rehabilitate
former political prisoners.
(3 March 2017 - Eleven Myanmar)
FHI 360 Provides Fellowships for
Former Political Prisoners
From July to December 2017, US-based non-
profit human development organization
FHI 360 will provide 50 fellowships for
former political prisoners in Burma. To be
eligible to the fellowship, former political
prisoners must have been incarcerated
between 1988 and 2010. Joint Secretary of
the Assistance Association for Political
Prisoners (AAPP) U Bo Kyi explains, they
cannot apply if they have already a job with
a steady income or if they lead a particular
organization. The selection is then up to a
special board composed of members from
FHI 360, AAPP and the 88 Generation Peace
11 MARCH 2017
and Open Society. Successful candidates will
be provided with a laptop, a mobile phone
and a 300,000 Kyat grant (about US$220).
They will have the opportunity to work with
organizations involved in policy dialogue
and advocacy for Burma’s democratization
and national reconciliation process.
This program is part of the four-year Civil
Society and Media Project initiated by FHI
360 in September 2014 and aimed at
fostering engagement in local civil society
organizations and independent media
organizations.
(23 March 2017 - Irrawaddy) (23 March
2017 - Irrawaddy/Burmese)
12 MARCH 2017
RESTRICTIONS ON CIVIL AND
POLITICAL RIGHTS
Section 66(d) Abolishment Proposal
Suspended
On March 10, National League for
Democracy (NLD) MP Ye Htut told the
media that he was not able to propose
abolishment or amendment to Section
66(d) of the Telecommunications Law at the
Upper House meeting. The NLD’s
scrutinizing committee, which is
responsible for checking NLD MPs’
questions and motions before they are
submitted to Parliament, refused to address
Ye Htut’s proposal to repeal Section 66(d),
claiming that it was an inappropriate
question regarding the current situation of
Burma. Ye Htut plans to submit the
proposal again at the next Upper House
session.
(10 March 2017 - DVB/Burmese) (10
March 2017 - RFA/Burmese) (11 March
2017 - 7 Day Daily/Burmese) (11 March
2017 - Eleven Myanmar) (13 March 2017 -
Myanmar Times)
Prominent Journalist Swe Win Faces
Defamation Case
Myanmar Now Chief Reporter Swe Win
[pictured above] is being sued under
Section 66(d) of the Telecommunications
Law for allegedly defaming The Association
for the Protection of Race and Religion (Ma
Ba Tha) leader U
Wirathu. On February 28, 2017, Swe Win
used his Facebook account to state that U
Wirathu had transgressed the Buddhist
monk code by publicly praising the murder
of prominent Muslim lawyer and National
League Democracy legal adviser U Ko Ni. A
supporter of the Ma Ba Tha movement
named Kyaw Myo Shwe reported the
comments to U Wirathu, who asked for a
formal apology from the journalist within
seven days. Swe Win however refused to do
so, claiming that he saw no reason to
“Apologize to anyone who supports
murderers.” As a result, U Wirathu
instructed Kyaw Myo Shwe to file a lawsuit
against Swe Win under Section 66(d) of the
Telecommunications Law on March 7, 2017.
According to Police Lieutenant and head of
the No. 7 Police Station in Mahaaungmyay
Township, Mandalay Division, Kyaw Thu,
Swe Win will soon be contacted for
questioning. On March 10, 2017, U Wirathu
was banned from preaching sermons across
Burma for a year by the Buddhist authority
State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee. But
despite the ban, U Wirathu continued to give
silent sermons to protest this decision.
On March 14, 2017, Swe Win was
threatened by three men who tried to attack
him in the street on his way home. Although
he was not injured, Swe Win has decided to
open a case against his assailants in
Sanchaung Court.
On March 20, 2017, a new complaint was
filed against Swe Win at the Kyauktada
Township Court, Rangoon Division,
accusing the journalist of insulting religion.
Kyimyndine Township resident Thet Myo
Oo indeed asked the court to charge Swe
Win under a suitable provision of the Penal
Code for insulting Buddhism during a press
13 MARCH 2017
conference and an interview related to his
first lawsuit. Swe Win’s legal adviser Khin
Maung Myint said that although the court
has accepted the complaint, it has not
decided to prosecute Swe Win yet, and it is
waiting for the police to verify the
accusations and report back on April 3
before taking any further action. But
according to the lawyer who reviewed his
client’s words at the public conference,
“There is no firm evidence that Swe Win has
insulted religion”.
