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INSIDE 1 2015 ELECTIONS

2 MEDIA FREEDOMS RESTRICTED

3 ARBITRARY HRD ARRESTS

4 OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

4 Torture and sexual violence

5 Land confiscation

5 WAR AND PEACE TALKS

6 PERSECUTION OF ROHINGYA

6 Discriminatory legislation

6 Pre-existing laws and policies

7 Failure to respond to communal violence

7 Hate speech and incitement to violence

7 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE EXCLUDED FROM CENSUS

8 SITUATION DIRE IN ARAKAN STATE

APPENDICES

a1 I: 158 new arrests and imprisonments

a14 II: Contradictory ceasefire talks

a15 III: 122 clashes in Kachin, Shan States

a21 IV: Tatmadaw civilian abuses

a25 V: Hate crimes and extremist violence

a27 VI: Children suffer most in Arakan State

BN 2014/2003: Edited September 19, 2014

DEVELOPMENTS AFTER THE 2013 UNGA RESOLUTION

The Burmese authorities have failed to implement most of the recommendations from previous United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolutions, in particular Resolution 68/242, adopted in 2013. In some areas, the situation has deteriorated as a result of deliberate actions by the authorities. This briefer summarizes developments on the ground with direct reference to key paragraphs of the resolution. The authorities have either failed or refused to protect vulnerable populations from serious human rights violations, or pursued essential legislative and institutional reforms, effectively blocking Burma’s progress towards genuine democracy and national reconciliation. This has been partly due to an assumption that the UNGA resolution will either be canceled or severely watered down as a trade-off for smaller concessions. So far, 2014 has been marred by an overall climate of impunity that has seen a resurgence of media repression, the ongoing sentencing of human rights defenders, an increase in the number of land ownership disputes, and ongoing attacks on civilians by the Tatmadaw in Kachin and Shan States amid nationwide ceasefire negotiations. The human rights and humanitarian situation in Arakan [Rakhine] State has deteriorated to the extent that agencies are privately describing the situation as “pre-genocidal.”

FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS IN 2015 IN DOUBT

2. “… urges the Government to continue constitutional and electoral reform in order to ensure that the elections to be held in 2015 are genuinely credible, inclusive, and transparent;” Existing constitutional provisions and new regulations are aimed at restricting the ability of the NLD and ethnic parties to fully participate in the 2015 elections. In June, a parliamentary committee tasked with reviewing suggested constitutional amendments voted to retain Article 59(f), which bars Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from running for president.

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In July, the regime Election Commission approved new regulations seriously restricting the freedom to campaign.

2 The new rules limit when and where individuals are allowed to campaign and place undue

restrictions on candidates’ public statements and events.3 The rules restrict the campaign period to 30 days,

despite an NLD proposal for an extension.4 Party leaders and other party members wishing to campaign on

behalf of candidates also require specific permission from the regime Election Commission, which is likely to

hinder Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s ability to campaign across Burma in support of the NLD.5

2

In March, the National Assembly approved a bill amending the Political Parties Registration Law, removing the right of temporary ID holders (which include many Rohingya) to form political parties.

6 In addition, high

fees associated with election registration present a serious obstacle to the participation of smaller parties and independent candidates.

7 Laws enacted in 2010 set a non-refundable 500,000 kyat (approximately US$500)

registration fee for each candidate.8

The National Parliament has also proposed changes to the electoral system itself, including a switch to a system of proportional representation, aimed at bolstering the ruling USDP’s chances in the 2015 contest.

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Many ethnic political parties have objected to such a change since the proposed system would make it difficult for minority parties to win seats.

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MEDIA FREEDOMS RESTRICTED

3. “… encourages the Government of Myanmar to fulfil its commitment to carry out comprehensive media reform and to protect the right to freedom of expression, association and of peaceful assembly, including to allow for free and independent media and to ensure the safety, security and freedom of human rights defenders to pursue their activities;” Two new press laws, which the National Parliament approved in March, fell short of expectations. Several restrictive clauses remained, relating to the publication of material which insults religion, undermines the rule of law, or threatens ethnic unity or national security.

11 Journalists also risk fines or immediate suspension of

their publishing licenses based on clauses in the laws.12

In 2014, the regime repeatedly denied permission for protests calling for an end to press restrictions, and charged reporters for leading unauthorized demonstrations in support of press freedom.

13 In many cases,

regime authorities also denied reporters access to media briefings and events, and limited visas for foreign journalists covering Burma.

14

From December to July, the regime arrested and/or sentenced at least 14 media professionals to prison terms under oppressive and outdated laws. • On 17 December, a court in Loikaw Township, Karenni State, sentenced Eleven Media Group (EMG)

reporter Ma Khine to three months in prison on charges of trespassing, defamation, and use of abusive language after she tried to investigate a corruption case.

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• On 10 July, a court in Pakokku Township, Magwe Division, sentenced four Unity Weekly reporters, Lu

Maw Naing, Yarzar Oo, Paing Thet Kyaw, and Sithu Soe, and Unity Weekly CEO Tint San to ten years in prison with hard labor under the 1923 Official Secrets Act.

16 On 31 January and 1 February, police arrested

them for the publication of an article on 25 January, which claimed that the military had a secret chemical weapons factory in Pauk Township, Magwe Division.

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• On 7 April, a court in Magwe, Magwe Division, sentenced DVB video journalist Zaw Pe on charges of

trespassing and disturbing a civil servant who he had tried to interview about a scholarship program.18

• On 8 July, Special Branch police in Rangoon arrested three editors and one reporter from the Bi Mon Te Nay

weekly news journal under the 1950 Emergency Provisions Act for the publication of an article on 7 July, which claimed that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and ethnic minority leaders had been appointed to an interim government.

19 On 16 July, police arrested the journal’s owner, Kyaw Min Khine, his wife, Ei Ei San, and

office manager Yin Min Htun on the same charges.20

On 4 August, a court in Rangoon’s Pabedan Township discharged one of the editors and Ei Ei San, citing a lack of evidence, and reduced the remaining prisoners’ charges to Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code.

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ARBITRARY ARRESTS AND IMPRISONMENTS OF HRDs

4. “… urges the Government of Myanmar to continue the process [of releasing prisoners of conscience] and to fulfil its commitment to release them by the end of 2013, without conditions, and to ensure the full restoration of their rights and freedoms;” 5. “Expresses concern about remaining human rights violations, including arbitrary arrests and detentions of political activists and human rights defenders […] and urges the Government of Myanmar to step up its efforts to put an end to such violations;” The regime failed to fulfill its promise to release all political prisoners by the end of 2013, and during 2014, the number detained has increased. At the start of 2014, approximately 40 political prisoners remained behind bars.

22 From January to August

2014, regime authorities arrested and/or sentenced at least 50 activists, including at least six human rights defenders.

23 According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), as of 31 August, there

were still 84 political prisoners behind bars and approximately 122 activists still awaiting trial on various charges.

24

In 2014, the regime repeatedly arrested and sentenced HRDs for peaceful protests. [See Appendix I for full list of political prisoners] • Authorities have repeatedly charged Htin Kyaw, a human rights defender who leads the community-based

Movement for Democracy Current Force (MDCF), for peaceful political activism. Within a four-month period, he has received a total of 12 sentences under Article 18 of the Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law and Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code in connection with peaceful protest activities, so far totaling 11 years and four months in prison with almost eight years hard labor. He still faces trials in two courts in Rangoon and is currently being held in Rangoon’s Insein prison.

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• On 11 February, plain-clothed police officers arrested Thaw Zin, a member of the Yangon People’s Support

Network, under Articles 505(b) and 447 of the Criminal Code for helping local protesters who were affected by land seizures linked to the Letpadaung (Monywa) copper mine in Salingyi Township, Sagaing Division.

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On 24 March, a court in Monywa, Sagaing Division, sentenced him to 15 months in prison.27 • On 19 and 20 August, two separate courts in Rangoon sentenced land rights activist Sein Than to a total of

eight months in prison under Article 18 of the Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law for leading a protest in central Rangoon against land confiscation earlier in the year.

28 On 10 September, Rangoon’s

Kyauktada Township Court sentenced Sein Than to an additional four months in prison with hard labor.29 • On 23 May, a court in Chan Mya Thazi Township, Mandalay Division, sentenced Aye Thein, an activist

who provided support to child soldiers and forced labor victims seeking assistance from the International Labor Organization (ILO), to six months in prison with hard labor under Article 353 of the Criminal Code for assaulting a civil servant during his intervention in a March 2013 land dispute between community members and authorities.

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• On 23 July, Matupi Township Court, Chin State, convicted eight Chin women’s rights activists (six women

and two men) under Article 18 of the Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law. The activists had organized protests on 23 and 24 June in Matupi Township, against Tatmadaw impunity for sexual violence.

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The court ordered each of the activists to either pay a 30,000 kyat (approximately US$30) fine or serve one-month prison sentences.

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Sexual assault by security forces: November 2013-August 2014

1. 2 November: Three Tatmadaw soldiers

from LIB 286 gang-raped a 29-year-old Kachin woman in Sawng Hka Village, between Mogaung and Hpakant Townships, Kachin State.

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2. 11 November: A Tatmadaw soldier raped

an eight-year-old Kachin girl in Hka Lum Village, Hsenwi Township, Shan State.94

3.

24 December: A Tatmadaw soldier raped a 13-year-old Mon girl from Kyun-nye Village, Ye Township, Mon State.

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4. 8 January: Tatmadaw soldiers from LIB

298 gang-raped a Kachin woman traveling by bus on Myitkyina-Sumpra Bum Road, near Myitkyina, Kachin State.

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5. 25 January: A Tatmadaw soldier from

Battalion 315 beat and attempted to rape a 43-year-old Mon woman, near Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State.

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6. 6 February: Police attempted to rape a

woman in Pa Din Village, Maungdaw Township, Arakan State.

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7. 6 April: Tatmadaw soldiers in Nyoung

Chaung Village, Buthidaung Township, Arakan State, gang-raped a 40-year-old Rohingya woman.

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8. 10 April: Tatmadaw soldiers from LIB 320

gang-raped a 17-year-old girl in Ka Gam Village, Momauk Township, Kachin State.

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9. 16 May: Tatmadaw soldiers from LIB 568

raped a 15-year-old Kachin girl in Nam Gut Village, Kutkai Township, Shan State.

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10. 10 June: A soldier from LIB 269

attempted to rape and severely beat a 40-year-old Chin woman in Matupi Township, Chin State.

