AAPP Monthly Chronology for August 2014 Eng

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Summary of the current

Situation

March, 2014

Table of Contents

Month in ReviewDetentionsIncarcerationsReleasesConditions of DetentionsDemonstrations and Related Restrictions onPolitical and Civil LibertiesRestrictions on Former Political PrisonersLand IssuesAAPP in the MediaKey International and Domestic DevelopmentsConclusions and AnalysisLinks

By the end of August, 84political prisoners wereincarcerated in Burma, while

approximately122 individualshave been charged for politicallymotivated actions and awaittrial.

The number of politicalprisoners has continued to risesince the beginning of this year,with the use of Section 18 of thePeaceful Assembly and PeacefulProcession Act accounting formany of the newly incarceratedindividuals. Barring anysignificant political turnaroundor change of policy, the numberof political prisoners is likely tocontinue to increase throughoutthe remainder of 2014.

There can be no national reconciliation in Burma, as long as

there are political prisoners


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In August, AAPP recorded the sentencing oftwenty-eight individuals for politically relatedactivities, as well as the release of one politicalprisoner and the torture of five people.

AAPP also co-hosted a two day workshop withFormer Political Prisoners Society (FPPS) thismonth aimed at defining the term politicalprisoner. The forum brought together civilsociety groups, political party representativesand former political prisoners, domestic civilsociety actors, as well as international NGOexperts.. The outcome of the workshop is a

broad definition of political prisoners that hasbeen agreed upon by all parties present.

Following the rise of media censorship and thearrest of numerous journalists in the first halfof 2014, the month of August also witnessed anincrease in dialogue between the governmentand different media groups within Burma. OnAugust 1, President Sein Thein met with theInterim Press Council (IPC), at which time thepresident agreed to recognize the Press Councilas a mediation body in future disputes

involving media freedom. Newly appointedInformation Minister U Ye Htut met with theIPC on August 16, and the Chairman of theMyanmar Journalist Association (MJA), U KoKo, on August 17, to discuss similar issuessurrounding media freedom and the best waysto solve such problems in the future. Inaddition, the parliament is consideringamendments to the Penal Code to removeArticle 499 and 500, both of which areremnants from the colonial era that have beenused recently to jail journalists. Despite thesemore amicable relations, President Sein Theinstill warned that media should exercise itsfreedom responsibly and harmoniously.

Land confiscation also continued to be an issuein the month of August: Fourteen farmers wereincarcerated for staging plough protests and

nineteen more farmers were charged in relation tland rights claims. Meanwhile, police an

villagers clashed violently in a land relatedispute that resulted in three locals being shoThe continued incarceration and arrest of farmerand land activists alike is of continued concern tAAPP.

(14 August 2014 - RFA/Burmese)(17 August 201- RFA/Burmese) (18 August 2014 RFA/Burmese) (4 August 2014 - Irrawaddy) (1August 2014 - RFA/Burmese) (18 August 2014 DVB) (21 August 2014 - Irrawaddy) (18 Augus2014 - Irrawaddy) (15 August 2014 - Irrawaddy

(5 August 2014 - RFA/Burmese) (20 August 201- DVB)

MONTH IN REVIEW
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DETENTIONS

Lawyer Imprisoned

A lawyer from Pyin Oo Lwin District, Mandalay

Division, has been charged under Section 18 ofthe Peaceful Assembly and Procession Act, aswell as Section 109, 147 and 505 of the PenalCode, and sent to Obo Prison in Mandalay onAugust 25. U Zaw Win, who works as a pro-bono lawyer for farmers, had staged a soloprotest on May 28, 2014 against theinadequacy of the judiciary system in Pyin OoLwin; he had been interrogated at one pointsince then, and was finally charged andarrested this month. On August 29, a prayerceremony was held at Shwe-Myin-Tin pagodain Nyantaw quarter for the safe release of UZaw Win.

(1 September 2014 - AAPP inside source)

Court Accepts Lighter Charges, DeniesBail, for Bi Mon Tae Nay Journalists

On August 4, Pabedan Township Court inYangon accepted lighter criminal chargesagainst five Bi Mon Tae Nay employees.

