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    23 Search results for "blackwood"

    Lead Story News Religion

    NZ PM Key weighs in on Blackwood case

    “We have been doing some work on it. We have been looking at it, and we have been dealing with it,” Premier John Key said.

    Law Lead Story News Religion

    Blackwood ‘malnourished, suffering mental stress’

    New Zealand bar-restaurant manager has lost over 30 kg in weight and needs to take anti-depressants while in Insein Prison, says family.

    Lead Story News Rangoon Religion

    Blackwood family ‘devastated’, intend to appeal

    Amnesty International describes sentence as “ludicrous”, while International Commission of Jurists question its legal validity.

    Crime Human Rights Lead Story News Religion

    Buddha ‘insult’ was honest mistake, Blackwood tells court

    New Zealander Phil Blackwood tells a Rangoon court he had no intention of insulting the Buddhist religion.

    Law Lead Story News Religion

    Buddha Bar storm: lawyers refuse to represent Blackwood

    Four lawyers have refused to represent Phil Blackwood, a New Zealand citizen detained in Insein Prison on charges of insulting religion, because they believe the case is “too sensitive”.

    Lead Story Mandalay Division News Religion

    Dutchman faces 2 years for insulting Buddhism

    Klaas Haijtema, 30, is alleged to have walked into a dharma hall during chanting, with his shoes on. He then pulled out the plug connected to the speaker.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Burma has fallen short on political prisoners, say rights groups

    Burma freed 101 political prisoners last week, bringing the number of political detainees released by Thein Sein to more than 1,200 under his reign.

    DVB Bulletin: 22 January 2016 video

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    DVB Bulletin: 22 January 2016

    Watch today’s top stories with Angus Watson.

    Lead Story News Politics

    52 political prisoners freed in amnesty

    The release, which included several high-profile prisoners of conscience, comes after recent pressure on the Burmese government from the United States, as well as rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.

    Lead Story News

    New Zealander jailed in Burma to be released Friday

    Phil Blackwood, a New Zealand national incarcerated in Rangoon’s Insein Prison since December 2014, was released in a Presidential Amnesty on Friday.

    Contributor Law Lead Story News Religion

    OPINION: Buddha Bar trio did not blaspheme

    The case of Phil Blackwood, Tun Thurein and Htut Ko Ko Lwin has highlighted the issue of blasphemy and Buddhism. Buddhist scholar Dr Paul Fuller comments.

    Human Rights Lead Story News Politics

    Release all 91 political prisoners, says Amnesty

    Jailed for religious defamation, New Zealander Phil Blackwood is the sole foreigner on Amnesty International’s list of 91 prisoners of conscience in Burma.

    DVB Bulletin: 31 March 2015 video

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    DVB Bulletin: 31 March 2015

    Watch today’s top stories with Sonya Carassik Ratty.

    Lead Story News Rangoon Religion

    Buddha Bar trio sentenced to 2.5 years with hard labour

    New Zealander Phil Blackwood, and his Burmese partners Tun Thurein and Htut Ko Ko Lwin are each found guilty of defaming religion.

    DVB Bulletin: 4 March 2015 video

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    DVB Bulletin: 4 March 2015

    Watch today’s top stories with Angus Watson.

    Law Lead Story News Religion

    Jailed New Zealander puts faith in Burmese justice

    “I have faith in the judge and judicial system, and I trust that the judge has the strength and integrity to only focus on the facts of the case and to ignore outside influences,” says Blackwood.

    Lead Story Mandalay Division News Religion

    Religious Affairs officials deny plans to sue Wirathu

    Government dept denies rumours it wants to sue the controversial Buddhist monk Wirathu after he called the UN Rapporteur Yanghee Lee a “whore.”

    No relief for jailed New Zealander as ‘Buddha Bar’ storm continues video

    Lead Story News Religion Video

    No relief for jailed New Zealander as ‘Buddha Bar’ storm continues

    Phil Blackwood, 33, remains incarcerated in Rangoon’s notorious Insein Prison, accused of offending religion.

    Lead Story News Rangoon Religion

    Amnesty Int calls for release of Buddha Bar trio

    Amnesty International has called on Burma’s authorities to immediately and unconditionally release three restaurant managers charged with insulting the Buddhist religion.

    Crime Lead Story News Rangoon Religion

    Buddha Bar storm: charges upheld, trial set for 26 Dec

    Three Rangoon nightclub managers will face trial on charges of insulting Buddhism, a court in Bahan Township decided on Thursday.

    Analysis Contributor Lead Story News Religion

    Blasphemy and offence in Burmese Buddhism

    Those taking offence might also be prompted to reflect on the centrality of the idea of non-attachment and understand that their resentment is a hindrance upon the Buddhist path.

    Three face jail after Buddha Bar post causes religious outcry video

    Lead Story News Rangoon Religion

    Three face jail after Buddha Bar post causes religious outcry

    Three men, including a New Zealander, are charged under Burma’s Religion Act after posting a picture of Buddha as part of nightclub marketing.

    Lead Story News Rangoon Religion

    NZ bar manager arrested in Buddha insult storm

    A New Zealander is appearing in a Rangoon court after being arrested for using an image of the Buddha wearing headphones in a bar promotion.

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