The gates must be opened to all remaining prisoners of conscience : finish the job now, once and for all. There is debate over how many political prisoners are actually being held in Myanmar, with sizable differences between the government’s figures (at least 130) and those put forward by some opposition groups and NGOs (AAPPB, at least 1260). Zarganar was released on 2011/10/12. © AFP/HO/Friedrich Naumann / Foundation for Freedom / via RFI.fr
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30 MPs-elect are former political prisoners
About 30 out of 43 NLD MPs-elect are former political prisoners. The National League for Democracy (NLD) MPs-elect say they will put forward a motion in Parliament for the release of all remaining political prisoners in Burma. MPs in previous
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Cross-line NGOs in Kachin
Local NGOs in northern Myanmar with access to both sides of an ongoing conflict between government forces and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) are playing a key role in addressing the needs of thousands of displaced. The KIA has been fighting for
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Energy sector : corruption and violence for local residents
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La question ethnique est le grand défi
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