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ONGOING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

5. “Expresses concern about remaining human rights violations, including […] forced displacement, land confiscations, rape and other forms of sexual violence and torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, as well as violations of international humanitarian law, and urges the Government of Myanmar to step up its efforts to put an end to such violations;”

Sexual violence and torture Sexual assault has continued with impunity in Burma. Between November 2013 and August 2014, security forces committed at least ten incidents of rape or sexual assault against women and girls in Shan, Mon, Kachin, Arakan, and

Chin States.33 [See box, Sexual assault by security forces:

November 2013-August 2014] In July 2014, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) reported that over 2,000 women and girls sought help at 14 sexual assault victim support centers in Arakan and Kachin States.

34 UNFPA also found that the threat of sexual assault

by Tatmadaw soldiers, local officials, or police was cited as the chief reason for women in Kachin and Arakan States to flee their homes or seek asylum abroad.

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Tatmadaw soldiers have forcibly displaced villagers by opening fire on villages and torturing those who remain.

36

The Tatmadaw has also systematically tortured civilians, particularly in Kachin and Shan States, often with the excuse of searching for links to ethnic armed groups.

37 [See

Appendix IV for details of incidents] Laphai Gam and Brang Yung, two Kachin farmers who previously lived with their families in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs), have been serving seven-year prison terms under the Explosives Act and the Unlawful Associations Act since 2013 for alleged ties to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and have been subjected to torture.

38 On 5 June, Myitkyina District Court, Kachin State,

sentenced them to another 13 and 14 years in prison respectively for alleged links to a bomb plot.

39 The UN

Working Group on Arbitrary Detention determined their detention was arbitrary and urged the regime to immediately release them.

40

The police have also continued with the practice of torture. In July, police arrested a rickshaw driver without a warrant and tortured him, causing his death. After a family member filed a complaint, police threatened the family with arrest.

41 In September, the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) submitted a report to the 27

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session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), stating that the practice of police torture in Burma was “standard operating procedure.”

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Land confiscation The regime has failed to adequately address decades of land confiscation by the regime and the military, despite claims to the contrary.

43 In July, Parliament agreed to return land or pay compensation for less than

25% of the total acres confiscated by the military, while allowing the Tatmadaw to hold onto the rest.44

The 2008 constitution identifies the state as the ultimate owner of all property and authorizes it to claim and make all decisions surrounding natural resources. No safeguards for compensation or consultation exist.

45

Consequent legislation such as the Farmland Law (2012) provides additional legal justification to confiscate land.

46

In 2013 and 2014, the regime fast-tracked the development of three Special Economic Zones (SEZs), which have displaced communities, particularly those near resource-rich areas.

47 In the case of the Thilawa SEZ in

Rangoon, the regime and its development partner, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), resettled several families to land unsuitable for sustaining their livelihoods and, despite formal complaints from residents, failed to provide proper compensation.

48

In addition, regime security forces have often responded to protests related to land confiscation with disproportionate force.

49 Those protesting land confiscation and large-scale development projects have

frequently been arrested or imprisoned. In 2014, the regime sentenced at least 120 farmers for peaceful protests, most related to land confiscation.

50 [See Appendix I for full list of political prisoners]

CIVIL WAR AMID CEASEFIRE NEGOTIATIONS IN KACHIN AND SHAN STATES

8. “… urges full implementation of […] ceasefire agreements between other groups and the Government, including for all parties to protect the civilian population against ongoing violations of human rights and international humanitarian law and for safe, timely, full and unhindered humanitarian access to be granted to all areas, also welcomes the commitment by the Government to reach a nationwide ceasefire with ethnic armed groups, and encourages an all-inclusive political dialogue with the objective of achieving lasting peace;” Between November 2013 and August 2014, the regime formally met five times with a coalition of 16 ethnic armed groups for a new round of peace talks.

51 The talks frequently stalled due to disagreement over key

demands. [See Appendix II for more information on peace talks] The regime’s actions have been inconsistent with its claimed commitment to peace, including its unwillingness to allow for genuine political dialogue prior to the signing of a ceasefire agreement.

52

During the same ten-month period, Tatmadaw troops clashed at least 122 times with ethnic armed groups in Kachin and Shan States, including the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), the Shan State Army-North (SSA-N), the Shan State Army-South (SSA-S), the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA). [See Appendix III for details of clashes] Tatmadaw troops also attacked the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) twice in 2014, in violation of a 2012 ceasefire agreement.

53

The Tatmadaw also shelled Kachin and Shan villages, resulting in the displacement of thousands of villagers; looted homes; destroyed crops and livestock; and killed, tortured, and sexually assaulted civilians – including children.

54 [See Appendix IV for details of incidents] The Tatmadaw also continued to use rape as a weapon of

war in ethnic minority areas, with at least ten reports of rape and sexual assault of women and girls by security forces taking place in the period from November 2013 to August 2014.

55 [See box above, Sexual assault by

security forces: November 2013-August 2014] During late March and early April, the Tatmadaw heavily increased military presence in Southern Kachin State under the guise of preparing to help conduct the census in KIA-controlled areas.

56 In July 2014, UN Special

Rapporteur on human rights in Burma Yanghee Lee said that access to KIA-controlled areas remained limited for aid agencies.

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Religious Conversion Bill The regime has published the Religious Conversion Bill draft. Drafts of the other three bills are yet to be published. The Religious Conversion Bill will require anyone wishing to convert to another religion to submit a detailed application giving reasons for conversion, then submit to an interview by four members of a township registration board, who will make a decision in 90 days.

103 Anyone found guilty of

violating the law will be subject to a maximum of two years’ imprisonment and a fine of 200,000 kyat (US$200).

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Interfaith Marriage Bill Although not officially published, the Interfaith Marriage Bill would require women to seek permission from the state before marrying outside their faith. The initial draft proposed by the extremist Buddhist Organization for the Protection of National Race and Religion (OPNRR) stipulated that Muslim men who married Buddhist women would be required to convert to Buddhism, and that violators could face up to 10 years in prison.

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Population Control Bill The Population Control Bill is anticipated to apply on a national level for all Muslims and other religious minorities, effectively extending the existing Rohingya two-child policy currently being implemented in Arakan State. The bills target the Muslim population, but will consequently affect other religious minorities.

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DISCRIMINATION AND PERSECUTION AGAINST ROHINGYA CONTINUE

9. “Urges the Government of Myanmar to accelerate its efforts to address discrimination, human rights violations, violence, displacement and economic deprivation affecting various ethnic and religious minorities;” 10. “Reiterates its serious concern about the situation of the Rohingya minority in Rakhine State, including repeated instances of communal violence and other abuses in the past year, and about attacks against Muslim minorities elsewhere in the country, calls upon the Government of Myanmar to protect the civilian population from ongoing violence, to ensure full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, including full access to humanitarian assistance without discrimination, unhindered access across Rakhine State and the voluntary return of internally displaced persons and refugees to their communities of origin, to allow freedom of movement, equal access to full citizenship for the Rohingya minority and to address issues of land ownership and restitution of property, and, while welcoming some measures taken by the Government in this regard, encourages the Government to facilitate intercommunity dialogue and address the root causes of the issue, to undertake full, transparent and independent investigations into all reports of human rights violations and to ensure accountability and bring about reconciliation;” 12. “Calls upon the Government of Myanmar to step up its efforts to promote tolerance and peaceful coexistence in all sectors of society by, inter alia, encouraging interfaith dialogue and understanding and supporting community leaders in this direction;”

New and proposed discriminatory legislation In February, President Thein Sein expedited a package of four discriminatory bills aimed at restricting the rights of Rohingya and other Muslims. The bills, which make up the ‘National Race and Religion

Protection’ package, are: the Religious Conversion Bill; the Interfaith Marriage Bill; the Population Control Bill; and the Monogamy Bill. In July, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma Yanghee Lee said the bills were “incompatible with international human rights standards.”

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In June, over 80 international and local human rights groups called for the withdrawal of the Religious Conversion Bill, and 97 local and regional NGOs and CSOs called for the withdrawal of the Interfaith Marriage Bill. Following the 97 organizations’ statement, many activists received death threats as a result of their public support for the withdrawal of the bill.59 In addition, in March, the National Assembly approved a bill amending the Political Parties Registration Law, removing the right of temporary ID holders (which include many Rohingya) to form political parties.

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Pre-existing discriminatory laws and policies Other discriminatory laws and policies remain in effect, depriving Rohingya of many of their human rights. Rohingya are still denied citizenship. Under the provisions of the 1982 Citizenship Law, only the eight ethnic groups who settled in Burma prior to 1823 qualify for full citizenship. Individuals whose families were living in Arakan State prior to 4 January 1948 are eligible to apply for naturalized citizenship.

61 However, when the

military regime enacted the 1982 Citizenship Law, state officials seized many Rohingya families’ existing

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documentation, depriving them of evidence that they lived in Arakan State prior to 1948.62

Naturalized citizenship has been revoked by the state based on arbitrary accusations of “disturbing” other nationals or having ties outside of Burma.

63 The regime recognizes 135 ethnicities, deliberately excluding Rohingya,

Panthay, Gurkha, and other minorities that have lived in Burma for generations.64

In addition, Arakan State authorities continued to strictly enforce anti-Rohingya policies, including requiring permission for marriage and travel (Regional Order 1/2009) and restricting Rohingya to two children (Regional Order 1/2005).

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Failure to prevent or respond to inter-communal violence Since inter-communal violence erupted in Arakan State in June 2012, recurring outbreaks have continued to occur across Burma. Between December 2013 and August 2014, there were repeated incidents of anti-Muslim violence. Authorities failed to take effective measures to protect Rohingya and other Muslims, and have been slow to respond to attacks, including those which have resulted in multiple deaths.

66

According to the UN, between 9-13 January, Buddhist Rakhine and local police killed at least 48 Muslim Rohingya men, women, and children in an instance of anti-Muslim violence in Du Chee Yar Tan Village, Maungdaw Township, Arakan State.

67 The regime’s subsequent probe failed to adequately investigate the

killings, according to then-UN Special Rapporteur Tomás Ojea Quintana.68

In early July, extremist Buddhist mobs attacked Muslim shops, homes, and other buildings in Mandalay Division, killing two and injuring 14, after extremist Buddhist monk U Wirathu shared a post on Facebook that falsely accused two Muslim teashop owners in Mandalay of raping a Buddhist woman.

69 Riot police failed to

stop the targeting of Muslims.70

[See Appendix V for details of additional instances] Following widespread anti-Muslim violence in 2012, at least 137,000 people, mostly Rohingya, remain displaced.71 In addition, there are currently at least 1.3 million Rohingya refugees living in other countries.72 Hate speech and incitement to violence Through its failure to adequately respond to instances of hate speech and inter-communal violence, the regime has perpetuated an environment that fosters such behavior. This environment has led to anti-Muslim violence, as well as the targeting of moderates and international NGOs, including an attack by Buddhist Rakhine on international aid workers in March.

