Shanghai :: China
| about 9 hours ago
With years of sanctions following years of sanctions that have had little effect on Burma’s leaders, the US government has apparently shifted to a new policy with the creation by the Congress of a post for policy chief for Burma to increase pressure on...
Tags: Burma
Auckland :: New Zealand
| 1 day ago
These budgets will now be written into the draft 10-year plan which is released for public consultation in April 2009. Following a month-long opportunity for feedback, the plan will be approved by councillors in late June. Aotea Square is being developed...
Tags: Burma, Kashin, New Zealand
Hong Kong :: China
| 2 days ago
A team of United Nations experts has condemned the trials of dozens of political activists in Burma. The trials, conducted in great secrecy during the past week, have resulted in sentences of up to 65 years in prison. Those sentenced include leaders of...
Tags: Burma, Win Tin
New York City :: NY :: USA
| 3 days ago
The verdicts are making a mockery of the justice system and turning the judiciary on its head. The regime is determined to push ahead with the 2010 general election and will resort to any measure at its disposal, a la the reported 93 percent approval...
Tags: Burma, Rangoon
Bangkok :: Thailand
| 4 days ago
According to U.N. estimates, at least 31 people were killed and thousands were detained...The blogger received more than 20 years in prison for Internet activities, and a poet was sentenced to two years for allegedly concealing the text of an anti-government...
Tags: Burma
Yangon :: Myanmar
| 6 days ago
Most of them are NLD members and the Kyauktada Township Court tried them in-camera. It sentenced Kyaw Zin Win from Dawpon Township, Kyaw Kyaw Lin, Kyi Kyi Wah to 16, 13 and 11 years in prison respectively. Nay Zar Myo Win (Dawpon) and Aung Zaw Oo (Taungyi)...
Tags: Myanmar, Burma, democracy activists, human rights, myanmar, Myanmarese
New York City :: NY :: USA
| 7 days ago
Win Tin, 79, a central executive committee member of the National League for Democracy (NLD), had an asthma attack on Friday morning and is resting at home, according to a close friend in Rangoon. Maung Maung Khin, told The Irrawaddy on Friday, He...
Tags: Burma Extends Crackdown, Burma, national league, insein prisoners, Rangoon
Yangon :: Myanmar
| 8 days ago
Canada has called on Burmese authorities to "immediately" release all "political prisoners," including 14 given 65 year sentences Tuesday for their involvement in demonstrations last year against the ruling regime. Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon...
Tags: Burma, UN Security Council, Britain, Bill Rammell, Burmese, Canada, condemn burma, political prisoners, canada condemn, United States, Myanmar, Burma Media Association, human rights
Yangon :: Myanmar
| 9 days ago
Her colleague Bo Bo Win Naing, who was arrested with her in November last year, received an eight-year sentence, said the lawyer, who is also a member of detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's party. Another 23 activists were each sentenced to 65...
Tags: Myanmar, Burma, prison terms, democracy activists, Amnesty International Burma, long prison, United States, Myanmar Political Prisoners, prisoners terms, long prisoners
White House :: TN :: USA
| 9 days ago
President George Bush has made his nomination to fill the recently created post of Special Representative and Policy Coordinator for Burma, a position that will primarily seek to increase pressure on Burma's military government to accept broad political...
Tags: Burma, George Bush
