Summary of the Current Situation In November there were 26 arrests, 59 were released and 3 were sentenced. During the month at least 15 activists faced legal proceedings for political activism. Trends November 19, 2012, United States President Barack Obama…
Summary of the Current Situation In October there were 0 arrests, 0 were released and 0 were sentenced. During the month at least 29 activists faced legal proceedings for public protests. Trends Cases of torture during detention of prisoners continue…
Summary of the Current Situation In September there were 23 arrests, 90 released and 0 were sentenced. Trends Prior to President Thein Sein’s departure from Burma 514 prisoners were released under a general amnesty. The majority of those released were…
Summary of the Current Situation There were 10 arrests, 3 were sentences and 5 releases in the month of August, 2012. Trends Events unfolding during the month of August have clearly shown there continues to be a lack of an…
Summary of the Current Situation In the month of July 5 were arrested, 25 were released, and no one was sentenced. Trends Early July brought the news of an amnesty that granted the release of 25 political prisoners out of…
Summary of the Current Situation In the month of June 2012, 21 were arrested, 10 were released, and n0 one was sentenced. The month of June saw a breakout of sectarian violence in Arakan State – resulting in an official…
Summary of the Current Situation There were at least 21 detentions, 2 arrests, 1 sentencing, and 2 releases in the month of May 2012. Trends May has been marked by a sharp contrast between an international rush to lift sanctions…
Summary of the Current Situation There was 1 arrest, 3[1] sentences and 2 releases for the month of April. The number of political prisoners AAPP can confirm behind bars and the location of their prisons is now 471; 465 more…
Summary of the current situation There were 46 arrests, 7 sentences, and 13 releases for the month of March. Of the 46 arrested, 9 were briefly detained and released after a couple of days of interrogation. Twenty eight villagers arrested…