More than 150 civil society organisations have released a statement condemning Burma’s judiciary for handing down a two-year prison sentence to former child soldier Aung Ko Htwe.
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Aung Ko: A 'traitor' to his party, but loyal to his country
A member of the rival USDP, Thura Aung Ko is an unlikely NLD ally, but as a minister in the newly formed cabinet, he vows to put country before party.
Journalists released in junta’s Independence Day amnesty
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Journalists freed in junta’s Independence Day amnesty Several journalists were released on Jan. 4, including Thuzar (freelance); Lway M Phaung, (Shwe Phee Myay News Agency); Pyae Phyo Aung (Voice Of Myanmar); Ye Tun Oo (aka Maung Kaung); Myo Min Tun (former editor of Ayeyarwaddy Times). Four journalists have been killed since …
Independence Day amnesty, Experts criticize junta’s increased military budget
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Independence Day amnesty The junta released 7,012 prisoners to mark Burma’s 75th Independence Day on Jan. 4. A source close to the prison department confirmed to DVB that the former Union Minister of Religious Affairs, Thura U Aung Ko, and writer Than Myint Aung were released from Insein Prison. In 2021, …
Leak suggests 27 leading cronies banned from leaving Burma
A leaked document described by sources to DVB Burmese suggests that the junta has compiled a list of businesspeople, cronies, and others affiliated to the military that it has ruled are now subject to travel bans, blocking them from leaving the country and requiring them to reenter. The list includes Max Zaw Zaw and U …
Union Seal Law charge is latest legal battle for ex-child soldier, supporters
The legal troubles for a former child soldier already convicted of public incitement continued to unfold at a Yangon court on Tuesday and also appear to have ensnared three others, with all four accused of having desecrated the Union seal.