A similar suit under Section 66(d) of the
Telecommunications Law was brought
against Ma Ba Tha Kyaw Myo Shwe over a
Facebook post allegedly defaming Daw
Aung San Suu Kyi. It is suspected that the
lawsuit is a retribution for the complaint
filed by him against Swe Win.
On March 20, the Members of the Patriotic
Myanmar Monks Union (PMMU) also
started collecting signatures for a petition in
order to take legal action against Swe Win
for insulting all Buddhist monks when
criticizing U Wirathu. So far, they have
collected about 40,000 signatures. They
plan to submit them to the Mandalay’s
Regional Religion Department on April 4,
2017.
(8 March 2017 - DVB/Burmese) (8 March
2017 - Eleven/Burmese) (8 March 2017 -
RFA/Burmese) (8 March 2017 -
VOA/Burmese) (8 March 2017 -
Irrawaddy/Burmese) (8 March 2017 -
Irrawaddy) (8 March 2017 - RFA) (8 March
2017 - DVB) (8 March 2017 - Frontier
Myanmar) (9 March 2017 - RFA/Burmese)
(9 March 2017 - Myanmar Times) (9 March
2017 - Mizzima) (9 March 2017 -
Irrawaddy) (10 March 2017 - Myanmar
Times) (12 March 2017 - DVB) (12 March
2017 - Frontier Myanmar) (14 March 2017
- Eleven/Burmese) (14 March 2017 - The
Voice/Burmese) (15 Mars 2017 -
Irrawaddy) (16 March 2017 - Myanmar
Times) (16 March 2017 - Frontier
Myanmar) (20 March 2017 -
Irrawaddy/Burmese) (20 March 2017 -
BBC/Burmese) (20 March 2017 -
RFA/Burmese) (20 March 2017 - The
Voice/Burmese) (20 March 2017 -
Mizzima/Burmese) (21 March 2017-
Irrawaddy) (21 March 2017 - Coconuts
Yangon) (21 March 2017 - Irrawaddy) (22
March 2017 - Eleven Myanmar) (21 March
2017 - 7 Day Daily/Burmese) (30 March
2017 - RFA)
Rangoon Resident Files Defamation Suit
Against Ma Ba Tha Member Kyaw Myo
Shwe
A Sanchaung Township resident and
member of Network of the Promoters of
Rule of Law, Mya Mya Htay filed a suit under
Section 66(d) of the Telecommunications
Law against Ma Ba Tha member Kyaw Myo
Shwe for a Facebook post allegedly insulting
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. The Facebook post
from Kyaw Myo Shwe’s account stated that
if a military coup happened again, it would
be the fault of the General’s daughter. Kyaw
Myo Shwe was reported to state in his
defence that there were many generals and
that he was not referring to Daw Aung San
Suu Kyi. According to Kyaw Myo Shwe, this
suit is a direct response for the defamation
suit filed by him under the same provision
against prominent journalist Swe Win for
insulting U Wirathu on March 7.
(13 March 2017 - RFA/Burmese) (13
March 2017 - Irrawaddy/Burmese) (13
March 2017 - The Voice/Burmese) (14
March 2017 - DVB/Burmese) (14 March
2017 - 7 Day Daily/Burmese) (14 March
2017 - Irrawaddy) (15 March 2017 -
Myanmar Times)
14 MARCH 2017
Mother Sues Son for Calling Her a
‘Prostitute’ on FB
A Burmese woman named Tin Tin Hla from
Kyaukkyi Township, Bago Division, is suing
her own son Wana Oo for calling her a
‘prostitute’ in a Facebook comment
criticizing her new relationship. On March
21, the Police arrested the 21-year-old man
who fully confessed to the accusation. He
was charged under Section 66(d) of the
Telecommunications Law and faces up to
three years in prison.
