Burma re-arrests Saffron Revolution leader Gambira
Burma has arrested a former monk and leader of a 2007 uprising on grounds of illegally crossing the border, spotlighting the issue of political prisoners.
Burma has arrested a former monk and leader of a 2007 uprising on grounds of illegally crossing the border, spotlighting the issue of political prisoners.
Seven years on from the Saffron revolution, monks speak of the wounds that haven’t healed.
Nov 07, 2008 (DVB)-Two monks arrested in connection with last year’s Saffron Revolution have been given lengthy jail terms by Rangoon Kyauktaga township court yesterday morning, according to legal sources.[…]
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“There are still political prisoners behind bars despite the election of a civilian government,” said Ashin Sandar Thiri, a spokesman for the monks.
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The former monk Ashin Gambira, a leading figure in the 2007 Saffron Revolution, stepped out of prison today after serving what will hopefully be his last sentence.
Gambira, one of the leaders of the 2007 Saffron Revolution, has been released from prison today after charges against him for alleged offenses committed in 2012 are dropped.
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“I am sad as all this is happening just when I was due to be released,” said Gambira, speaking at the Thanlyin township court on Thursday.
The fresh charges against the former monk come just three days before his due date for release, after serving a six-month sentence on an immigration charge.
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On 17 January, lawyer Robert Sann Aung was sitting in his office in downtown Rangoon listening to Voice of America‘s Burmese-language broadcast when he heard a report that Gambira, one[…]