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10
Feb
2010
Burma jails activist US citizen

3 hours ago

Profile: 88 Generation Students A Burmese court has sentenced a US citizen to three years in prison for fraud and forgery, despite calls by 50 US lawmakers for his release. Rights activist Nyi Nyi Aung was convicted for forging an identity card, failing to declare currency at customs and violating i ...

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Thai patrol kills Wa

3 hours ago by peacerunning

WEDNESDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2010 13:36 S.H.A.N. A Wa fighter was shot to death by a Thai patrol last Friday, 5 February, while he with 2 companions was hunting on the Thai-Burma border, according to Thai and Shan sources. “The Thai patrol thought they were carrying drugs,” said a Thai security official. ...

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Burmese American Citizen Sentenced to 5 Years Imprisonment

4 hours ago by enigmaimages

Burmese American citizen, Kyaw Zaw Lwin (aka Ko Nyi Nyi Aung), was sentenced to five years imprisonment this morning. He has been sentenced to three years under section 468 of the Penal Code and to one year under Section 24 of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act and one year under Section 6(3) of [. ...

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East Midlands Regional Conference – Sat 27th Feb

4 hours ago by wmsimon

On Saturday 27th February the East Midlands Amnesty International Regional Conference takes place. The event takes places in Nottingham from 10am till 4pm at St Barnabas Hall. There are a few places remaining with supporters and activists from the West Midlands more than welcome to attend. The day i ...

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Burma sentences American Nyi Nyi AUNG to 3 years of hard labor

4 hours ago by peacerunning

A court in Burma has sentenced Nyi Nyi Aung, a Burmese-born U.S. citizen, to three years in prison for using forged identity documents and carrying undeclared foreign currency. Nyi Nyi, 40, was arrested in September when he returned to Rangoon to visit his mother, an imprisoned democracy activist su ...

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Transform to people’s militia or face action; junta to SSA

4 hours ago by peacerunning

Ruili (Mizzima) – In a major development the Burmese military junta has delivered an ultimatum to the Shan State Army (SSA) on February 6 to either respond to the Border Guard Force (BGF) issue by the end of this month or face military action, an observer said. A junta delegation led by Military Aff ...

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Running on the Lake part 1

7 hours ago by Monkey

It’s like magic to be able to float on a boat at sunset, surrounded by these dark faces, smiley, with red beetle nut encrusted teeth. We are floating on the waters, and the sun is dying and bleeding purple yellow all around us, gushing molten light falling from the slopes of the mountains on the two ...

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Coming full circle…

10 hours ago by Amanda

I am mid-thought of several things I wanted to write about, deep shit like Truth, and Literature, and the Live Music scene in Hong Kong. That is just all going to have to wait though. And why are you being spared these ramblings? Well, because I am leaving town for Chinese New Year… Oh, where am I g ...

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09
Feb
2010
An update on recovery from 2008's Cyclone Nargis

16 hours ago by Kale

From the Voice of America, the United Nations says that there are some successes in the recovery efforts from Cyclone Nargis that hit Burma in 2008. A United Nations report on Burma's recovery from Cyclone Nargis says progress has been achieved in key areas such as child development and health care. ...

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derweh fight by Kwekalu Karen News

19 hours ago by peacerunning

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