(21 March 2017 - The Voice/Burmese) (21
March 2017 - Frontier Myanmar) (21 March
2017 - Nation Multimedia) (22 March 2017
- Mizzima) (22 March 2017 - DVB)
10 Villagers Injured in Letpadaung Clash
while Protesting
On March 24, at least 10 farmers and local
residents were injured during protest in
Salingyi Township in Sagaing Region when
police started firing rubber bullets to
disperse the crowd. Six police officers were
injured in the same protest. The villagers
were blocking a roadway to a controversial
copper mine, their demands are unknown.
An order issued on March 22 banned the
demonstration and threatened to arrest
protesters. Dozens of villagers continued
their protest despite the ban, resulting in a
violent police crackdown. The protest
continued after the crackdown. Legal action
was taken against 50 villagers a few days
later.
(24 March 2017 - DVB/Burmese) (24 March
2017 - The Voice/Burmese) (24 March
2017 - VOA/Burmese) (24 March 2017 -
Irrawaddy/Burmese) (24 March 2017 -
Radio Free Asia) (25 March 2017 -
RFA/Burmese) (25 March 2017 -
Eleven/Burmese) (25 March 2017 -
Irrawaddy) (25 March 2017 - Eleven
Myanmar) (26 March 2017 - RFA/Burmese)
(26 March 2017 - Irrawaddy/Burmese) (27
March 2017 - Myanmar Times) (27 March
2017 - Eleven Myanmar) (27 March 2017 -
BBC/Burmese) (27 March 2017 -
VOA/Burmese) (30 March 2017 - Myanmar
Times)
NLD Chairman Filed Suit under 66(d)
against former member of ethnic armed
group
On March 4, 2017, NLD chairman from the
Bawlakhe Township, Sai Gyi, filed a suit
under 66(d) of the Telecommunication Law
against Phoe Thada, former member of an
ethnic armed group (EAG). The suit was
filed at the Bawlakhe Township Myoma
Police Station, Kayah State. The day before,
Phoe Thada sent a threatening text message
to Sai Tyi regarding illegal logging. Before
that incident, Phoe Thada had already gone
to Sai Gyi’s house and had threatened his
wife.
(4 March 2017 – Eleven/Burmese)
15 MARCH 2017
LEGISLATION AND POLICY
DEVELOPMENTS
Ministry of Home Affairs Maintains No
Definition of ‘Political Prisoners’ and
‘Political Offences’
Member of Parliament from Myebon
Township, Rakhine State, Pe Than, asked on
June 2, 2016 whether the Government had a
plan to define the meanings of ‘Political
Prisoners’ and ‘Political Offence’. On March
9, 2017, military appointed Deputy Home
Affairs Minister, Major General Aung Soe
replied in the Lower House that the Military
has no such plans. Pe Than, reportedly
stated, since the Ministry was a part of the
executive body of the Government, its
resolution represented the decision of the
government. He also emphasized that in
order to protect the rights of the politicians
these terms need to be defined.
(9 March 2017 - Eleven/Burmese) (10
March 2017 - Eleven Myanmar)
Privacy Bill Passed by the Parliament,
Critics Sceptical
On March 8, President U Htin Kyaw signed
a new Privacy Bill. The Bill limits
household arrests, detention over 24
hours, and inspections, as well as
surveillance of individuals and their
private communications including phone
taps, prescribing prison terms and fines for
violations. Nine civil society organisation
expressed concern over what was called
the ‘flawed legislation’. Primary criticism
includes the claim that its definition of
privacy does not meet international norms,
it lacks clarity on warranted breaches of
privacy or on how much private data shall
be kept, and that the process of law
formation occurred without public
consultation. The regional outreach
manager of the Myanmar Centre of
Responsible Business (MCRB) highlighted
need for additional separate legislation
regarding lawful communication
surveillance.
