MONTH IN REVIEW This month, seven local people from ethnic areas were arrested and 22 farmers were charged. Thirty-five people had cases against them dropped and three incarcerated political prisoners are reported to be in bad health. Charges and sentences…
Month In Review This month 129 sentences were handed down for political reasons, including fines given to 105 farmers for staging a plowing protest. Four political prisoners were released from prison, and a further 110 people, including the aforementioned farmers…
MONTH IN REVIEW This month 112 civilians were arrested by State forces and ethnic armed groups, 48 of which were subsequently released, 18 individuals were sentenced and 5 were released. Three political prisoners are reported to be in bad health.…
အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာညှဉ်းပန်းနှိပ်စက်မှု ပပျောက်ရေးနေ့ ၊၂၆ရက်၊ ဇွန်၊ ၂၀၁၆ ကို ND-Burma, ဝိမုတ္တိ၊ တအာင်းအမျိုးသမီးအဖွဲ့အစည်း နှင့် AJAR တို့ ပူးပေါင်း၍ ရန်ကုန်မြို့၌ ကျင်းပခဲ့သည့် မြင်ကွင်း ..
Summary of the Current Situation: There are 67 political prisoners incarcerated in Burma. 189 activists are currently awaiting trial for political actions, 47 of whom are incarcerated. MONTH IN REVIEW This month, 90 political activists were arrested in total including 71…
Preface Since the military coup d’état in 1962, Burma has been in the grip of authoritarian rule. The junta has consistently practiced oppression, torture, arbitrary detention, and long-term imprisonment against perceived enemies of the regime. As a result, since 1962,…
AAPP and FPPS launch report entitled ‘“After Release I had to restart my life from the beginning”: The Experience of Ex-political Prisoners in Burma and Challenges to Reintegration’ 25 May 2016 The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (“AAPP”) and the…
MONTH IN REVIEW This month, 235 political activists were released following a series of presidential amnesties, two political activists were arrested in total, and 16 individuals were sentenced. Three political prisoners are reported to be in bad health. Also this…
On April 17, 2016 the President announced a pardon of 83 prisoners under 401. (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. AAPP is in the process of verifying this list. Included in the list is Myo Thu Htut, who AAPP…
Summary of the Current Situation: There are 110 political prisoners incarcerated in Burma. 428 activists are currently awaiting trial for political actions, 130 of whom are incarcerated. Month In Review This month, 9 political activists were arrested in total, 30…