73 [See Appendix V for details of additional instances]

In July, Minority Rights Group International ranked Burma 8

th in a list of the world’s most dangerous nations

for minorities, noting that hate speech was on the rise and that hate crimes against Rohingya had reached the scale of “mass atrocities.” It linked U Wirathu and the ‘969’ movement to violence and a “coordinated anti-Muslim campaign.”

74 UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee also expressed concern about the spread of hate

speech and incitement to violence.75

1.2 MILLION PEOPLE EXCLUDED FROM 2014 CENSUS

From 30 March to 10 April, Burma conducted its first nationwide census in more than 30 years. In August, the regime Immigration and Population Ministry announced that Burma’s population stood at 51 million people, nearly 10 million fewer than previously estimated.

76 The census left out 1.2 million people from Arakan,

Kachin, and Karen States, including an estimated 1.09 million Rohingya, as well as Burma’s migrant labor population abroad.77 There were several incidents of violence surrounding the census data collection and its aftermath; the Tatmadaw heavily increased militarization in Kachin State during March and April, under the guise of preparing to help conduct the census in Kachin Independence Organization (KIO)-controlled areas.

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Regime actions since the conclusion of the official census have further threatened the right of Rohingya to self-identify. In June, the regime began a ‘citizenship assessment’ in Myebon Township, Arakan State, with the stated intention of allowing those individuals who identified as ‘Bengali’ in the census to apply for citizenship, while excluding those who identified as Rohingya.

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In August, Arakan State’s Emergency Coordination Centre – a body that monitors the activities of aid organizations in the state – submitted a proposal to President Thein Sein to urge the internment of all Rohingya in detention camps, if the results of the ‘citizenship assessment’ process proved that they were “illegal settlers.”

80 The proposal was backed by 40 Rakhine civil society groups.

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Additionally, a ‘data collection’ exercise in Maungdaw Township that originally began in June appeared to be linked with a form of ‘citizenship assessment.’

82 In August, this resulted in several incidents of arbitrary arrest,

sexual assault, torture, and violence in Rohingya villages of Maungdaw Township, perpetrated by local authorities, regime border police, and Tatmadaw troops, resulting in the death of one Rohingya man.

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AID SITUATION REMAINS DIRE IN ARAKAN STATE

13. “…Welcomes the steps taken by the Government of Myanmar to improve engagement and cooperation with the United Nations and other international actors […]” In February 2014, the regime suspended the activities of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Holland, in apparent retaliation for an MSF-Holland report related to the treatment of 22 patients following violence in January in which Buddhist Rakhine and local police killed at least 48 Muslim Rohingya in Arakan State.

84 While the

regime subsequently allowed MSF-Holland to resume some of its activities in Burma, negotiations with MSF-Holland have not led to a return of the organization to Arakan State.

85

More foreign aid agencies ceased operations in Arakan State in March after extremist Buddhist Rakhine mobs attacked the offices and homes of international aid workers.

86 The majority of the aid organizations have

returned with reduced staff.87

However, the absence of MSF-Holland, the largest aid organization that operated

in Arakan State, has resulted in an overall reduction in healthcare services.88

In April, the regime authorized the Emergency Coordination Center (ECC) to take charge of monitoring aid operations.

89 Since then, the ECC (which consists of regime authorities, local Arakan State authorities, and

Rakhine community members) has required that an ECC member accompany aid workers during any activities and has stipulated that aid organizations must apply one week in advance for any movement within the state.

90

The aid suspension and restrictions have produced a dire situation for more than 800,000 people in Arakan State, including 137,000 displaced Muslim Rohingya.

91 The lack of access to aid has already led to an increase

in deaths from treatable diseases, particularly among children, and has heightened the risk of additional outbreaks.

92 [See Appendix VI for details]

1 Irrawaddy (12 Jun 14) Parliament Committee Deals Blow to Suu Kyi’s Presidential Hopes; AP (13 Jun 14) Myanmar committee’s

vote a setback for Suu Kyi; Reuters (13 Jun 14) Myanmar panel deals blow to Suu Kyi’s chances of becoming president 2 Irrawaddy (14 Jul 14) Burma’s Election Commission Approves Campaign Rules; EMG (11 Jul 14) Commission approves drafted election campaign rules ignoring political parties’ request 3 Irrawaddy (15 May 14) Election Campaign Rules Spark Concern Among Opposition Parties; RFA (15 May 14) Myanmar Opposition Concerned Over Proposed Campaign Rules; Mizzima News (14 May 14) Election campaign laws spark debate 4 DVB (02 Aug 14) Election Commission backtracks on new campaign rules 5 Mizzima News (14 May 14) Election campaign laws spark debate 6 Irrawaddy (20 Mar 14) Upper House Approves Ban on Politics for Non-Citizens; EMG (21 Mar 14) Myanmar politics for citizens only: New law 7 Irrawaddy (15 Jun 10) Political Parties Can’t Afford Campaign Material; Mizzima News (17 Aug 10) Political parties face old foes of time and money; Narinjara News (17 Aug 10) RNDP to Contest in 15 Townships in Arakan; Irrawaddy (20 Aug 10) Chin Party Struggling to Pay Candidates’ Fees; Khonumthung News (06 Sep 10) CNP hemmed in by fund constraints and time; Myanmar Times (13 Sep 10) Democracy Congress ‘finished’: founder

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8 Irrawaddy (18 Mar 10) Newly-registered Parties Face Financing Problems; Reuters (10 Mar 10) Western sanctions fuel rare strikes in Myanmar; NLM (18 Mar 10) Meeting (6/2010) of Union Election Commission takes place 9 Irrawaddy (13 Jun 14) Burma’s Upper House Votes to Change Electoral System; Myanmar Times (25 Jul 14) Free and fair?

Opposition says no; Myanmar Times (23 Jun 14) Electoral change motion reveals true political colours; Myanmar Times (25 Aug 14)

Parliamentary commission proposes open list PR system 10 DVB (11 Jun 14) Debate on proportional representation continues in parliament; SHAN (11 Jun 14) Ethnic political party alliance opposes proportional representation system; Myanmar Times (23 Jun 14) Electoral change motion reveals true political colours 11 Irrawaddy (19 Mar 14) President Signs New Media Laws, to Mixed Reaction From Journalists; Myanmar Times (24 Mar 14) Confusion and apprehension over new media laws 12 Irrawaddy (19 Mar 14) President Signs New Media Laws, to Mixed Reaction From Journalists; Myanmar Times (24 Mar 14) Confusion and apprehension over new media laws 13 DVB (06 Jan 14) Permit denied for journalists seeking justice for Ma Khine; EMG (27 Apr 14) Protesting Journalists from Pyay and Aunglan Call for Press Freedom; DVB (28 Apr 14) Mizzima reporter arrested for protesting media suppression; Irrawaddy (12 Jul 14) Journalists Protesting Sentencing Barred From Thein Sein Event 14 Irrawaddy (28 Jan 14) Govt Rejects Call for Int’l Investigation Into Alleged Rohingya Killings; UN News Centre (23 Jan 14) Top UN officials call for probe into latest violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state; Irrawaddy (11 Mar 14) Foreign Press Visa Curbs Not Tied to Rohingya Reporting; Mizzima News (14 Feb 14) Foreign journalists to get one-month visas 15 Irrawaddy (23 Dec 13) Prison Term for Reporter Leads to Outcry Over Media Freedom 16 RFA (10 Jul 14) Myanmar Hands Journalists Ten Years Hard Labor Over Chemical Weapons Report; DVB (10 Jul 14) Journalists sentenced to 10 years for revealing ‘state secrets’ 17

DVB (03 Feb 14) Journalists arrested after publication of Chemical Weapons story; Irrawaddy (02 Feb 14) Journalists Detained for Reporting Alleged Burmese Chemical Weapons Factory 18 AP (08 Apr 14) Myanmar journalist gets jail time for trespassing 19 DVB (08 Jul 14) Editors detained after Suu Kyi takeover report; DVB (19 Jul 14) Burmese newspaper publisher arrested in Thailand; Irrawaddy (21 Jul 14) Thailand Arrests 3 in Burma Newspaper Trial; RSF (25 Jul 14) Four detained newspaper journalists appear in court on Emergency Provisions Act charges; EMG (22 Aug 14) Trial of three editors from Bi Mon Te Nay Journal postponed to August 20 DVB (19 Jul 14) Burmese newspaper publisher arrested in Thailand; Irrawaddy (21 Jul 14) Thailand Arrests 3 in Burma Newspaper Trial; RSF (25 Jul 14) Four detained newspaper journalists appear in court on Emergency Provisions Act charges 21 DVB (04 Aug 14) Charges reduced in Bi Mon Te Nay trial; Irrawaddy (15 Aug 14) Bi Mon Te Nay Journalists Denied Bail; EMG (07 Aug 14) Journalists face ‘lesser charge’ over false article 22 FIDH (10 Jan 14) Burma: President Thein Sein fails to keep his promise to release all political prisoners by year-end 23 AAPP (Feb 14-Sep 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for January-August 2014 24 AAPP (Sep 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for August 2014 25 EMG (06 May 14) MDCF activist detained for anti-government protest; EMG (25 Jun 14) Activist gets six more months in prison for leaflet protest; RFA (09 Jul 14) Myanmar Activist Gets Yet Another Jail Term in Pursuit of Justice; EMG (02 Aug 14) Activist jailed for defamatory charge; EMG (02 Aug 14) Activist jailed for insulting the State; DVB (07 Aug 14) Activist sentenced to one year for false claims of NLD coup; EMG (12 Aug 14) Htin Kyaw sentenced to another year in prison; MDCF (Aug 14) Interview with MDCF member; EMG (19 Aug 14) MDCF’s founder gets another year in prison; EMG (04 Sep 14) Activist could face more than a decade in prison, as sentences pile up; Irrawaddy (11 Sep 14) Activist’s Prison Term Rises to More Than a Decade 26 DVB (11 Feb 14) Latpadaung activist Thaw Zin detained 27 DVB (25 Mar 14) Latpadaung activist Thaw Zin sentenced to 15 months 28