(1 March 2017 - Eleven/Burmese) (3
March 2017 - Eleven Myanmar) (4 March
2017 - Irrawaddy) (8 March 2017 -
Eleven/Burmese) (9 March 2017 -
DVB/Burmese) (10 March 2017 - 7 Day
Daily/Burmese) (15 March 2017 -
Irrawaddy)
Parliament to Oversee the Judicial
System to Curb Corruption
On March 8, the Upper House witnessed a
heated debate over a proposal to allow
Parliament to oversee the judiciary to curb
corruption in the system. Lawmaker from ,
Bago Region, Tin Htwe put forward the
proposal to the Lower House on February
10 suggesting that a jury system should be
adopted to improve the judiciary. Chief
Justice Soe Nyunt raised objections to the
proposal claiming that there was no
convincing evidence or named corrupt
judges to prove that the judiciary was
corrupt. According to him, less than one
percent of the judges were found guilty of
corruption charges where the Supreme
Court is administering an annual workload
of over 300,000 cases. He dismissed the
16 MARCH 2017
accusations by saying that such
assumptions harm the dignity of the courts
and may amount to contempt of court.
Lawmaker Yan Aung mentioned that the
Parliament’s Judicial and Legal Affairs
Complaints and Appeals Committee was
inspecting the courthouses and there were
many allegations of judges demanding
bribes. Despite objections raised by the
Chief Justice, the proposal was passed by a
majority of 286 lawmakers with four
negative votes and 61 abstentions.
(7 March 2017 - Eleven/Burmese) (7 March
2017 - Eleven/Burmese) (7 March 2017 -
Eleven/Burmese) ( 8 March 2017 -
Irrawaddy) (8 March 2017 - Democratic
Voice of Burma)
Government to Return Land to Mandalay
Farmers
On March 6, 2017, Mandalay Region
Parliament promised to return more than
768.9 hectares (1,900 acres) of confiscated
land to their original farmers during a
special ceremony in April. Regional Minister
for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Dr.
Soe Than stated that investigations into
land grabs are still underway and that the
farmland would be returned along with
Form-7 and Form-3 land ownership
certificates.
This statement follows a protest launched
by Mandalay farmers on February 24, 2017,
against land seizures and detained farmers
under Sections 505, 447 and 427 of the
Penal Code for causing public mischief
against the state, trespassing, and causing
damage.
(7 March 2017 - Eleven/Burmese) (7 March
2017 - Eleven Myanmar) (8 March 2017 -
Myanmar Times)
Over 300 Farmers from Mandalay to Get
Land Compensation
On March 29, 2017, Naypyidaw Council
member U Min Thu compensated 381
farmers for confiscated lands under the
former government in Dakhinathiri and
Zabuthiri Townships, Mandalay Division.
Total compensations amount to more than
K940 million (US$687,000) for 899 acres of
crop fields and farmlands. In Dakhinathiri,
332 farmers received K776 million
(US$567,000) for 743 acres, while in
Zabuthiri, 49 farmers received K165
(US$120,000) million for 156 acres. If some
farmers are satisfied with this decision,
others do not share this view and would
prefer to get their land back rather than
financial compensation because the profit is
higher when gained from farm produce.
(29 March 2017 - Mizzima/Burmese) (29
March 2017 - DVB/Burmese) (29 March
2017 - Eleven/Burmese) (31 March 2017 -
Myanmar Times)
Over 500 Farmers from Hinthada
Township Receive Land Compensation
On March 30, land committees of ten
villages in Irrawaddy Division received
over ten billion Kyats (US$7,365,000), that
they can in turn distribute to farmers that
suffered land confiscation during river
pumping activity in Hinthada Township.
The beneficiaries of the compensation are
699 farmers in the ten villages, who owned
a total of 536 farmlands.
(30 March 2017 – RFA/Burmese)
17 MARCH 2017
INSTITUTIONAL REFORM
1500 Prison Staff to be appointed
According to Deputy Director of the
Corrections Department within the Ministry
of Home Affairs, Min Tun Soe, 1500 prison
employees will be appointed in the whole
country in 2017 due to the increase in the
number of prisoners. There are currently
over 70,000 prisoners in Burma and over
260 prison staff, which affects the work of
prison employees. The minimum starting
salary of a prison staff is 150,000 Kyat
(about US$110) plus 1,000 Kyat per day for
food.
