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Robert San Aung nominated for peace prize
Renowned lawyer is recognised with shortlisting for international peace prize.
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Reuters reporters trial: ‘Hostile’ police witness held incommunicado
Burmese human rights lawyer Robert San Aung described Moe Yan Naing’s incarceration for 129 days without family visits as “not in line with the law”.
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.
Ex-child soldier gets two years in prison for telling of forced conscription
A Yangon court on Wednesday sentenced the former child soldier Aung Ko Htwe to two years’ imprisonment with hard labour under section 505(b) of Burma’s Penal Code, a provision broadly covering public incitement.
Ko Ni murder: hearing suspended
“The next hearing will be on 5 April, provided the Regional Court returns the files in time.”
In court testimony, MP says wrong man on trial as gunman in Ko Ni assassination
In an unexpected development in the ongoing trial of the alleged assassin of prominent legal scholar Ko Ni, a sitting lawmaker took the stand on Thursday to claim that another man was in fact the shooter.
Trial against alleged assassin of lawyer Ko Ni and co-conspirators will continue
Despite innocent pleas from the suspected killer of the prominent lawyer Ko Ni and three alleged co-conspirators, a court decided at a hearing on Friday to move forward with prosecuting the four men.
Ko Ni murder trial: Prosecutor seeks change of courtroom
Robert San Aung told DVB that he had sent a letter to President Htin Kyaw, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and all concerned ministries and officials.
Defence argues for release of alleged Ko Ni assassination co-conspirators
Lawyers for three of the four defendants detained in connection with the assassination of the prominent lawyer Ko Ni argue that their clients should be released because the prosecution has failed to present compelling evidence implicating them.
One year on, alleged mastermind of Ko Ni’s assassination still at large
One year after the shocking assassination of Burmese legal scholar Ko Ni, the primary suspect in the killing remains at large, and law enforcement authorities continue to face scrutiny over their handling of the case.
Detained Reuters reporters’ whereabouts remain unknown
One week since they went missing, two Reuters reporters detained by Burmese authorities are being treated well and in good health, according to a senior government spokesman, who nonetheless declined to provide information on where the two men are being held.
President seeks changes to anti-graft body, including new chief
A presidential proposal submitted to Parliament is seeking to reshuffle Burma’s existing anti-corruption commission, naming Aung Kyi, a former information minister under the previous military-backed government, as its chairperson.
Phyo Ko Ko Tint San faces more charges in weapons smuggling case
The son of Burma’s former sports minister Tint San is also charged for possessing uniforms and logos of the Burmese military and police force.
Questions raised over arrest of journalists
Several prominent voices claim the arrest of the three Burmese reporters was unlawful or unconstitutional.
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Lifting the lid on child rape
The story of a three-year-old in Sagaing Division sheds light on a long-hushed issue in Burma: child rape, reports of which have risen 40 percent this year.
Burmese govt reacts after series of child sex abuse cases
Burma’s Social Welfare Department is issuing hotline phone numbers in response to reports of rampant sexual crimes against minors.
Man gets prison for Facebook insults
Hla Phone, who was accused of posting insulting images and comments on Facebook, was found guilty of violating Article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law.
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Online abuse taking a toll on women in Burma
As Internet and mobile phone use surge, more women are experiencing abusive online posting of intimate private photos without their consent.
Police in Mon State close Par Gyi case
The lawyer for the widow of Par Gyi, a reporter who was killed in army custody in 2014, said he would try to get the case reopened.
Gambira indicted on immigration charge
Ashin Gambira, one of Burma’s most well-known dissidents, has been formally indicted at a Mandalay court six weeks after his arrest.
Gambira denied bail at first hearing
During the first hearing, Robert San Aung tried to get bail for his client on health grounds, as there is no proper psychiatric healthcare in prison, but the request was refused by the judge.
Charge dropped for online satirist
A Maubin Township judge has dropped one of two defamation charges against Chaw Sandi Htun – a local woman arrested in October over a social media post.
Monogamy Bill misses the target
T’s husband ended their relationship with a simple text message, after leaving her for another woman. T turned to the Monogamy Bill for protection.
Charges upheld against Chaw Sandi Htun
Chaw Sandi Htun, the woman arrested for defamation after allegedly mocking the Burmese army’s new uniform on social media, appeared for a fifth court hearing on Tuesday.
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Student activists denied countersue claim, bail
A court hearing took place at Tharawaddy township court on Tuesday for education reform activists detained in a police crackdown in Letpadan, Pegu Division, in March.
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Student activist Po Po released on bail
Student activist Yadana Su Po Khine, also known as Po Po, has been released on bail by a court in Rangoon.
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Family visits banned for Letpadan activists
35 activists have been banned from receiving prison visits amid allegations of family members smuggling prohibited items to their loved ones in jail.
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Hearing postponed after activist collapses at court
A hearing for education law protestors in Pegu Division is postponed after a defendant coughs up blood and collapses as he is being brought into court.
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Student protests: 13 denied bail
One activist faints at a pre-trial hearing at Tharawaddy court, allegedly from injuries sustained in the police crackdown in Letpadan on 10 March.
Tensions boil over as students brought to Tharawaddy court
Close to 70 jailed students were brought to the court for their sixth pre-trail hearing on Tuesday, facing five charges stemming from a March education reform rally which ended in chaos.