Originally, the employees were charged underArticles 5(d) and 5(j) of the 1950 EmergencyProvisions Act, which held maximum sentencesof seven years each. The five employees willnow be charged under Section 505(b) of thePenal Code, which holds a maximum sentenceof two years and could also be settled with afine. Of the original seven employees facingcharges, Ye Min Aung and Dr. Ei Ei San havebeen released for lack of evidence against them.

On August 14, the Pabedon Township Court

rejected the bail application by the Bi Mon TaeNay journalists on the basis that relevantwitnesses had not yet been questioned, anecessary precondition for granting bail insedition cases. It has also been stated that bailcannot be granted to individuals charged withsedition under Article 505 of the Burmese

Penal Code, the Article the journalists are beingcharged under.

(4 August 2014 - DVB)(4 August 2014 -Irrawaddy)(4 Aug 2014 - VOA)(5 August 2014- Mizzima)(15 August 2014 - Irrawaddy)
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August 2014 Crhonology

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INCARCERATIONS

Protester Sentenced

On August 28, Ko Win Hlaing, an activist from

Prome Township, was sentenced to threemonths imprisonment Under Section 18 of thePeaceful Assembly and Procession Act. WinHlaing protested three months ago againstwhat he felt were unfair motorbike helmet lawsrequiring an individual caught not wearing hisor her helmet to pay two fines instead of one.

(29 August 2014 - AAPP inside source)

Activists Wailu and Win Cho Sentenced

to Three MonthsOn August 25, activists Ko Wailu and U WinCho were sentenced to three monthsimprisonment by Rangoons KyauktadaTownship Court for violating Section 18 of thePeaceful Assembly and Procession Act. The twohad held a demonstration without priorpermission against a sudden electricity pricehike on March 26, 2014. Ko Wailu received anadditional month for protesting against theeviction of the Moehti Moemi gold miners in

January of 2014. U Win Cho was recentlyreleased from Insein Prison on June 25, 2014,after serving a three month sentence for hisinvolvement in an unrelated protest inJanuary.

(25 August 2014 - RFA/Burmese) (25 August2014 - DVB/Burmese)(26 August 2014 - DVB)

Protest Leader Sentenced to Eight

Months Hard Labor

At his first court hearing on August 12, SeinThans bail was set at 60 million kyat by BahanTownship Court. The Michaungkan protestleader was then indicted under Section 18 ofthe Peaceful Assembly and Procession Law by

four more Townships, leading KyauktadaTownship to set an additional bail at 30 million

kyat. Sein Than was originally indicted forprotesting at the Michaungkan Protest Campand participating in a procession to theresidence of Aung San Suu Kyi. Unable to meetthe high bail cost, Sein Then remained in jailuntil his sentencing.On August 19, Sein Than was sentenced to fourmonths imprisonment with hard labor underSection 18 by the Latha Township Court. OnAugust 20, Sein Than was sentenced to anadditional four months imprisonment under

Section 18 by Bahan Township Court. LawyerRobert San Aung has argued that allowingmultiple trials in multiple townships for thesame charge is against the law according toArticle 234 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.This article states that a person must undergoonly one trial for three different counts of thesame kind of offence if they are committedwithin one year. Sein Than has also beenindicted by Kyauktada and Pabedan TownshipCourts on the same charges.

(12 August 2014 - RFA/Burmese)

(14 August2014 - RFA/Burmese) (20 August 2014 -Mizzima)(19 August 2014 - RFA/Burmese)(20August 2014 - RFA/Burmese) (21 August 2014- DVB) (21 August 2014 - Irrawaddy)

Farmers in Mandalay DivisionSentenced

On August 19, fourteen farmers from SingaingTownship, Mandalay Division, received prison

sentences of four or eight months for staging aploughing protest in May of 2014. They werecharged for trespassing and destroyingproperty, which stemmed from disputes over1,200 acres of land that had been confiscatedby the military in 1989. Originally, 15 farmerswere charged; the Sintgai Township Court
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INCARCERATIONS

dismissed one farmer due to lack of evidence,sentenced nine or ten farmers to eight months

imprisonment, and sentenced the remainingfarmers to four months imprisonment.