Mizzima News (20 Aug 14) Protest leader sentenced to four months with hard labour; DVB (21 Aug 14) Michaungkan activist sentenced to 8 months; EMG (21 Aug 14) Land-rights leader jailed; DVB (21 Aug 14) Michaungkan activist sentenced to 8 months; Irrawaddy (21 Aug 14) Rangoon Land Protest Leader Gets 8 Months in Prison 29 EMG (11 Sep 14) Michaungkan protest leader receives 4-month jail term 30 FIDH (15 Jul 14) Who are Burma’s political prisoners?; AAPP (May 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma’s Political Prisoners for June 2014 31Chinland Guardian (23 June 14) Chin woman seriously injured during attempted rape by Burma Army soldier; CHRO (25 Jul 14) Burma: Eight Chin activists convicted; fined 32 CHRO (25 Jul 14) Burma: Eight Chin activists convicted; fined; DVB (24 Jul 14) Chin activists found guilty of illegal protest against rape 33 Kachinland News (12 Nov 13) An 8-Year-Old Girl Raped By a Burmese Army Private; IMNA (09 Jan 14) Army covers up alleged rape by giving family money; Irrawaddy (15 Jan 14) Concerns Over Impunity in Burma Soldier’s Alleged Rape of 13-Year-Old; Independent Mon News Agency (09 Jan 14) Army covers up alleged rape by giving family money; Irrawaddy (29 Jan 14) Soldier Accused of Rape Attempt in Mon State; Kaladan News (07 Feb 14) Rakhine set to fire Gawdusara village in Maungdaw south; Kaladan News (08 Apr 14) More Army Battalions in Maungdaw; KIC (22 Apr 14) Ethnic Women ‘Ignored, Abused And Victimized’; Kachinland News (19 May 14) Burmese Government Soldiers Raped 15-year-old Girl and Ransacked Civilian Homes; Chinland Guardian (23 Jun 14) Chin woman seriously injured during attempted rape by Burma Army soldier 34 UNFPA (04 Jul 14) Ending sexual violence in conflict through the establishment of Women and Girl Centres in Myanmar 35 UNFPA (04 Jul 14) Ending sexual violence in conflict through the establishment of Women and Girl Centres in Myanmar 36 Fortify Rights (09 Jun 14) ‘I Thought They Would Kill Me’: Ending Wartime Torture in Northern Myanmar 37 Fortify Rights (09 Jun 14) ‘I Thought They Would Kill Me’: Ending Wartime Torture in Northern Myanmar 38 Irrawaddy (06 Jun 14) After Alleged Torture, Three Kachin Men Sentenced for Explosives Offenses; DVB (06 Jun 14) Kachin

court slaps jailed IDPs with additional sentences; BCUK (06 Feb 14) Laphai Gam Detention Illegal Says United Nations; BCUK (11

Jul 14) Brang Yung Detention Illegal Says United Nations

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39 Irrawaddy (06 Jun 14) After Alleged Torture, Three Kachin Men Sentenced for Explosives Offenses; DVB (06 Jun 14) Kachin

court slaps jailed IDPs with additional sentences 40 BCUK (06 Feb 14) Laphai Gam Detention Illegal Says United Nations; BCUK (11 Jul 14) Brang Yung Detention Illegal Says United Nations; FIDH (15 Jul 14) Who are Burma’s political prisoners? 41

AHRC (08 Sep 14) BURMA: Practice of Torture by Law Enforcement Agencies 42

ALRC (04 Sep 14) Submission to HRC 27th session, Agenda Item 3, General Debate: BURMA / MYANMAR: Features of the practice of torture by law enforcement agencies 43 Myanmar Times (07 Jul 14) MPs pressure govt to return farmland 44 DVB (03 Jul 14) Burmese army plans to return only a quarter of seized land nationwide 45 Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2008), Chapter 1 46 AHRC (01 Nov 11) BURMA: Draft land law denies basic rights to farmers 47 China Economy Times (30 May 14) Myanmar develops three SEZs with full speed and Chinese companies should play their role; EMG (05 Jun 14) Survey commences on railway to China; SGM (Sep 11) Sold Out: Launch of China pipeline project unleashes abuse across Burma; Arakan Oil Watch (Dec 12) Danger Zone; TNI (Sep 12) Land grabbing in Dawei (Myanmar: Burma): An (inter)national human rights concern; Mizzima News (07 Oct 11) Authorities of Dawei deep seaport threaten land owners to sell at low price; Myanmar Times (11 Feb 13) Impending evictions taint Thilawa economic zone; KHRG (15 Mar 13) Losing Ground - Land conflicts and collective action in eastern Myanmar 48 Bangkok Post (12 May 14) Time for transparency, Myanmar-based businesses told; The Guardian (13 May 14) Burma's investment rush is leaving the poor majority behind; Japan Times (02 Jun 14) JICA said funding Myanmar evictions; Irrawaddy (03 Jun 14) Thilawa Residents Formally Complain to Tokyo; Asian Tribune (03 Jun 14) Displaced Villagers File Complaint Regarding Japan’s Investment in Myanmar’s Thilawa Special Economic Zone; DVB (06 Jun 14) Displaced Thilawa villagers descend on Tokyo 49 DVB (15 Aug 14) Sintgu farmers clash with police in plough protest 50 AAPP (Feb 14-Aug 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for January-July 2014; DVB (20 Aug 14) Farmers sentenced 8 months for Mandalay plough protest 51 NLM (06 Nov 13) Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Press Release Team, Press Release No. 17/2013, 3rd Waxing of Tazaungmon, 1375 ME (5th November, 2013) 52 DVB (26 August 14) Military is committed to peace process, says Thein Sein; Myawady (26 Aug 14) Senior General discusses peace process with national race leaders; Irrawaddy (27 Aug 14) Shan, Wa and Mongla Leaders Meet Burmese President and Army Chief; SHAN (02 Jun 14) Peace Process: A lot done, more needs to be done 53 KIC (14 Jan 14) Burma Army Violates Ceasefire; KIC (17 Jun 14) Ceasefire Under Threat as Burma Army’s Attack on Karen Army Kills One and Wounds One; Irrawaddy (17 Jun 14) Trust Shaken as Burma Army Allegedly Attacks Karen Soldiers 54 WLB (14 Jan 14) Same Impunity, Same Patterns 55 Kachinland News (12 Nov 13) An 8-Year-Old Girl Raped By a Burmese Army Private; IMNA (09 Jan 14) Army covers up alleged rape by giving family money; Irrawaddy (15 Jan 14) Concerns Over Impunity in Burma Soldier’s Alleged Rape of 13-Year-Old; Independent Mon News Agency (09 Jan 14) Army covers up alleged rape by giving family money; Irrawaddy (29 Jan 14) Soldier Accused of Rape Attempt in Mon State; Kaladan News (07 Feb 14) Rakhine set to fire Gawdusara village in Maungdaw south; Kaladan News (08 Apr 14) More Army Battalions in Maungdaw; KIC (22 Apr 14) Ethnic Women ‘Ignored, Abused And Victimized’; Kachinland News (19 May 14) Burmese Government Soldiers Raped 15-year-old Girl and Ransacked Civilian Homes; Chinland Guardian (23 Jun 14) Chin woman seriously injured during attempted rape by Burma Army soldier; WLB (14 Jan 14) Same Impunity, Same Patterns 56 Kachinland News (11 Apr 14) KIA Under Attack On Several Fronts; Irrawaddy (21 Apr 14) 5,000 Displaced by Kachin Clashes Amid KIO Leader’s US Visit 57 UNIC Yangon (26 Jul 14) Statement of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar 58

UNIC Yangon (26 Jul 14) Statement of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar 59 Irrawaddy (04 Jun 14) Activists Face Violent Threats After Opposing Interfaith Marriage Bill 60 Irrawaddy (20 Mar 14) Upper House Approves Ban on Politics for Non-Citizens; EMG (21 Mar 14) Myanmar politics for citizens only: New law 61 Burma Citizenship Law (1982) Chapter IV - Naturalized Citizenship 62 Pacific Rim Law and Policy Journal (Jun 14) The Slow-Burning Genocide of Myanmar’s Rohingya 63 Burma Citizenship Law (1982) Chapter IV - Naturalized Citizenship; Altsean interview (04 Sep 14) [name and location withheld for security reasons] 64

Ministry of Hotels and Tourism (18 Aug 10) The 8 Major National Ethnic Races in Burma; Pacific Rim Law and Policy Journal (Jun 14) The Slow-Burning Genocide of Myanmar’s Rohingya 65

Fortify Rights (25 Feb 14) Policies of Persecution: Ending Abusive State Policies Against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar 66 US State Department (28 Jul 14) Burma 2013 International Religious Freedom Report 67 UN News Centre (23 Jan 14) Top UN officials call for probe into latest violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state 68 UNHRC (12 Mar 14) Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana 69 DVB (02 Jul 14) Police line streets of Mandalay after fresh riots; AFP (03 Jul 14) Sectarian unrest shakes major Myanmar city; AFP (21 Jul 14) 'False rape' caused Myanmar riots 70 Reuters (02 Jul 14) Myanmar police fire rubber bullets to end sectarian trouble in Mandalay; DVB (20 Jul 14) Police line streets of Mandalay after fresh riots; AFP (03 Jul 14) Sectarian unrest shakes major Myanmar city; Irrawaddy (02 Jul 14) 5 Injured in Mandalay Unrest, Damage Limited: Police; AFP (05 Jul 14) Mob burns school in riot-hit Myanmar city; DVB (05 Jul 14) Supreme Court lawyer criticises Mandalay govt handling of riots 71 OCHA (31 Jul 14) MYANMAR: Snapshot of Humanitarian Issues 72 UNHCR (28 Apr 14) Rohingya in Malaysia open doors to newcomers; UNHCR (15 Jul 14) Human Rights Watch, UNHCR and Refugees Raise Concerns As Reports That Thai Military To Return Refugees After Reaching Agreement with Burma’s Military; Malaysian Insider (10 Jul 14) Bangladesh bans marriages for Rohingya Muslim refugees; Times of India (26 May 12) Delhi plays reluctant host to Myanmar's nowhere people; Kaladan News (20 Jul 07) The Situation of Rohingya in UAE

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73 RFA (27 Mar 14) Mobs Attack Offices of UN, Aid Groups in Myanmar’s Rakhine State; DVB (27 Mar 14) Buddhist mob attacks aid offices in Sittwe; AFP (27 Mar 14) Foreign aid groups, UN targeted by Myanmar mob; Irrawaddy (17 June 14) Festival Cancels Film on Anti-Muslim Violence After Social Media Criticism; DVB (20 June 14) Human Rights film festival concludes, but not without controversy; Diplomat (25 June 14) Religious Extremists Target Myanmar Film Festival 74 MRG (03 Jul 14) State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2014 – Events of 2013 75 UNIC Yangon (26 Jul 14) Statement of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar 76 UNFPA (30 Aug 14) Myanmar releases population count from census; AFP (30 Aug 14) Myanmar census shows population 9 mn fewer than estimated; AP (29 Aug 14) Myanmar discovers it has only 51 million people 77 UNFPA (30 Aug 14) Myanmar releases population count from census 78 Kachinland News (11 Apr 14) KIA Under Attack On Several Fronts; Irrawaddy (21 Apr 14) 5,000 Displaced by Kachin Clashes Amid KIO Leader’s US Visit; Irrawaddy (04 Apr 14) TNLA Clashes With Burma Army as Census Continues 79

