I exposed Burma’s weapons’ programmes not because they are a threat to world peace, but because they have brought millions to the brink of starvation
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Evictions carried out in Yangon village tract, Political prisoners sentenced 20 years in Pathein
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Three residents of Yangon’s Mingaladon Township facing eviction from their homes and land in Pyinmabin village tract have committed suicide, according to locals. More than 50,000 people have been made homeless due to the evictions carried out by the Ministry of Defense, which claims that it owns the land. It ordered …
Dead body of wife of NLD Mandalay chief dumped in street by soldiers following capture
The dead body of Daw Soe Soe, the wife of the NLD’s vice-chairman for Mandalay district, was found dumped in front of a fire station, six days after she was arrested and tortured by the military. It is believed that the woman was murdered by security forces who had captured her in an attempt to …
Students in Pathein slapped with fines over anti-war performance
A judge hands down fines to eight students who were charged with defamation under section 500 of the Burmese Penal Code after the youths staged an anti-war play in Pathein, the Irrawaddy Region capital.
Mob attacks Muslim homes in Taungdwingyi as police guard mosque
Eye-witnesses said as many as 70 people attacked the houses, carrying weapons such as machetes, while some 400 by-standers watched.
Assailants kill four civilians in northern Arakan violence over weekend: govt
Attacks on civilians in northern Arakan State continued over the weekend, according to the Office of the State Counsellor, which described the assailants as “terrorists” in three violent incidents that saw four people killed, including a village administrator.