(19 August 2014 - RFA/Burmese) (20 August2014 - DVB)

Htin Kyaw Receives Multiple One YearSentences

Htin Kyaw, the leader of the Movement forDemocracy Current Force (MDCF), was

indicted under Section 505(b) of the PenalCode an additional five times in August, witheach indictment carrying a sentence of one yearimprisonment with hard labor: On August 1, hewas sentenced by the Southern Dagon MyothitTownship; on August 5, he was sentenced by aThingangyun Township Court; on August 11, hewas sentenced by Mayangone Township Court;on August 15, Hlaingthaya Township Court;and on August 19, he was sentenced by Dagon-Myo-Thit-Seik-Kan Township Court. HtinKyaw was originally charged by eleventownship courts for the distribution of anti-government pamphlets in April, and has beensentenced by ten of those courts. This includesfive sentences received in June and July. Hiscurrent convictions amount to eight yearsimprisonment in Insein Prison.

(2 August 2014 - Eleven) (7 August 2014 -DVB) (11 August 2014 - RFA/Burmese) (19August 2014 - RFA/Burmese) (15 August 2014- AAPP inside source)

Eight Protesters Sentenced to OneMonth Imprisonment

U Tin Win, U Mya Swe, U Win Myint, U NyuntAung, Ko Zaw Myo Khine, Ko Zin Ko Win, Ko

Phoe Toat, and U Tun Hlaing were sentencedto one month imprisonment under Section 18

of the Peaceful Assembly and Procession Lawby Pakokku Township Court on August 12.They had originally protested in February,2014, over having to pay for units of electricitythat they had not used.

(12 August 2014 - DVB/Burmese[video])

Aung Soe Incarcerated

On August 6, Aung Soe, a member of the

Rangoon Peoples Support Network, wassentenced to one year and six months underSection 505(b), one year and six months underSection 145, and six months under Section 143of the Burmese Penal Code at the Pyin-Oo-Lwin Township Court. The sentences totalthree years and six months.

(9 August 2014 - AAPP inside source)
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RELEASES

Bi Mon Te Nay Employee Released

As mentioned above, Ye Min Aung, one of thedefendants in the Bi Mon Te Nay trial, has hadthe charges against him dropped due to a lackof evidence.

(5 August 2014 - Mizzima)
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CONDITIONS OF DETENTIONS

Five People Tortured in Shan State

Five individuals of the Naugmata Village in

Shan State were tortured during aninterrogation over the deaths of two Burmesesoldiers in the area. On July 29, 2014, thebodies of two soldiers of the 88th LightInfantry Divisions 16th Battalion were founddead near the village. The village chairman,secretary, and three community leaders werethen summoned and brutally tortured for 48hours. Sai Hseng Wan, chairman of thecommunity group Namkham Development andAssistance Committee, assured frightened

villagers that the Commander and DeputyCommander who oversaw the torture weredemoted and transferred out of the region. Thefive victims are currently being treated in ahospital in Ruili, China.

(5 August 2014 - DVB)

Kantbalu Farmer Forced to MakeIncense Sticks

U Kaung Tun, one of the imprisoned farmersfrom Kantbalu Township, has been forced tomake 700 sandalwood incense sticks per day inPakokku Prison. Kaung Tun is a coordinator ofFNI (Facilitator Network with ILO) and isapproximately seventy years old. Of theconvicted farmers from Kantbalu Township, heis the only one known to be forced to makeincense.

(2 August 2014 - BBC/Burmese)
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DEMONSTRATIONS AND RELATED RESTRICTIONS ON

POLITICAL AND CIVIL LIBERTIES

Unity Journalists File Appeal

On August 28, Robert San Aung, the lawyerrepresenting the five Unity employees,submitted an appeal to Judge Myint Thein atMagwe Regional Court. The appeal stated thatthe five were innocent of any crime, anddemanded the release of the four journalistsand a reduction of sentence for the journalsexecutive, Tint San.