(20 March 2017 – 7 Day Daily/Burmese)
MNHRC Finds no Human Rights
Violations in Rangoon Prison System
The Myanmar National Human Rights
Commission (MNHRC) conducted an
inspection tour of the cells and prison
camps in Rangoon region in February. The
Commission posted its findings on its
website in March, according to which the
there were no human rights violations
found in the prisons barring a few
infrastructural repairs required. MNHRC
members visited the Correctional
Department, Minkon Prison Camp,
Rangoon, Hlayhlawin Vocational Training
Camp, also Rangoon, Hlegu Myoma Police
Station and Township Court, Rangoon
Thingangyun Police Station and Township
Court, Rangoon Thuwunna Police Station,
Rangoon, and South Okkalapa Myoma
Police Station and Township Court,
Rangoon. On the basis of the inspection
tours, the MNHRC made recommendations
to improve the living conditions of the
prison system, including, expansion of
hostels and cells to accommodate more
prisoners, increase in the number of staff,
minor building and sewage repairs.
(6 March 2017 - MNHRC/Burmese) (14
March 2017 - Eleven Myanmar)
Mon State repairs detention centres
following recommendations by MNHRC
On February 28, 39 detainees awaiting trial
in Paung Township Jail and Mottama
Township Jail, both in Mon State, were
reported to be taken to Kyaikmaraw Prison
in Mon Sate, as the two Detention Centres
were being repaired as directed by the
Myanmar National Human Rights
Commission (MNHRC). Deputy Chief of
Paung Township Police Station said, “Acting
on directions from the Human Rights
Commission, we are going to repair the
[lockup] cells which may take upto two
weeks.” If the detainees from the Paung
Township were given jail terms they would
ideally be sent to Thaton Prison, Mon Sate,
however, due to lack of space in Thaton
Prison they were being sent to Kyaikmaraw
Prison.
(2 March 2017 - Burma News International)
Significant Plans on the Agenda towards
the improvement of women’s rights
under the NLD
On the occasion of International Women’s
Day, Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and
Resettlement and Chair of Myanmar
National Committee for Women’s Affairs
(MNCWA), Dr. Win Myat Aye spoke about
the Government’s plan to support gender
equality and women’s rights. As the
18 MARCH 2017
Chairman of MNCWA, he emphasised a
renewed approach of the functioning of the
Committee. The Committee will work in
collaboration with the Myanmar Women’s
Affairs Federation, Maternal and Child
Welfare Association, women lawyers and
women’s networks to get the laws
preventing violence against women and
protecting women’s rights approved. The
National Strategic Plan for the
Advancement of Women (2013-2022)
which started in 2013 has been focusing on
12 priority areas: livelihood, poverty
reduction, education and training, health,
halting violence against women,
emergencies, economy, decision making,
institutional mechanisms, human rights,
media, environment, and children. There
are many simultaneous action plans being
developed by the Ministry to work for
better implementation.
(9 March 2017 - Irrawaddy)
Legal Experts claim Government’s Plan
for Judicial Reforms to be ineffective
As a part of the ‘one-year performance
report’ released by the National League of
Democracy (NLD) led Government, claims
were made by the Government that the
Judicial System is in accordance with the
standards widely practiced in democratic
countries. The claims were based on extra
resources given to the judiciary and
upgrades made to the court facilities as per
Government’s Judiciary Strategic Plan for
2015-17. According to a report published by
the Supreme Court, court user satisfaction
had risen in the three improved pilot Courts
- Bago Division’s Taungoo District Court,
Rangoon Division’s Hlaing Township Court
and Karen State’s Hpa-an Township Court.
Despite these claims, the legal community,
including lawyers and legislative
committees, have reportedly stated that
there have been no significant improvement
in the judicial sector under the new NLD
Government and its three year strategic
plan was ineffective in reforming the courts.
Former Chairman of Myanmar Lawyers’
Network (MLN), Kyee Myint, alleged that
with the same judicial staff, police and
judges, the issue of corruption continues to
cripple Burma’s judiciary. Another founding
member of MLN Thein Than Oo added that
since the existing system originates from
Military drafted 2008 Constitution, the
training and mindsets of the judicial staff
reflects the stance of the dictatorship. The
Chair of the Upper House Parliamentary
Public Complaints Committee, Sann Myint,
stated that the Committee received more
than 4000 complaints from the public
during 2016 with more than half relating to
dissatisfaction from the judicial system.
