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YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar’s military junta has charged about 20 pro-democracy activists under a security law that carries a prison sentence of up to 20 years, a lawyer said Friday.
The dissidents were detained in connection with last year’s mass pro-democracy demonstrations, which were violently suppressed in September by the government.
The detained dissidents, being held at […]
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States Thursday called on Myanmar’s military junta to put in place conditions for “inclusive and transparent” voting ahead of a constitutional referendum set for May.
“A credible political transition in Burma must be inclusive and transparent. It must involve universal suffrage, secrecy and security of the ballot, and freedom of speech […]
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Still hoping for a . . .
National Reconciliation
_ By Dr. San Oo Aung
Myanmar Military defiantly, stubbornly and unilaterally announced another two important steps on its “road map” to “democracy” by giving the dates line for the referendum and election after the conclusion of the 14 years of world record marathon sham talks just on drafting […]
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Will the Burmese junta yield to UN envoy’s pragmatic gesture?
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By: Sai Wansai
_ Sai Wansai is General Secretary of Shan Democratic Union
The latest interview of U.N. envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari reported in Reuters needs emphasising, given quite a number of activists and journalist have not been enthusiastic, or even ready to write him off, […]
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Putin’s Unwilling Executioner?
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_ by Nina L. Khrushcheva
Nina Khrushcheva, author of Imagining Nabokov: Russia Between Art and Politics, teaches international affairs at The New School and is senior fellow at the World Policy Institute in New York.
MOSCOW – The question that has dominated Russian politics, and world discussion of Russian politics – “Will he (Vladimir Putin) […]
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A Down Under Strategy for Peaceful Change in Burma
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_ By Fiona Thompson and Burma Patriots
Patriots are a group of Burmese ex-pats residing in Auckland, New Zealand whose objective is to reclaim their country of birth. This is the first step of their strategy to rid Burma of the military junta.
Their logo is a pair of […]
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To read it in full detail, please click below _
1996-nc-law-burmese.pdf
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To read it in full detail, please click below _
2008-referendum-law-burmese.pdf
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_ reported by Aung Myint Htun
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_ reported by Aung Myint Htun
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_ reported by HTUN & KAY THI
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Download pdf file; click _ draft-2008-constitution.pdf
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