One activist faints at a pre-trial hearing at Tharawaddy court, allegedly from injuries sustained in the police crackdown in Letpadan on 10 March.
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Student protests: calls for ‘open and transparent’ trial
The trial of student activists being prosecuted for their part in an education reform protest in Letpadan is being transferred to a court in Tharawaddy.
Seven arrested as student protests reignite across Burma
Burmese students and activists take to the streets again, calling for the release of fellow protestors and denouncing the watered-down amendments bill.
Student protests: Police deploy water cannons at Letpadan
A standoff ensues in Pegu Division as student activists pledge to continue marching to Rangoon, while riot police move in to block them.
All student protests temporarily suspended
Student demonstrators who are marching to Rangoon from Mandalay have announced that they will take a ten-day break from their march during the school exam period.
Student protests: apparent breakthrough reached in Rangoon
“If our demands are met, we will call off the march right here and now.”