Contrary to the Government’s Strategic Plan
these legal experts emphasize on a
foundational transformation in the judicial
system for effective reforms.
(23 March 2017 - The Irrawaddy)
Rangoon Regional Judiciary Committee
critical of Independence of Judiciary
System
Township courts are housed on land
owned by General Administration
Department, and that is problematic, as
stated by the Region Hluttaw Judicial, Rule
of law, Complaints and Appeals Scrutiny
Committee (JRLCASC). Courts and court
offices and the legal officer’s office have
been in compounds together with the
general administration, such as in
Kungyangon and Insein northern district. In
fact, about 20 percent of the court offices
studied in 44 townships in Yangon region
except Coco Island are found to be
constructed on land owned by other
ministries, the committee said.
19 MARCH 2017
Recommendations focus on ridding the poor
image of the judiciary system, and include
separation of both the court office and legal
office from other general offices, the
reconstruction of courts and police stations
with poor appearance, the formation of
watch teams for the judiciary system,
Constitutional amendments, while the
committee steers toward fundamental
reform.
(March 31 2017 - Myanmar Times)
20 MARCH 2017
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‘Nga Pha’ sentenced to six
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Anadolu Agency
‘Nga Pha’ sentenced to six
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under Section 66(d) - 7
Day Daily/Burmese ‘Nga Pha’ sentenced to six
months imprisonment
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Former Political Prisoner
Appointed as the Chief
Minister of Mon State -
Mizzima/Burmese
Former Political Prisoner
Appointed as the Chief
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Eleven/Burmese
Privacy Bill Passed by the
Parliament, Critics
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Eleven/Burmese
March 2
Mon State repairs
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following MNHRC
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Burma News International
Former Political Prisoner
Appointed as the Chief
Minister of Mon State -
Irrawaddy
Former Political Prisoner
Appointed as the Chief
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Eleven
Political Activist charged
with Sedition and
Incitement, Denied Bail
Twice -
Narinjara/Burmese
88 Generation Activists to
Form Political Party in
2018 - Mizzima/Burmese
March 3
88 Generation Activists to
Form Political Party in
2018 - Myanmar Times
88 Generation Activists to
Form Political Party in
2018 - Irrawaddy
88 Generation Activists to
Form Political Party in
2018 - Eleven Myanmar
Former Political Prisoners
Society Denounces
Threats to Constitutional
Reform - Eleven Myanmar
March 4
Despite Calls for Reform,
Prisoners Continue Hard
Labor in Shackles -
Mizzima
NLD Bawlakhe Township
Chairman Filed a Suit
under 66(d) against a Man
- Eleven/Burmese
March 5
Despite Calls for Reform,
Prisoners Continue Hard
Labor in Shackles -
Frontier Myanmar
March 6
MNHRC Finds no Human
Rights Violations in
Rangoon Prison System -
MNHRC/Burmese
March 7
Sagaing Labor Protesters
Sentenced Under Peaceful
Assembly Act - Irrawaddy
Government to Return
Land to Mandalay
Farmers - Eleven
Myanmar
Government to Return
Land to Mandalay
Farmers -
Eleven/Burmese
Sagaing Labor Protesters
Sentenced Under Peaceful
Assembly Act -
RFA/Burmese
Sagaing Labor Protesters
Sentenced Under Peaceful
Assembly Act -
Eleven/Burmese
Parliament to Oversee the
Judicial System to Curb
Corruption -
Eleven/Burmese
Parliament to Oversee the
Judicial System to Curb
21 MARCH 2017
Corruption -
Eleven/Burmese
Parliament to Oversee the
Judicial System to Curb
Corruption -
Eleven/Burmese
Additional Charge against
One of the Baptist Church
Officials from Kachin State
- Mizzima/Burmese
Three Social Activists from
Arakan State Sentenced to
15 Days Imprisonment or
to Pay Fine -
Mizzima/Burmese
March 8
Government to Return
Land to Mandalay
Farmers - Myanmar Times