Mizzima (16 June 14) 'Bengalis' being assessed for citizenship, says official; Irrawaddy (07 Aug 14) Screening of ‘Bengali’ Citizenship Bids Begins in Arakan State; Narinjara News (24 Aug 14) Interview with U Maung Maung Than on Burmese citizenship status scrutinizing process; EMG (29 Aug 14) Bengalis can apply for citizenship, but not Rohingyas: minister 80 Thomson Reuters Foundation (27 Aug 14) For Burma’s Rohingya, a Permanent Segregation? 81 Irrawaddy (22 Aug 14) Arakanese Leaders to Propose Detention Camps for Undocumented Rohingya; Mizzima News (21 Aug 14) Rakhine groups want undocumented Muslims settled in camps, says ECC member 82 EMG (19 June 14) Rakhine border survey continues despite resistance; Kaladan News (29 Aug 14) Security force killed one, more injure for rejecting the so-called population data collection program in Maungdaw 83 Kaladan News (29 Aug 14) Security force killed one, more injure for rejecting the so-called population data collection program in Maungdaw; Kaladan News (11 Aug 14) Rohingyas detained, forced to take part in so called data collection 84 MSF (01 Mar 14) Myanmar: MSF to resume HIV/AIDS and all other activities in Kachin, Shan and Yangon but concerns remain; AP (28 Feb 14) Doctors Without Borders expelled from Myanmar; Reuters (28 Feb 14) U.S. concerned by reports Myanmar suspends MSF in Rakhine State; Irrawaddy (17 Feb 14) MSF, Human Rights Commission at Odds Over Maungdaw Violence; UN News Centre (23 Jan 14) Top UN officials call for probe into latest violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State 85 MSF (01 Mar 14) Myanmar: MSF to resume HIV/AIDS and all other activities in Kachin, Shan and Yangon but concerns remain; NLM (02 Mar 14) Press Release of Ministry of Health; Mizzima News (03 Mar 14) MSF to cease operating in Rakhine State only, says ministry; AFP (02 Mar 14) Myanmar allows partial resumption of MSF operations; AFP (25 Jul 14) Myanmar invites MSF back; Myanmar Times (01 Aug 14) MSF submits draft agreement to Ministry of Health 86 DVB (27 Mar 14) Buddhist mob attacks aid offices in Sittwe, Irrawaddy (27 Mar 14) Arakanese Mob Attacks Aid Group Offices, Forces Staff to Flee, AFP (27 Mar 14) Foreign aid groups, UN targeted by Myanmar mob; RFA (27 Mar 14) Mobs Attack Offices of UN, Aid Groups in Myanmar’s Rakhine State 87 OCHA (20 May 14) Humanitarian Bulletin Myanmar, Issue 4; Irrawaddy (26 May 14) Arakanese Groups to ‘Monitor’ Aid Operations for Rohingya 88

OCHA (20 Aug 14) Humanitarian Bulletin Myanmar, Issue 7, July 2014 89

DVB (23 Apr 14) Children in Arakan State face malnutrition after aid workers’ exodus; UN Country Team in Myanmar (30 Apr 13) Inter-Agency Preparedness/Contingency Plan-Rakhine State, Myanmar; RFA (23 Apr 14) Aid Groups in Rakhine State Required to Report Activities in Advance 90 DVB (02 May 14) Aid workers negotiate terms in Arakan; OCHA (20 Aug 14) Humanitarian Bulletin Myanmar, Issue 7: 1 to 31

July; DVB (23 Apr 14) Children in Arakan State face malnutrition after aid workers’ exodus; UN Country Team in Myanmar (30 Apr

13) Inter-Agency Preparedness/Contingency Plan-Rakhine State, Myanmar; RFA (23 Apr 14) Aid Groups in Rakhine State Required

to Report Activities in Advance 91 IRIN (01 Apr 14) Aid workers keen to return to tense western Myanmar; AFP (03 Apr 14) UN warns of health crisis in Myanmar; AFP (01 Apr 14) Food shortages loom as aid workers flee west Myanmar; DVB (05 Apr 14) Authorities accused of undermining efforts to resume Arakan aid; OHCHR (07 Apr 14) Myanmar: UN expert raises alarm on Rakhine State; OCHA (31 Jul 14) MYANMAR: Snapshot of Humanitarian Issues; Altsean interview (04 Sep 14) [name and location withheld for security reasons] 92 OCHA (20 May 14) Humanitarian Bulletin Myanmar, Issue 4, April 2014; OCHA (20 Aug 14) Myanmar Humanitarian Bulletin Issue 7, July 2014; Myanmar Times (03 Apr 14) In the shadow of the census, a health crisis unfolds

93 Kachinland News (06 Nov 13) 286th LIR Soldiers Raped a 29-year-old Mother

94 Kachinland News (12 Nov 13) An 8-Year-Old Girl Raped By a Burmese Army Private

95 IMNA (09 Jan 14) Army covers up alleged rape by giving family money; Irrawaddy (15 Jan 14) Concerns Over Impunity in Burma Soldier’s Alleged Rape of 13-Year-Old

96 Kachinland News (10 Jan 14) Burmese Army Soldiers Raping Ethnic Women With Impunity

97 Irrawaddy (29 Jan 14) Soldier Accused of Rape Attempt in Mon State

98 Kaladan News (07 Feb 14) Rakhine set to fire Gawdusara village in Maungdaw south

99 Kaladan News (08 Apr 14) More Army Battalions in Maungdaw

100 KIC (22 Apr 14) Ethnic Women ‘Ignored, Abused And Victimized’ 101 Kachinland News (19 May 14) Burmese Government Soldiers Raped 15-year-old Girl and Ransacked Civilian Homes

102 Chinland Guardian (23 Jun 14) Chin woman seriously injured during attempted rape by Burma Army soldier

103 DVB (28 May 14) Burma invites public to review faith conversion bill; Irrawaddy (27 May 14) Burmese Govt Publishes Draft of Religious Conversion Bill; Mizzima News (27 May 14) Public suggestions invited on draft religious conversion law

104 AFP (27 May 14) Myanmar mulls religious conversion curbs; DVB (28 May 14) Burma invites public to review faith conversion bill; RFA (27 May 14) Myanmar Publishes Draft of Religious Conversion Bill 105 Irrawaddy (13 Jun 13) Monks’ Convention in Burma Calls for Restricting Buddhist-Muslim Marriage; Mizzima News (14 Jun 13) Monks propose restricting interfaith marriages; Myanmar Times (21 Jun 13) Monks to amend controversial marriage law

106 Altsean interview (07 Sep 14) [name and location withheld for security reasons]; Irrawaddy (02 Apr 14) Draft Law on Religious Conversion to Be Finished by June: Deputy Minister

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Appendix I 158 DOCUMENTED NEW ARRESTS AND IMPRISONMENT OF ACTIVISTS & HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS (AS OF 15 SEPTEMBER 2014)

# Name Date of arrest

Location of court/incident Date sentenced/charge

Law Reason for arrest Sentence/ Status

1 Htin Kyaw

1

(activist) 5 May 14

Shwepyithar Township, Rangoon Division

11 Sep 14 Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code Protest against land confiscation, distribution of anti-regime pamphlets

2 years

North Okkalapa Township, Rangoon Division

3 Sep 14 Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code & Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law

Protest against land confiscation, distribution of anti-regime pamphlets

1 year and 4 months with hard labor

Dagon Seikkan Township, Rangoon Division

19 Aug 14 Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code Protest against land confiscation, distribution of anti-regime pamphlets

1 year with hard labor

Hlaing Tharyar Township, Rangoon Division



Mayangone Township, Rangoon Division



Thingangyun Township, Rangoon Division



South Dagon Township, Rangoon Division



North Dagon Township, Rangoon Division

21 Jul 14 Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code Protest against land confiscation, distribution of anti-regime pamphlets


East Dagon Township, Rangoon Division

21 Jul 14 Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code Protest against land confiscation, distribution of anti-regime pamphlets


Bahan Township, Rangoon Division

9 Jul 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest against land confiscation, distribution of anti-regime pamphlets

3 months

South Okkalapa Township, Rangoon Division

24 Jun 14 Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code Protest against land confiscation, distribution of anti-regime pamphlets

6 months with hard labor

Kyauktada Township, Rangoon Division

4 Jun 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest against land confiscation, distribution of anti-regime pamphlets

3 months

2 Sein Than

2

(activist) 27 Jul 14


10 Sep 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Leadership of a protest over land confiscation



20 Aug 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Leadership of a protest over land confiscation

4 months

Latha Township, Rangoon Division

19 Aug 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Leadership of a protest over land confiscation


3 Win Hlaing3 Unknown Prome Township, Pegu Division 28 Aug 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Unknown 3 months

1 EMG (06 May 14) MDCF activist detained for anti-government protest; EMG (25 Jun 14) Activist gets six more months in prison for leaflet protest; RFA (09 Jul 14) Myanmar Activist Gets Yet Another Jail Term in Pursuit of Justice; EMG (02 Aug 14) Activist jailed for insulting the State; EMG (02 Aug 14) Activist jailed for defamatory charge; EMG (02 Aug 14) Activist jailed for insulting the State; DVB (07 Aug 14) Activist sentenced to one year for false claims of NLD coup; EMG (12 Aug 14) Htin Kyaw sentenced to another year in prison; MDCF (Aug 14) Interview with MDCF member; EMG (19 Aug 14) MDCF’s founder gets another year in prison; EMG (04 Sep 14) Activist could face more than a decade in prison, as sentences pile up; Irrawaddy (11 Sep 14) Activist’s Prison Term Rises to More Than a Decade 2 Mizzima News (20 Aug 14) Protest leader sentenced to four months with hard labour; DVB (21 Aug 14) Michaungkan activist sentenced to 8 months; AI (04 Sep 14) Myanmar: Imprisoned for peacefully protesting: U Sein Than; EMG (11 Sep 14) Michaungkan protest leader receives 4-month jail term 3 AAPP (Aug 14) Monthly Chronology List


(activist)

4 Wai Lu

4

(activist) 28 Mar 14


25 Aug 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest against electricity price hike, protest against the eviction of Moehti Moemi gold miners

3 months

5 Win Cho

5

(activist)

