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Activist could face more than a decade in prison, as sentences pile up


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Activist could face more than a decade in prison, as sentences pile up

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Activist Htin Kyaw raises three fingers in a gesture of defiance after his latest sentencing. (Photo-EMG)

The North Okkalapa Court sentenced land-rights activist and anti-government crusader Htin Kyaw to another year and four months in prison with hard labour on September 3.

Continues here:- http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7439:activist-could-face-more-than-a-decade-in-prison-as-sentences-pile-up&catid=44:national&Itemid=384

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Outcry as activist gets 11 years and 4 months

Amnesty International has called on the Myanmar government to cease its “relentless persecution” of a prominent human rights activist. Ko Htin Kyaw, leader of the Movement for Democracy Current Force (MDCF), has been sentenced to a total of 11 years and four months in prison for alleged public order offences in recent months.

Continues here:- http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/11625-jail-terms-near-10-years-for-activist.html

Similar case:- http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/759804-michaungkan-protest-leader-receives-4-month-jail-term/

Edited by DagonKhan

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