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - Irrawaddy
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - RFA
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - DVB
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - Frontier Myanmar
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - DVB/Burmese
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - Eleven/Burmese
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - RFA/Burmese
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - VOA/Burmese
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case -
Irrawaddy/Burmese
Parliament to Oversee the
Judicial System to Curb
Corruption - Irrawaddy
Parliament to Oversee the
Judicial System to Curb
Corruption - Democratic
Voice of Burma
Sagaing Labor Protesters
Sentenced Under Peaceful
Assembly Act -
Irrawaddy/Burmese
Privacy Bill Passed by the
Parliament, Critics
Skeptical of New Privacy
Legislation -
Eleven/Burmese
March 9
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - Myanmar Times
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - Mizzima
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - Irrawaddy
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - RFA/Burmese
Significant work towards
improvement in women’s
rights situation under NLD
- Irrawaddy
Ministry of Home Affairs
Maintains No Definition of
‘Political Prisoners’ and
‘Political Offences’ -
Eleven/Burmese
Privacy Bill Passed by the
Parliament, Critics
Skeptical of New Privacy
Legislation -
DVB/Burmese
March 10
Ministry of Home Affairs
Maintains that No
definition for Political
Prisoners and Political
Offences - Eleven
Myanmar
Section 66(d)
Abolishment Proposal
Suspended -
DVB/Burmese
Section 66(d)
Abolishment Proposal
Suspended -
RFA/Burmese
Privacy Bill Passed by the
Parliament, Critics
Skeptical of New Privacy
Legislation - 7 Day
Daily/Burmese
March 11
Section 66(d) Abolishment
Proposal Suspended -
Eleven Myanmar
Section 66(d)
Abolishment Proposal
Suspended - 7 Day
Daily/Burmese
March 12
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - DVB
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - Frontier Myanmar
22 MARCH 2017
March 13
Section 66(d) Abolishment
Proposal Suspended -
Myanmar Times
Rangoon Resident Files
Defamation Suit Against
Ma Ba Tha Member Kyaw
Myo Shwe - RFA/Burmese
Rangoon Resident Files
Defamation Suit Against
Ma Ba Tha Member Kyaw
Myo Shwe -
Irrawaddy/Burmese
Rangoon Resident Files
Defamation Suit Against
Ma Ba Tha Member Kyaw
Myo Shwe - The
Voice/Burmese
March 14
Rangoon Resident Files
Defamation Suit Against
Ma Ba Tha Member Kyaw
Myo Shwe - Irrawaddy
Rangoon Resident Files
Defamation Suit Against
Ma Ba Tha Member Kyaw
Myo Shwe - DVB/Burmese
Rangoon Resident Files
Defamation Suit Against
Ma Ba Tha Member Kyaw
Myo Shwe - 7 Day
Daily/Burmese
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - Eleven/Burmese
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - The Voice/Burmese
MNHRC Finds no Human
Rights Violations in
Rangoon Prison System -
Eleven Myanmar
TNLA Accused of Mass
Abduction in Shan State
Village - DVB
TNLA Accused of Mass
Abduction in Shan State
Village - DVB/Burmese
TNLA Accused of Mass
Abduction in Shan State
Village - The
Voice/Burmese
320 People Arrested by the
MNDAA - RFA/Burmese
320 People Arrested by the
MNDAA - 7 Day
Daily/Burmese
SSPP/SSA Soldiers Appear
before the Muse Township
Court After Almost One-
Year Detention -
BNI/Burmese
March 15
TNLA Accused of Mass
Abduction in Shan State
Village - DVB
Rangoon Resident Files
Defamation Suit Against
Ma Ba Tha Member Kyaw
Myo Shwe - Myanmar
Times
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - Irrawaddy
Three Social Activists from
Arakan State Sentenced to
15 Days Imprisonment or
to Pay Fine - BNI/Burmese
March 16
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - Myanmar Times
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - Frontier Myanmar
Political Activist charged
with Sedition and
Incitement, Denied Bail
Twice -
Narinjara/Burmese
March 17
88 Generation Activists to