(29 August 2014 - DVB)

Charges against Reporters Dropped

On August 21, charges brought againstapproximately 50 journalists were dropped byRangoon's Kamayut Township Police. Thegroup was originally charged under Section 18of the Peaceful Assembly and PeacefulProcession Act for a protest held on July 12,2014, opposing the sentencing of the Unity

journalists. Shwe Hmon, one of the journalistscharged, said that the process had not beentransparent; they had not been officiallynotified about the charges, nor had theyreceived notification about the closing of thecase. Deputy Station Officer Maung Maung Oo,who originally levied the charges, warned, Aswe all have to live under the law, anyone whobreaks the law again will be charged. Noexplanation was offered for the suddendismissal of the case.

(21 August 2014 - BBC/Burmese) (23 August2014 - DVB)

Leader of ABFSU Freed on 600,000Kyat Bail

Min Thway Thit, Joint-Secretary of the All

Burma Federation of Student Unions(ABFSU), was released on 600,000 kyat bailon August 12, the same day he was arrested.He, along with eleven farmers, was indictedon July 3, 2014 for trespassing during aploughing protest in Thegon Township, PeguDivision. Min Thway Thit was accused ofleading the protest. He failed to appear to hisfirst two court hearings, leading to his arrestby the Thegon Township police on August 12.


Five Activists Charged for Protest

On August 5, five individuals were chargedunder Section 18 of the Peaceful Assemblyand Processions Act by No. 2 Police Stationin Prome, Pegu Division. Kyaw San, Myo ThuHtut, U Kyaw, and Maung Maung Toe fromthe NLD, as well as Wunna from theDemocratic Party for a New Society, had

organized a protest on August 4 inopposition to the proposed parliamentarychange to proportional representation. Theyhad requested permission for the protestAugust 1, which was denied. On August 20,the five had a court hearing and were grantedbail with parole. If convicted, they face up tosix months in jail or a fine up to 30,000 kyat

(6 August 2014 - DVB) (8 August 2014 -Irrawaddy) (20 August 2014 -RFA/Burmese)

Mahasantisukha Monks CountersueRequest Rejected Again

Five monks, who were arrested in June andcharged with defaming religion, have had a
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DEMONSTRATIONS AND RELATED RESTRICTIONS ON

POLITICAL AND CIVIL LIBERTIES

second counter sue request rejected. Lastmonth, the five filed charges at BahanTownship Court against twenty leadingmembers of the Mahana (official Buddhistmonastic committee) for their arbitrarydetention there. Bahan Court rejected thecharges, citing the fact that the main trial isbeing prosecuted in Tamwe Township Court.The monks then submitted charges atTamwe Court, and were again rejected. Themonks lawyers have also stated that their

clients are not receiving a fair trial. If thehigher courts within Burma will not allowthem to submit their countersuit, Ottara, oneof the five monks, has threatened to taketheir case to the UN or UK, where he is acitizen. The five monks were originallyarrested on June 10, when police andmembers of the Mahana raided theirmonastery, whose ownership is underdispute.

(5 August 2014 - DVB) (22 August 2014 -

RFA)

Proposal for New Political PrisonerCommittee

Members of the current Committee forScrutinizing the Remaining PoliticalPrisoners have proposed the formation of anew body at a meeting on July 26, 2014.They argue that the current name of the

committee no longer suits the currentsituation in light of the number of newpolitical prisoners incarcerated this year. Atthis meeting, members also shared theirfrustrations over government failing tocooperate with their efforts to examine thecases of prospective political prisoners and

restricting them from visiting the prisons.

(1 August 2014 - Myanmar Times)
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RESTRICTIONS ON FORMER POLITICAL PRISONERS

AAPP did not document any restrictions on

former political prisoners in the month of

August.


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LAND ISSUES

Police Open Fire on Farmers inMandalay Division

On August 14, fifty police opened fire on agroup of around 200 farmers attempting toreclaim confiscated land in Nyaung WunVillage, Sint Gu Township, Mandalay Division,injuring three people. Two received minorinjuries while one, San Kyin Nu, wastransferred to a hospital in Mandalay. Most ofthe police then took refuge inside a villageschool, where they were trapped for hours bylocal villagers before eventually being allowedto leave the school unharmed. The villagers are

now preparing a lawsuit against the policemen.The 121 Logistic Battalion of the Burma Armyconfiscated around 7,000 acres of land fromthe Nyaung Wun village in 1991. Local villagershave been staging a ploughing protest sinceJune of 2014.