Unknown Kyauktada Township, Rangoon Division

25 Aug 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest against electricity price hike 3 months

18 Jan 14 Kyauktada Township, Rangoon Division

1 Apr 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Leadership of a farmers protest 3 months, sentence completed

6 Aung Soe

6

(activist) Unknown

Maymyo Township, Mandalay Division

6 Aug 14 Articles 143, 145, and 505(b) of the Criminal Code

Unknown 3 years and 6 months

7 Tin Win

7

(activist) Feb 14

Pakokku Township, Magwe Division

12 Aug 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest over disputed electricity charges 1 month

8 Mya Swe

8

(activist) Feb 14



9 Win Myint

9

(activist) Feb 14



10 Nyunt Aung

10

(activist) Feb 14



11 Zaw Myo Khine

11

(activist) Feb 14



12 Zin Ko Win

12

(activist) Feb 14



13 Phoe Toat

13

(activist) Feb 14



14 Tun Hlaing

14

(activist) Feb 14



15 Ngun Chin Pay

15

(f) (activist) 24 Jun 14 Matupi Township, Chin State 23 Jul 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest against impunity for sexual violence 30,000 kyat

16 Sui Sui Kyi

16 (f)

(activist) 24 Jun 14 Matupi Township, Chin State 23 Jul 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest against impunity for sexual violence 30,000 kyat

17 Kaw Htwe

17 (f)


4 DVB (26 Aug 14) Activists Win Cho and Wai Lu sentenced to 3 months; AAPP (Aug 14) Monthly Chronology List 5 DVB (02 Apr 14) Protest leaders sentenced to 3 months in prison; DVB (26 Aug 14) Activists Win Cho and Wai Lu sentenced to 3 months 6 AAPP (Sep 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for August 2014 7 AAPP (Sep 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for August 2014 8 AAPP (Sep 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for August 2014 9 AAPP (Sep 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for August 2014 10 AAPP (Sep 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for August 2014 11 AAPP (Sep 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for August 2014 12 AAPP (Sep 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for August 2014 13 AAPP (Sep 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for August 2014 14 AAPP (Sep 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for August 2014 15 DVB (14 Jul 14) Chin activists found guilty of illegal protest against rape 16 DVB (14 Jul 14) Chin activists found guilty of illegal protest against rape 17 DVB (14 Jul 14) Chin activists found guilty of illegal protest against rape


18 Khin Khin Zi

18 (f)


19 Thang Zing

19 (f)


20 Khin Thluai Par

20

(f) (activist) 24 Jun 14 Matupi Township, Chin State 23 Jul 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest against impunity for sexual violence 30,000 kyat

21 Maun Han

21


22 Tei Maung

22


23 Myint Aye23

24 Jun 14 Prome Township, Pegu Division 23 Jul 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest calling for the resignation of a regime official

30,000 kyat

24 Kyaw Swe24

24 Jun 14 Prome Township, Pegu Division 22 Jul 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Solo protest against Letpadaung copper mine

30,000 kyat

25 Yae Khe25

26 Apr 14 Prome, Pegu Division 17 Jul 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest against Zaw Pe's imprisonment 20,000 kyat

26 Kyu Lwin

26

(farmer) 27 Jun 14

Tavoy Township, Tenasserim Division

16 Jul 14

Voluntary causation of grievous hurt to deter a public servant from his duty, defamation or verbal abuse, and destruction of evidence

Protest against land confiscation 9 months and 15 days

27 Thaung Nyunt

27

(farmer) 27 Jun 14


16 Jul 14 Voluntary causation of grievous hurt to deter a public servant from his duty and defaming or verbal abuse

Protest against land confiscation 6 months

28 Tun Tun Oo

28

(farmer) 27 Jun 14


16 Jul 14 Voluntary causation of grievous hurt to deter a public servant from duty

Protest against land confiscation 3 months

29 Kaung Tun

29

(farmer) N/A

Kantbalu Township, Sagaing Division

14 Jul 14 Article 427 and 447 of the Criminal Code Leadership in plow protest 3 years

30 Lu Maw Naing

30

(media) 31 Jan 14


10 Jul 14 1923 Official Secrets Act Report on a chemical weapons factory 10 years with hard labor

31 Paing Thet Kyaw

31

(media) 1 Feb 14



32 Yazar Oo32

1 Feb 14 Pakokku Township, Magwe 10 Jul 14 1923 Official Secrets Act Report on a chemical weapons factory 10 years with

18 DVB (14 Jul 14) Chin activists found guilty of illegal protest against rape 19 DVB (14 Jul 14) Chin activists found guilty of illegal protest against rape 20 DVB (14 Jul 14) Chin activists found guilty of illegal protest against rape 21 DVB (14 Jul 14) Chin activists found guilty of illegal protest against rape 22 DVB (14 Jul 14) Chin activists found guilty of illegal protest against rape 23 AAPP (Jul 14) Monthly Chronology List 24 AAPP (Aug 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for July 2014 25 DVB (28 Apr 14) Mizzima reporter arrested for protesting media suppression; AAPP (Aug 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for July 2014 26 DVB (17 Jul 14) Tavoy farmers jailed for ‘disturbing’ officials; AAPP (Aug 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for July 2014 27 DVB (17 Jul 14) Tavoy farmers jailed for 'disturbing' officials; AAPP (Aug 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for July 2014 28 DVB (17 Jul 14) Tavoy farmers jailed for 'disturbing' officials; AAPP (Aug 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for July 2014 29 DVB (16 Jul 14) Three farmers sentenced to three years for plough protest in Sagaing 30 DVB (03 Feb 14) Journalists arrested after publication of Chemical Weapons story; DVB (10 Jul 14) Journalists sentenced to 10 years for revealing ‘state secrets’; Irrawaddy (10 Jul 14) Unity Journalists Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment With Hard Labor 31 DVB (03 Feb 14) Journalists arrested after publication of Chemical Weapons story; DVB (10 Jul 14) Journalists sentenced to 10 years for revealing ‘state secrets’; Irrawaddy (10 Jul 14) Unity Journalists Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment With Hard Labor


(media) Division hard labor

33 Sithu Soe

33

(media) 1 Feb 14



34 Tint San

34

(media) 1 Feb 14



35 Zaw Win

35

(activist) 9 May 14


15 Jul 14 Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code Distribution of anti-regime pamphlets 6 months

Tamwe Township, Rangoon Division


Mingala Taungnyunt Township, Rangoon Division

24 Jun 14 Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code Distribution of anti-regime pamphlets 6 months

36 Tin Maung Kyi

36

(activist) 9 May 14





Mingala Taungnyunt Township, Rangoon Division

24 Jun 14 Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code Distribution of anti-regime pamphlets 6 months

37 Myat Ko37

11 Feb 14 Allen Township, Magwe Division 4 Jul 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest calling for regime Livestock, Fisheries, and Rural Development Minister Ohn Myint’s resignation

1 month

38 Yar Zar

38

(activist) 5 Mar 14

Yamethin Township, Mandalay Division

30 Jun 14 Articles 505(b) and 143 of the Criminal Code

Efforts to help gold miners protest 9 months

39 Win Aung

39

(gold miner) 5 Mar 14



Protest against work suspensions from Moehti Moemi National Prosperity Company

9 months

40 Min Zaw Oo

40




Protest against work suspensions from Moehti Moemi National Prosperity Co

9 months

41 Myint Aung

41




Protest against work suspensions from Moehti Moemi National Prosperity Company

9 months

42 Aung San Lin42

5 Mar 14 Yamethin Township, Mandalay 30 Jun 14 Articles 505(b) and 143 of the Criminal Protest against work suspensions from 9 months

32 DVB (03 Feb 14) Journalists arrested after publication of Chemical Weapons story; DVB (10 Jul 14) Journalists sentenced to 10 years for revealing ‘state secrets’; Irrawaddy (10 Jul 14) Unity Journalists Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment With Hard Labor 33 DVB (03 Feb 14) Journalists arrested after publication of Chemical Weapons story; DVB (10 Jul 14) Journalists sentenced to 10 years for revealing ‘state secrets’; Irrawaddy (10 Jul 14) Unity Journalists Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment With Hard Labor 34 DVB (03 Feb 14) Journalists arrested after publication of Chemical Weapons story; DVB (10 Jul 14) Journalists sentenced to 10 years for revealing ‘state secrets’; Irrawaddy (10 Jul 14) Unity Journalists Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment With Hard Labor 35 Irrawaddy (17 Jul 14) Court Sentences 2 Activists to Prison Terms for Anti-Govt Pamphlets; EMG (16 Jul 14) Two more democracy activists jailed; AAPP (Aug 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for July 2014; AAPP (Jul 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for June 2014 36 Irrawaddy (17 Jul 14) Court Sentences 2 Activists to Prison Terms for Anti-Govt Pamphlets; EMG (16 Jul 14) Two more democracy activists jailed; AAPP (Aug 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for July 2014; AAPP (Jul 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for June 2014 37 Irrawaddy (11 Feb 14) Marching Villagers Call for Burma Minister to Be Sacked Over Comments; AAPP (Aug 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for July 2014 38 AAPP (Jul 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for June 2014; AAPP (Mar 14) Monthly Chronology List; DVB (03 Mar 14) Plough protestors charged with trespassing and vandalism 39 AAPP (Jul 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for June 2014; AAPP (Mar 14) Monthly Chronology List; DVB (03 Mar 14) Plough protestors charged with trespassing and vandalism 40 AAPP (Jul 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for June 2014; AAPP (Mar 14) Monthly Chronology List; DVB (03 Mar 14) Plough protestors charged with trespassing and vandalism 41 AAPP (Jul 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for June 2014; AAPP (Mar 14) Monthly Chronology List; DVB (03 Mar 14) Plough protestors charged with trespassing and vandalism 42 AAPP (Jul 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for June 2014; AAPP (Mar 14) Monthly Chronology List; DVB (03 Mar 14) Plough protestors charged with trespassing and vandalism


(gold miner) Division Code Moehti Moemi National Prosperity Company

43 Ku Mar43

Unknown Myitkyina Township, Kachin State 24 Jun 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Organization of public speech to support amending Article 436 of 2008 constitution

Unknown

44 Saw Mya Saw (aka Man Sabay Lay)

44

Sep 13 Wakema Township, Irrawaddy Division

23 Jun 14 Articles 19(e), 420, and 486 of the Criminal Code

Possession of a knife and two ID cards 2 years

45 Mali Tang45

13 Jun 13 Shwegu Township, Kachin State 10 Jun 14 Explosives Act and for possessing a weapon and detonating explosives

Alleged bomb plot 22 years

46 Brang Yung46

7 Jun 12 Myitkyina Township, Kachin State 5 Jun 14

Explosives Act Alleged bomb plot 14 years

15 Dec 13 5 years 15 Nov 13 Unlawful Association Act Alleged links to the KIA 2 years

47 Laphai Gam47

7 Jun 12 Myitkyina Township, Kachin State 5 Jun 14

Explosives Act Alleged bomb plot 13 years

15 Dec 13 5 years 15 Nov 13 Unlawful Association Act Alleged links to the KIA 2 years

48 La Ring48

7 Jun 12 Myitkyina Township, Kachin State 5 Jun 14 Explosives Act Alleged bomb plot 3 years 15 Nov 13 Unlawful Association Act Alleged links to the KIA 2 years

