Summary of current situation There are a total of 2,155 political prisoners in Burma. Since the protests in August 2007 leading to last September’s Saffron Revolution, a total of 1,082 activists have been arrested and are still in detention. During…
Summary of current situation There are a total of 2,156 political prisoners in Burma. Since the protests in August 2007 leading to last September’s Saffron Revolution, a total of 1,081 activists have been arrested and are still in detention. During…
Summary of current situation There are a total of 2,146 political prisoners in Burma. Since the protests in August 2007 leading to last September’s Saffron Revolution, a total of 1,070 activists have been arrested and are still in detention. During…
Summary of current situation There are a total of 2,128 political prisoners in Burma. Since the protests in August 2007 leading to last September’s Saffron Revolution, a total of 1,052 activists have been arrested and are still in detention. In…
Summary of current situation There are a total of 2,137 political prisoners in Burma. Since the protests in August 2007 leading to last September’s Saffron Revolution, a total of 1,052 activists have been arrested and are still in detention. In…
Summary of current situation There are a total of 2162 political prisoners in Burma. Since the protests in August 2007, leading to last September’s Saffron Revolution, a total of 1071 activists have been arrested. Following the sentencing of at least…
Summary of current situation In the month of November, at least 215 political activists have been sentenced, the majority of whom were arrested in connection with last year’s popular uprising in August and September. They include 33 88 Generation Students…
Summary Since the protests in August, leading to last September’s Saffron Revolution, a total of 1,022 activists have been arrested. In October, there were 18 arrests, 45 activists were sentenced and 20 were released. In comparison with September, there were…
Summary There are a total of 2123 political prisoners in Burma, including 213 Monks, 16 MPs, 264 Students, 178 Women, 473 NLDs, 36 HRDPs, 219 Ethnics, 51 Former Political Prisoners, 22 Teachers, 41 Media Activists. 108 are considered in bad…
In October 2008, reports emerged from Burma that the military junta had ordered itscourts to expedite the trials of political activists. Since then, 357 activists have been handed down harsh punishments, including sentences of up to 104 years. 1 Shortly…