(14 August 2014 - Irrawaddy)(14 August 2014 -Asian Human Rights Commission)(15 August2014 - Irrawaddy)

Sentencing of 173 Farmers DelayedThe Kantbalu Township Court postponed thesentencing of 173 farmers from KantbaluTownship, Sagaing Division, from August 3,2014, until August 15, 2014. The judge statedthat he was postponing the decision becausehe was busy. The farmers were indictedfollowing the staging of a ploughing protest inApril 2014. They were protesting for the returnof 13,000 acres of land confiscated by themilitary in 1999, which they received no

compensation for. The land is currentlyoccupied by a sugar plantation.

The hearing was postponed a second time untilAugust 26. On this occasion, the delay can be

attributed to the farmers awaiting trial, whosubmitted a request to allow farmers who had

already been sentenced to be present at thehearing. The judge postponed the hearing todiscuss this latest requests with the otherlawyers.

(4 August 2014 - Irrawaddy)(17 August 2014 -DVB)

Nineteen Farmers Charged, Appear inCourt

Nineteen farmers in Irrawaddy Division,

including seventeen from Sin-Toe Village,Einme Township, and two from Kone-ShanVillage, Kyaung-Kone Township, have beenaccused of trespassing, stealing, and holdingillegal assemblies. They had their first courtappearance on August 5, and are scheduled toappear again on August 15. In the region, over200 farmers have been charged in relation toland ownership disputes, with more than 60having already been sentenced. In the nearbytownship of Pantanaw, ten thousand acres

were seized by the regional army battalion,with only 800 acres having been formallyreturned to the farmers.

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AAPP IN THE MEDIA

AAPP and FPPS Jointly Organize

Workshop to Define Political PrisonerAAPP was repeatedly featured in the media thismonth due to its involvement in a politicalprisoner workshop held at Dhamma PeyaMonastery in Rangoon. AAPP and FormerPolitical Prisoners Society (FPPS) jointlyorganized a two day workshop from August 17-18, 2014, in Rangoon to consolidate adefinition of what constitutes a politicalprisoner. There were over 50 participants,including representatives from NGOs and

political parties, activists, lawmakers, lawyers,and international experts. The workshopreleased the following definition:

1. Anyone who is arrested, detained, orimprisoned for political reasons under politicalcharges or wrongfully under criminal and civilcharges because of his or her perceived orknown active role, perceived or knownsupporting role, or in association withactivities promoting freedom, justice, equality,human rights, and civil and political rights,including ethnic rights, is defined as a politicalprisoner.

2.

The above definition relates to anyone who isarrested, detained, or imprisoned because ofhis or her perceived or known active role,perceived or known supporting role, or inassociation with political activities (includingarmed resistance but excluding terroristactivities), in forming organizations, bothindividually and collectively, making publicspeeches, expressing beliefs, organizing orinitiating movements through writing,publishing, or distributing documents, orparticipating in peaceful demonstrations toexpress dissent and denunciation against the

stature and activities of both the Union andstate level executive, legislative, judicial, orother administrative bodies established under

the constitution or under any previouslyexisting law.

AAPPs Aung Myo Kyaw said that thedefinition has now been submitted to theParliament. Previously, the government and

political activists have been at odds over

the definition. One such issue was the factthat politically motivated individualswere often being charged under criminallaw; although the current government hasgranted a number of general amnesties,they were usually based on the chargesfor which individuals were indicted,leaving out this crucial demographic.Aung Myo Kyaw argued that since groupshave now come to a consensus on adefinition, the government should

approve it so that any remainingprisoners can be freed. The results of thisworkshop will be submitted to thegovernment. If possible, we want adefinition that is recognized by thegovernment and Parliament nationwide,said Bo Kyi, Joint Secretary of AAPP.