49 Kyaw Hein

49

(activist) Feb 14

Shwepyithar Township, Rangoon Division

Jun 14 Unknown Preaching ceremony 1 month

50 Aye Thein

50

(activist) 11 Dec 13

Chan Mya Thazi Township, Mandalay

23 May 14 Article 353 of the Criminal Code Alleged assault on a civil servant 6 months with hard labor

51 Win Ko51

N/A Chan Mya Thazi Township, Mandalay


52 Kyaw Thiha52



53 Ohn Kyaw53



54 Nwe Yin Than54

(f) N/A Chan Mya Thazi Township, Mandalay


43 AAPP (Jul 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for June 2014 44 AAPP (Aug 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for July 2014 45 Irrawaddy (12 Jun 14) Burma Jails Another Kachin on Explosives Charges 46 Kachin News Group (18 Jun 12) Police arrest refugees in Mogaung township in Kachin state; Irrawaddy (15 Nov 13) Myitkyina Court Sends Four to Prison for Being KIA Members; DVB (16 Nov 13) Four Kachin IDPs sentenced for ‘unlawful association’; DVB (06 Jun 14) Kachin court slaps jailed IDPs with additional sentences; Irrawaddy (06 Jun 14) After Alleged Torture, Three Kachin Men Sentenced for Explosives Offenses; FIDH (10 Jan 14) Burma: President Thein Sein fails to keep his promise to release all political prisoners by year-end 47 Kachin News Group (18 Jun 12) Police arrest refugees in Mogaung township in Kachin state; Irrawaddy (15 Nov 13) Myitkyina Court Sends Four to Prison for Being KIA Members; DVB (16 Nov 13) Four Kachin IDPs sentenced for ‘unlawful association’; DVB (06 Jun 14) Kachin court slaps jailed IDPs with additional sentences; Irrawaddy (06 Jun 14) After Alleged Torture, Three Kachin Men Sentenced for Explosives Offenses; FIDH (10 Jan 14) Burma: President Thein Sein fails to keep his promise to release all political prisoners by year-end; FIDH (15 Jul 14) Who are Burma’s political prisoners? 48 Kachin News Group (18 Jun 12) Police arrest refugees in Mogaung township in Kachin state; Irrawaddy (15 Nov 13) Myitkyina Court Sends Four to Prison for Being KIA Members; DVB (16 Nov 13) Four Kachin IDPs sentenced for ‘unlawful association’; DVB (06 Jun 14) Kachin court slaps jailed IDPs with additional sentences; Irrawaddy (06 Jun 14) After Alleged Torture, Three Kachin Men Sentenced for Explosives Offenses; FIDH (10 Jan 14) Burma: President Thein Sein fails to keep his promise to release all political prisoners by year-end 49 AAPP (Jul 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for June 2014; AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology List 50 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for May 2014; FIDH (15 Jul 14) Who are Burma’s political prisoners? 51 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for May 2014 52 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for May 2014 53 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for May 2014 54 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for May 2014


55 Win Cho55



56 Myo Myo Thin56



57 Shwe Lant (aka Ma Shan Ma)

57



58 Win Aung58



59 Yee Win59

N/A Yamethin Township, Mandalay Division

21 May 14 Articles 143, 188, and 505(b) of the Criminal Code

Protest against Moehti Moemi gold mine privatization

1 year and 6 months

60 Yee Myint60



Protest against Moehti Moemi goldmine privatization

1 year and 6 months

61 Myo Tint61




1 year and 6 months

62 Le Sue62




1 year and 6 months

63 Thu Thu Aye63




1 year and 6 months

64 Htwe64




1 year and 6 months

65 Ant Kyaw65




1 year and 6 months

66 Phoe Kyaw66




1 year and 6 months

67 Maung Kyaw67




1 year and 6 months

68 Chit Min Oo68




1 year and 6 months

69 Zaw Pe

69

(media) Aug 12 Magwe, Magwe Division 7 Apr 14 Articles 448 and 353 of the Criminal Code

Attempt to conduct an interview of education officials

1 year (reduced to 3 months, sentence completed)

55 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for May 2014 56 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for May 2014 57 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for May 2014 58 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for May 2014 59 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for May 2014; DVB (26 May 14) Mandalay miners sentenced to jail 60 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for May 2014; DVB (26 May 14) Mandalay miners sentenced to jail 61 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for May 2014; DVB (26 May 14) Mandalay miners sentenced to jail 62 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for May 2014; DVB (26 May 14) Mandalay miners sentenced to jail 63 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for May 2014; DVB (26 May 14) Mandalay miners sentenced to jail 64 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for May 2014; DVB (26 May 14) Mandalay miners sentenced to jail 65 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for May 2014; DVB (26 May 14) Mandalay miners sentenced to jail 66 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for May 2014; DVB (26 May 14) Mandalay miners sentenced to jail 67 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for May 2014; DVB (26 May 14) Mandalay miners sentenced to jail 68 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for May 2014; DVB (26 May 14) Mandalay miners sentenced to jail 69 AP (08 Apr 14) Myanmar journalist gets jail time for trespassing; DVB (04 Jul 14) DVB journalist Zaw Pe freed


70 Win Myint Hlaing70

Aug 12 Magwe, Magwe Division 7 Apr 14 Articles 448 and 353 of the Criminal Code Attempt to conduct an interview of education officials

1 year (reduced to 3 months, sentence completed)

71 Nay Myo Zin

71

(activist) 18 Jan 14


1 Apr 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Leadership of a farmers protest 3 months, sentence completed

72 Thaw Zin

72

(activist) 11 Feb 14

Monywa Township, Sagaing Division

24 Mar 14 Articles 447, 143, and 188 of the Criminal Code

Protest against land confiscation related to the Letpadaung copper mine

1 year and 3 months

73 Sein Myint73

13 Feb 14 Shwebo Township, Sagaing Division

10 Mar 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest against land confiscation 3 months

74 Tun Linn74


10 Mar 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest against land confiscation 3 months

75 Nyunt Swe75


10 Mar 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law and Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code

Protest against land confiscation 2 years and 3 months

76 Maung Lin

76

(farmer) N/A Padaung Township, Pegu Division 18 Feb 14 Article 43(a) of the Forest Act Damaging a teak plantation 3 years

77 Saple

77

(farmer) N/A Padaung Township, Pegu Division 18 Feb 14 Articles 43(a) and 40(c) of the Forest Act Damaging a teak plantation

1 year and 9 months

78 Tin Hla

78


2 years and 3 months

79 Min Min

79


1 year and 9 months

80 Ba Din

80


1 year and 9 months

81 Mya Win

81


1 year and 9 months

82 Than Tun

82


1 year and 9 months

83 Aung Tin Win

83


2 years and 3 months

70 AP (08 Apr 14) Myanmar journalist gets jail time for trespassing; DVB (04 Jul 14) DVB journalist Zaw Pe freed 71 DVB (02 Apr 14) Protest leaders sentenced to 3 months in prison 72 DVB (11 Feb 14) Latpadaung activist Thaw Zin detained; DVB (17 Feb 14) Protesters arrested after appealing for Latpadaung activist’s release; DVB (25 Mar 14) Latpadaung activist Thaw Zin sentenced to 15 months; AAPP (May 14) Political Prisoner Profile: Thaw Zin 73 EMG (12 Mar 14) Residents call for rule of law as more convicted for land-grab protests; AAPP (Mar 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for February 2014 74 EMG (12 Mar 14) Residents call for rule of law as more convicted for land-grab protests; AAPP (Mar 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for February 2014 75 EMG (12 Mar 14) Residents call for rule of law as more convicted for land-grab protests; AAPP (Mar 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for February 2014 76 Irrawaddy (19 Feb 14) Pegu Court Sentences 12 Farmers to Prison for Land Protest; AHRC (07 Apr 14) BURMA/MYANMAR: Farmers falsely accused of trespass and destruction of a teak field are prosecuted and imprisoned 77 AHRC (07 Apr 14) BURMA/MYANMAR: Farmers falsely accused of trespass and destruction of a teak field are prosecuted and imprisoned 78 AHRC (07 Apr 14) BURMA/MYANMAR: Farmers falsely accused of trespass and destruction of a teak field are prosecuted and imprisoned 79 AHRC (07 Apr 14) BURMA/MYANMAR: Farmers falsely accused of trespass and destruction of a teak field are prosecuted and imprisoned 80 AHRC (07 Apr 14) BURMA/MYANMAR: Farmers falsely accused of trespass and destruction of a teak field are prosecuted and imprisoned 81 AHRC (07 Apr 14) BURMA/MYANMAR: Farmers falsely accused of trespass and destruction of a teak field are prosecuted and imprisoned 82 AHRC (07 Apr 14) BURMA/MYANMAR: Farmers falsely accused of trespass and destruction of a teak field are prosecuted and imprisoned; Than Tun died in police custody 83 AHRC (07 Apr 14) BURMA/MYANMAR: Farmers falsely accused of trespass and destruction of a teak field are prosecuted and imprisoned


84 Thar Din

84

(farmer) N/A Padaung Township, Pegu Division 18 Feb 14 Article 43(a) of the Forest Act Damaging a teak plantation 6 months

85 Pho Shwe

85


86 Pho Ngwe

86


87 Aung Moe Naing

87


88 Pho Kyar

88


89 Thein Aung

89

(activist) 15 Jan 14 Kin U Township, Sagaing Division 14 Feb 14 Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law

Protest against Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law

6 months

90 Thant Zin Oo

90



3 months

91 Aung Chat Win

91



3 months

92 Kyaw Naing

92



3 months

93 Zin Aung

93



3 months

94 Bawk Ja

94 (f)

(activist) 18 Jul 13 Myitkyina, Kachin State 24 Jan 14 Criminal Code Negligent homicide

6 months, (sentence completed)

95 Ye Myat Oo

95

(child soldier) Dec 13

Bassein Township, Irrawaddy Division

7 Jan 14 Military Law Desertion of the Tatmadaw 1 year

96 Nay La

96

(farmer) Jun 13

Mawlamyinegyun Township, Irrawaddy Division

1 Jan 14 Articles 447 and 427 of the Criminal Code Unknown 2 months

97 Zaw Bauk97

Jun 12 Myitkyina Township, Kachin State 15 Dec 13 Unlawful Association Act Alleged ties to the KIA 2 years

