Archiv für die 'Myanmar' Kategorie
Monday, December 1st, 2008
Doctors Without Borders is allowed to work in only some parts of the Myanmar said it is overwhelmed and is having to turn new patients away.

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Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
A secret court run by Myanmar’s military leadership sentenced a prominent Burmese comedian and activist on Friday, continuing a recent crackdown on regime dissidents.

geposted in Political Prisoners, Shwe, Than, Cyclone Nargis, Aung San Suu Kyi, Daw, Myanmar, Prisons and Prisoners | No Comments »
Saturday, November 15th, 2008
In a country where owning an unauthorized cellphone without government clearance can land you in prison, judges are using a raft of laws to justify harsh sentences.

geposted in Myanmar, Freedom and Human Rights | No Comments »
Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Courts in Myanmar sentenced 14 members of the opposition National League for Democracy party to lengthy prison terms.

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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Myanmar’s military leadership continued its crackdown on dissent, handing down prison sentences of 65 years to 14 dozen pro-democracy activists.

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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Myanmar’s military leadership continued its crackdown on dissent, handing down prison sentences of 65 years to 14 dozen pro-democracy activists.

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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
A robust influx of foreign money has showered aid on a small part of Myanmar’s population but has left other, equally desperate parts of the country to fend for themselves.

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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
A robust influx of foreign money has showered aid on a small part of Myanmar’s population but leaving other, equally desperate parts of the country to fend for themselves.

geposted in Food Aid, Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar, Foreign Aid, International Relations | No Comments »
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
The junta casts a shadow over the Internet cafes and distant jade mines.

geposted in Mines and Mining, Myanmar, Embargoes and Economic Sanctions, Freedom and Human Rights, China | No Comments »
Sunday, September 28th, 2008
About 100 Buddhist monks staged a peaceful protest march to mark the anniversary of last year’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.

geposted in Myanmar, Demonstrations and Riots | No Comments »