(4 August 2014 - Mizzima) (5 August -BNI) (18 August 2014 - Eleven) (18August 2014 - RFA/Burmese) (20 August2014 - AAPP inside source) (20 August

2014 - Eleven) (21 August 2014 -Irrawaddy) (21 August 2014 - Irrawaddy)(24 August 2014 - Eleven)

Government Denies that PoliticalPrisoners Remain in Burma

U Aung Thein, the Deputy Minister forthe Presidents Office and the Secretaryfor the Committee for ScrutinizingRemaining Political Prisoners, claimed

that the 29 individuals in Burmas prisonslabeled as political prisoners by humanrights organizations violated other laws,justifying their imprisonment. The articlequotes the information from AAPPs JulyChronology that there were 70 politicalprisoners behind bars in Burma at the
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AAPP IN THE MEDIA

end of July, with another 114 activists awaitingtrial.

(18 August 2014 - Myanmar Times)

Eleven Media Group Reports on JulyChronology

On August 12, 2014, Eleven Media Grouppublished a story summarizing AAPPs JulyChronology. The article drew attention to anumber of statistics in the report, and quotedBo Kyi as saying, Most of them who are now

imprisoned and facing legal actions hadprotested against land-grabbing.

(12 August 2014 - Eleven)
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KEY INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC

DEVELOPMENTS

US Government to Continue Helping

Former Political Prisoners

Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy,Human Rights and Labor Tom Malinowskistated that the US government will continue itssupport to improve the livelihoods of Burmasformer political prisoners and in the educationof their children. At a meeting at the USEmbassy in Rangoon, members of FPPS andAAPP met with Mr. Malinowski, where heshared this statement and requestedinformation for over 2000 political prisonerswho were released in the last four years,including those suffering from mental trauma.In addition, during his visit to Burma for the47th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting, USSecretary of State John Kerry met withPresident Thein Sein and requested the releaseof all remaining political prisoners in thecountry.

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Conclusion / Analysis

Eight months have passed since PresidentThein Sein promised to release allpolitical prisoners in Burma. However,the number of political prisoners has onlyincreased since that deadline. In thisperiod, AAPP has come to recognize anumber of serious problems associatedwith obtaining the release of all politicalprisoners in Burma.

Primary among them is the ongoingCommittee for Scrutinizing theRemaining Political Prisoners process,and their attempts to secure the release ofcurrent political prisoners. TheCommittee has met much less frequentlythis year than in 2013, and needs to bemade more effective. Given the factpolitical prisoners still remain despite lastyears presidential promise and repeatedstatements to the contrary, serious

questions still remain over thegovernment's commitment to the releaseof all political prisoners in Burma.

In addition, the increasing number offarmers being arrested and incarceratedin relation to land rights claims andploughing protest has also highlighted theneed for an agreed upon definition ofwhat constitutes a political prisoner. Justthis month, an additional fourteenfarmers were sentenced while nineteen

had charges brought against them.These issues, amongst others, providedthe impetus for the two day workshopheld this month to define the termpolitical prisoner. The result of the two

day workshop is a definition that isbroadly conceived. It focuses on theintent and actions of individuals, ratherthan the specific section of law anindividual is charged under, as the maincriteria for what constitutes a politicalprisoner. AAPP views this as animportant first step, and the definitionhas now been submitted to parliament.

Approval by the parliament, andsubsequently the government, is the nextcrucial step towards solving the problemslisted above. It will help to remove muchof the uncertainty surrounding theCommittee for Scrutinizing theRemaining Political Prisoners, and wouldbe an official recognition of the existenceof political prisoners currently being heldwithin Burma. It would also be adefinitive move away from the currentapproach to the issue of politicalprisoners, and would provide a strongfoundation for guaranteeing not onlytheir recognition, but their rights andfreedom.

