Protests held against nationwide hydropower dams
Civil society groups conducted a two-day protest in Mandalay last week against large-scale hydropower projects planned on the country’s rivers. According to an article in Frontier, on the first day of the conference participants celebrated the coun
Charges dropped against statue protestors in Kayah State
Charges have been dropped against 55 people in Kayah State who have held protests against the construction of a new statue of independence leader General Aung San in the state. According to a report in The Irrawaddy, Khun A Than, a member of local ci
Kayah protesters over statue get arrested
Dozens of protesters were arrested in Loikaw, Kayah State, late last week, after holding demonstrations against a planned statue of General Aung San in the town, according to a Reuters report. The article said that 36 people were arrested on February
Factory agrees to re-hire 30 sacked workers following protests
The Fu Yuen garment factory on the outskirts of Yangon has agreed to re-hire 30 sacked workers following high-profile protests by employees. An intervention by Yangon Region chief minister U Phyo Min Thein supported the case for the previously sack
Dozens injured in Yangon garment factory clash
About two dozen workers at a garment factory on the outskirts of Yangon were injured on Monday following a clash between protesters and what witnesses described as assailants wielding iron bars, according to a report in Reuters. The article said that
