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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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.
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Human rights groups condemn social media arrests
Human rights groups have condemned the arrests of Chaw Sandi Htun and Patrick Kum Jaa Lee, who were detained in relation to Facebook posts.
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OPINION: The clever and contrary Burmese military
Love them or loathe them, the Burmese the military has run Burma for more than 50 years, far longer than most regimes last.
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.
Amnesty slams ‘outrageous’ jailing of online satirist
An online activist received a six month jail term, minus time already served, in a Friday sentencing at a Rangoon court. After an October arrest, Kachin man Patrick Kum Jaa[…]
USDP member arrested for defamatory Suu Kyi social media post
A USDP member has been arrested for posting a defamatory image of Aung San Suu Kyi on social media during the election campaign period.
Health fears for online activist denied bail
The defence team say Patrick Kum Jaa Lee is suffering from asthma attacks in prison, where he has been held for over a month.
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Police crack down on social media mock-ups
A Rangoon man was detained by police on Wednesday for sharing a photoshopped image on Facebook mocking Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing.
Woman arrested for sarong jibe
A woman was arrested on Monday night over a Facebook post that compared the colour of Suu Kyi’s skirt to that of the recently introduced military uniforms.