For more information:

Tate Naing (Secretary)+66 (0) 81 287 8751

Bo Kyi (Joint Secretary)+66 (0) 81 962 8713


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August 29Unity Journalists File Appeal (DVB)

August 26Win Cho and Wailu Sentenced to

Three Months (DVB)

August 25Protesters Against Electricity PriceHike Sentenced to Three Months(RFA/Burmese)

Win Cho and Wailu Receive ThreeMonths for Illegal Protest(DVB/Burmese)

August 24Joint Workshop to Define PoliticalPrisoner (Eleven)

August 23

Charges Against Reporters Dropped(DVB)

August 22Monks Countersue RequestRejected (RFA)

August 21AAPP and FPPS Organize Workshopto Define Political Prisoner(Irrawaddy)Protest Leader Receives EightMonths Imprisonment (Irrawaddy)Protest Leader Receives EightMonths Total Imprisonment (DVB)

Case Against Fifty ProtestersDropped (BBC/Burmese)Need for Government to ApprovePolitical Prisoner Definition(Irrawaddy)

Parliament Considering Changes toPenal Code (Irrawaddy)

August 20

Farmers from Sintgai TownshipSentenced (DVB)Protest Camp Leader Sentenced to

Four Months Hard Labor (Mizzima)

Protest Leaders Against PR Triedand Granted Bail (RFA/Burmese)Protest Leader Receives AdditionalFour Months (RFA/Burmese)NLD Moves to Approve PoliticalPrisoner Definition (Eleven)

August 19Ko Htin Kyaw Receives Another One

Year Sentence (RFA/Burmese)

Links / ResourcesProtest camp Leader Sentenced to FourMonths Hard Labor (RFA/Burmese)Farmers from Sintgai Township Sentenced(RFA/Burmese)

August 18Government Denies Political PrisonersRemain in Burma (Myanmar Times)

Criteria for a Political Prisoner Submitted inParliament (RFA/Burmese)

Workshop on Defining Political Prisoner(Eleven)Information Ministers Meets with MJAChairmen (DVB)Information Minister Meets with IPC(Irrawaddy)

August 17Information Ministers Meets with MJAChairmen (RFA/Burmese)Sentencing of Farmers in Sagaing DivisionPostponed (DVB)

Workshop Held to Redefine the TermPolitical Prisoner (RFA/Burmese)

August 15Bail for Bi Mon Te Nay Journalists Denied(Irrawaddy)Police Fire on Protesting Farmers(Irrawaddy)

August 14Police Shoot Three Local Village Farmers inMandalay Division (Irrawaddy)

Additional Bail Set for Sein Then(RFA/Burmese)Police Fire on Protesting Farmers (AsianHuman Rights Commission)Organizations Collaborate on DefiningPolitical Prisoner (RFA/Burmese)

August 12ABFSU Leader Freed on Bail(RFA/Burmese)Eleven Media Group Reports on JulyChronology (Eleven)Bail for Michaungkan Protest Leader Set at60 Million Kyat (RFA/Burmese)Eight Protesters Sentenced to One Month

Imprisonment (DVB/Burmese[video])

August 11US States its Continued Support forBurmese Political Prisoners (RFA/Burmese)Htin Kyaw Receives Multiple One YearSentences (RFA/Burmese)

August 8Five Activists Charged for Protest(Irrawaddy)

Protest Leaders in Chin State Fin(Mizzima)

August 7Htin Kyaw Sentenced in RangoonCourt (DVB)

August 6

Five Activists Charged for ProtestDVB)

August 5Upcoming Meeting to Redefine'Political Prisoner' (BNI)Lighter Charge in Bi Mon Te NayCase (Mizzima)

Five Tortured in Shan State Villag(DVB)

Nineteen Farmers Charged, Appein Court (RFA/Burmese)Monks Countersue Request Rejec(DVB)

August 4Lighter Charge in Bi Mon Te NayTrial (DVB)Court Accepts Lighter Charge in BMon Te Nay Case (Irrawaddy)Bo Kyi Comments on UpcomingMeeting to Redefine PoliticalPrisoner (Mizzima)Lighter Charges in Bi Mon Te NayTrial (VOA)Sentencing of Farmers in SagaingDivision Postponed (Irrawaddy)Meeting between President and I(Irrawaddy)

August 2Htin Kyaw Sentenced to One YeaHard Labour (Eleven)Kantbalu Farmer Forced to MakeIncense Sticks in Prison(BBC/Burmese)

August 1Members Propose New PoliticalPrisoner Committee (MyanmarTimes)
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