Form Political Party in
2018 - Frontier Myanmar
March 20
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case -
Irrawaddy/Burmese
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - BBC/Burmese
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - RFA/Burmese
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - The Voice/Burmese
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - Mizzima/Burmese
1500 Prison Staff to be
appointed - 7 Day
Daily/Burmese
March 21
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - Irrawaddy
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - Coconuts Yangon
23 MARCH 2017
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - Irrawaddy
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - 7 Day
Daily/Burmese
Mother Sues Son for
Calling Her a ‘Prostitute’
on FB - Frontier Myanmar
Mother Sues Son for
Calling Her a ‘Prostitute’
on FB - Nation Multimedia
Mother Sues Son for
Calling Her a ‘Prostitute’
on FB - The
Voice/Burmese
Court Hearing of Three
Men Accused of Bombing
Moved to the Sittwe
District Court -
BNI/Burmese
March 22
Mother Sues Son for
Calling Her a ‘Prostitute’
on FB - Mizzima
Mother Sues Son for
Calling Her a ‘Prostitute’
on FB - DVB
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - Eleven Myanmar
March 23
FHI 360 Provides
Fellowships for Former
Political Prisoners -
Irrawaddy
FHI 360 Provides
Fellowships for Former
Political Prisoners -
Irrawaddy/Burmese
Legal Experts claim
Government’s claim for
judicial reforms to be
ineffective - Irrawaddy
March 24
10 Villagers Injured in
Letpadaung Clash while
Protesting - Radio Free
Asia
10 Villagers Injured in
Letpadaung Clash while
Protesting - DVB/Burmese
10 Villagers Injured in
Letpadaung Clash while
Protesting - The
Voice/Burmese
10 Villagers Injured in
Letpadaung Clash while
Protesting - VOA/Burmese
10 Villagers Injured in
Letpadaung Clash while
Protesting -
Irrawaddy/Burmese
March 25
10 Villagers Injured in
Letpadaung Clash while
Protesting - Eleven
Myanmar
10 Villagers Injured in
Letpadaung Clash while
Protesting - Irrawaddy
10 Villagers Injured in
Letpadaung Clash while
Protesting - RFA/Burmese
10 Villagers Injured in
Letpadaung Clash while
Protesting -
Eleven/Burmese
March 26
10 Villagers Injured in
Letpadaung Clash while
Protesting - RFA/Burmese
10 Villagers Injured in
Letpadaung Clash while
Protesting -
Irrawaddy/Burmese
March 27
10 Villagers Injured in
Letpadaung Clash while
Protesting - Myanmar
Times
10 Villagers Injured in
Letpadaung Clash while
Protesting - Eleven
Myanmar
10 Villagers Injured in
Letpadaung Clash while
Protesting - BBC/Burmese
10 Villagers Injured in
Letpadaung Clash while
Protesting - VOA/Burmese
50 Farmers in Roadblock
Protest of Letpadaung
Copper Mine Charged by
the Authorities - Radio
Free Asia
50 Farmers in Roadblock
Protest of Letpadaung
Copper Mine Charged by
the Authorities -
RFA/Burmese
50 Farmers in Roadblock
Protest of Letpadaung
Copper Mine Charged by
the Authorities -
Eleven/Burmese
March 28
50 Farmers in Roadblock
Protest of Letpadaung
Copper Mine Charged by
the Authorities - Mizzima
24 MARCH 2017
50 Farmers in Roadblock
Protest of Letpadaung
Copper Mine Charged by
the Authorities - Eleven
Myanmar
50 Farmers in Roadblock
Protest of Letpadaung
Copper Mine Charged by
the Authorities -
Irrawaddy/Burmese
50 Farmers in Roadblock
Protest of Letpadaung
Copper Mine Charged by
the Authorities - The
Voice/Burmese
March 29
Over 300 Farmers from
Mandalay to Get Land
Compensation -
Mizzima/Burmese
Over 300 Farmers from
Mandalay to Get Land
Compensation -
DVB/Burmese
Over 300 Farmers from
Mandalay to Get Land
Compensation -
Elevne/Burmese
March 30
Prominent Journalist Swe
Win Faces Defamation
Case - RFA
10 villagers injured in
Letpadaung Clash while
Protesting - Myanmar
Times
March 31
Over 300 Farmers from
Mandalay to Get Land
Compensation - Myanmar
Times
For more information:
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Political Prisoners
Tate Naing (Secretary)
+66 (0) 812 878 751
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