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Burma articles on Democracy Chronicles
News about the struggle for democracy in Burma. Reform toward democracy, once a good prospect, has seen dramatic setbacks. Conflict and repression are the new normal. Also check out our section on World Democracy or our articles on key figures Aung Suu Kyi and Thein Sein.
New Worries Over Burmese Freedom of Assembly Law
Proposals put forward by Burma’s government to add further restrictions to a controversial assembly law
Hundreds March Against Changes to Burmese Protest Laws
Rights activists marched through Yangon City to oppose amendments to a bill that regulates peaceful protesting
Burmese journalist Mratt Kyaw Thu receives AFP’s Kate Webb Prize
Mratt Kyaw Thu received the prize for his courageous coverage of ethnic and religious conflict in Burma’s borderlands
Discrepancies Widen in Case Against Jailed Burmese Journalists
The sensational trial of two Burmese journalists who work for Reuters entered its third hearing on Feb. 1
Star Trek’s Michelle Yeoh Takes Stand Against Rohingya Crisis
Yeoh, a goodwill ambassador for the UN Development Programme, visited sprawling refugee camps in Bangladesh
Burma Court to Rule on Fate of Detained Reuters Journalists
A Myanmar court will decide next week the fate of two Reuters journalists arrested and charged with violating the country’s Official Secrets Act. Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, appeared in court Tuesday, nearly six weeks after their arrest and two weeks after being charged. The two face 14 years in prison for […]
International Pressure After Burma Prosecutes Journalists
As the trial of two Myanmar journalists begins in Yangon, the case has now passed from the sphere of Myanmar’s military, which retains full control of the police, to the sphere of the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, local reporters for global newswire Reuters, were arrested […]
Amnesty Seeks Release of 2 Detained Burmese Journalists
The human rights group Amnesty International called Tuesday on Myanmar to immediately release two Reuters journalists it has detained, contending the government was trying to thwart their investigation of its military actions against the minority Rohingyas. Amnesty International said the journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, “have done absolutely nothing but carry out their […]
Reuters Reporters Jailed Over Alleged Burma Leak About Rohingya
Two reporters for the Reuters news agency have been arrested in Myanmar on suspicion of possessing “secret police documents” pertaining to the refugee crisis in Rakhine state, the government said Wednesday. Journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested late Tuesday in the main city of Yangon and charged with violating the Official Secrets […]