98 Kyaw Min Khine

98

(media) 16 Jul 14 Mae Sot, Thailand N/A

1950 Emergency Provisions Act, reduced to Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code

Publication of article on MDCF pamphlet N/A

99 Ei Ei San 99

(f) 16 Jul 14 Mae Sot, Thailand N/A 1950 Emergency Provisions Act Publication of article on MDCF pamphlet Released

84 AHRC (07 Apr 14) BURMA/MYANMAR: Farmers falsely accused of trespass and destruction of a teak field are prosecuted and imprisoned 85 AHRC (07 Apr 14) BURMA/MYANMAR: Farmers falsely accused of trespass and destruction of a teak field are prosecuted and imprisoned 86 AHRC (07 Apr 14) BURMA/MYANMAR: Farmers falsely accused of trespass and destruction of a teak field are prosecuted and imprisoned 87 AHRC (07 Apr 14) BURMA/MYANMAR: Farmers falsely accused of trespass and destruction of a teak field are prosecuted and imprisoned 88 AHRC (07 Apr 14) BURMA/MYANMAR: Farmers falsely accused of trespass and destruction of a teak field are prosecuted and imprisoned 89 AAPP (Mar 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for February 2014; AAPP (Feb 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma’s Political Prisoners for January 2014; AAPP (Feb 14) Monthly Chronology List 90 AAPP (Mar 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for February 2014; AAPP (Feb 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma’s Political Prisoners for January 2014; AAPP (Feb 14) Monthly Chronology List 91 AAPP (Mar 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for February 2014; AAPP (Feb 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma’s Political Prisoners for January 2014; AAPP (Feb 14) Monthly Chronology List 92 AAPP (Mar 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for February 2014; AAPP (Feb 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma’s Political Prisoners for January 2014; AAPP (Feb 14) Monthly Chronology List 93 AAPP (Mar 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for February 2014; AAPP (Feb 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma’s Political Prisoners for January 2014 94 AAPP (Jan 14) Monthly Chronology List; Irrawaddy (19 Jul 13) Activist Bauk Ja Arrested for Negligent Homicide; Myanmar Times (23 Jul 13) Kachin activist Daw Bauk Ja arrested over 2008 death 95 Irrawaddy (22 Jan 14) Burmese Child Soldier Imprisoned for Leaving Military; AAPP (Feb 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma’s Political Prisoners for January 2014 96 AAPP (Jan 14) Monthly Chronology List 97 FIDH (10 Jan 14) Burma: President Thein Sein fails to keep his promise to release all political prisoners by year-end 98 AAPP (Jul 14) Monthly Chronology List 99 AAPP (Jul 14) Monthly Chronology List


(media)

100 Yin Min Htun

100

(media) 16 Jul 14 Mae Sot, Thailand N/A

1950 Emergency Provisions Act, reduced to Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code


101 Khin Myint

101

(activist) 9 Jul 14 Unknown N/A Unknown

Assistance to farmers in their attempt to regain confiscated land

N/A

102 Naung Naung

102

(activist) 8 Jul 14

South Dagon Township, Rangoon Division

N/A 1950 Emergency Provisions Act Distribution of pamphlets claiming that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and ethnic leaders had been appointed to an interim government

N/A

103 Naing Sai Aung

103

(media) 8 Jul 14

Pabedan Township, Rangoon Division

N/A 1950 Emergency Provisions Act, reduced to Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code


104 Win Tin

104

(media) 8 Jul 14




105 Min Wathan (aka Kyaw Zaw Hein)

105

(media) 8 Jul 14




106 San Tin

106

(media) 8 Jul 14 Pabedan Township, Rangoon Divi N/A 1950 Emergency Provisions Act Publication of article on MDCF pamphlet Released

107 Ye Min Aung

107

(media) 8 Jul 14


N/A 1950 Emergency Provisions Act Publication of article on MDCF pamphlet Released

108 U Uttara108

(monk) 10 Jun 14 Tamwe Township, Rangoon Division

N/A Article 295(a) of the Criminal Code and 1990 Law Relating to the Sangha

Monastery land ownership dispute Released on bail

109 U Paññāsara

109

(monk) 10 Jun 14




110 U Neindira

110

(monk) 10 Jun 14




111 U Tazeina111

10 Jun 14 Tamwe Township, Rangoon N/A Article 295(a) of the Criminal Code and Monastery land ownership dispute Released on

100 AAPP (Jul 14) Monthly Chronology List 101 AAPP (Aug 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for July 2014 102 EMG (09 Jul 14) In-charge editor and two other editors from Bi Mon Te Nay Journal arrested for interrogation by police regarding news coverage under emergency act 5 (d) (j); DVB (08 Jul 14) Editors detained after Suu Kyi takeover report; AAPP (Aug 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for July 2014; AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology List 103 EMG (09 Jul 14) In-charge editor and two other editors from Bi Mon Te Nay Journal arrested for interrogation by police regarding news coverage under emergency act 5 (d) (j); DVB (08 Jul 14) Editors detained after Suu Kyi takeover report; AAPP (Aug 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for July 2014 104 EMG (09 Jul 14) In-charge editor and two other editors from Bi Mon Te Nay Journal arrested for interrogation by police regarding news coverage under emergency act 5 (d) (j); DVB (08 Jul 14) Editors detained after Suu Kyi takeover report; AAPP (Aug 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for July 2014 105 EMG (09 Jul 14) In-charge editor and two other editors from Bi Mon Te Nay Journal arrested for interrogation by police regarding news coverage under emergency act 5 (d) (j); DVB (08 Jul 14) Editors detained after Suu Kyi takeover report; AAPP (Aug 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for July 2014; AAPP (Jul 14) Monthly Chronology List 106 EMG (09 Jul 14) In-charge editor and two other editors from Bi Mon Te Nay Journal arrested for interrogation by police regarding news coverage under emergency act 5 (d) (j); DVB (08 Jul 14) Editors detained after Suu Kyi takeover report; AAPP (Aug 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for July 2014; AAPP (Jul 14) Monthly Chronology List 107 EMG (09 Jul 14) In-charge editor and two other editors from Bi Mon Te Nay Journal arrested for interrogation by police regarding news coverage under emergency act 5 (d) (j); DVB (08 Jul 14) Editors detained after Suu Kyi takeover report; AAPP (Aug 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for July 2014; Mizzima News (05 Aug 14) Charges downgraded in interim government report case, says lawyer 108 DVB (20 Jun 14) Uttara, Mahasantisukha monks have their day in court; RFA (18 Jun 14) Britain to Assist Citizen Monk Detained in Myanmar Monastery Raid; DVB (17 Jul 14) Mahasantisukha monks to countersue Buddhist council 109 DVB (20 Jun 14) Uttara, Mahasantisukha monks have their day in court; RFA (18 Jun 14) Britain to Assist Citizen Monk Detained in Myanmar Monastery Raid; DVB (17 Jul 14) Mahasantisukha monks to countersue Buddhist council 110 DVB (20 Jun 14) Uttara, Mahasantisukha monks have their day in court; RFA (18 Jun 14) Britain to Assist Citizen Monk Detained in Myanmar Monastery Raid; DVB (17 Jul 14) Mahasantisukha monks to countersue Buddhist council 111 DVB (20 Jun 14) Uttara, Mahasantisukha monks have their day in court; RFA (18 Jun 14) Britain to Assist Citizen Monk Detained in Myanmar Monastery Raid; DVB (17 Jul 14) Mahasantisukha monks to countersue Buddhist council


(monk) Division 1990 Law Relating to the Sangha bail

112 U Sondrasiri

112

(monk) 10 Jun 14




113 Than Myam113

3 Jun 14 Tavoy Township, Tenasserim Division

N/A “Disturbing” local authorities Preventing local authorities from surveying disputed land

Released on bail

114 Myint Ko

114

(activist) 30 May 14

Bassein Township, Irrawaddy Division

N/A Television and Video Act Operation of a video filming business without a license

N/A

115 Aung Soe

115

(activist) 18 May 14

Sarlingyi Township, Sagaing Division

N/A Unknown Protest against land confiscation N/A

116 Tun Tun Oo

116

(activist) 9 May 14

Dedaye Township, Irrawaddy Division

N/A Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest against Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law

N/A

117 Pauk Sa

117

(farmer) 6 May 14 Thegon Township, Pegu Division N/A Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code Protest against land confiscation N/A 11 Feb 14 Thegon Township, Pegu Division N/A Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest against land confiscation Released

118 Thant Zin Htet

118

(farmer) 6 May 14 Thegon Township, Pegu Division N/A Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code Protest against land confiscation

Released on bail

11 Feb 14 Thegon Township, Pegu Division N/A Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest against land confiscation Released

119 Nyo

119 (f)


Released on bail

11 Feb 14 Thegon Township, Pegu Division N/A Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest against land confiscation Released

120 Mone

120 (f)


Released on bail

121 Kyaw Thu

121


Released on bail

122 Maung Win122

14 May 14 Thegon Township, Pegu Division N/A Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code Protest against land confiscation Released on bail

123 Aik Kyein123

5 May 14 Kentung Township, Shan State N/A Unlawful Association Act Allegedly possessing a gun belonging to SSA-South

Released

124 Shajan Saun Yeain

124

2 May 14 Muse Township, Shan State

N/A Unknown Unknown N/A

112 DVB (20 Jun 14) Uttara, Mahasantisukha monks have their day in court; RFA (18 Jun 14) Britain to Assist Citizen Monk Detained in Myanmar Monastery Raid; DVB (17 Jul 14) Mahasantisukha monks to countersue Buddhist council 113 DVB (04 Jun 14) Tavoy farmers charged with ‘disturbing’ authorities over disputed land 114 AAPP (Jul 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for June 2014 115 Irrawaddy (19 May 14) Burmese Protesters Kidnap Chinese Workers at Letpadaung Mine 116 Irrawaddy (15 May 14) Another Activist Faces Section 18 Charges 117 Irrawaddy (13 Feb 14) 6 Farmers Apprehended, 7 Facing Arrest in Pegu Land Disputes; DVB (07 May 14) Farmers charged with defamation after invoking curse on govt; Mizzima News (07 May 14) Police, farmers clash after man denied bail over land protest dispute; Irrawaddy (07 May 14) Farmers Injured in Clash With Police After Court Decision 118 Irrawaddy (13 Feb 14) 6 Farmers Apprehended, 7 Facing Arrest in Pegu Land Disputes; DVB (07 May 14) Farmers charged with defamation after invoking curse on govt; Mizzima News (07 May 14) Police, farmers clash after man denied bail over land protest dispute 119 DVB (15 May 14) Police assault protestors in Pegu, say witnesses; AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma’s Political Prisoners for May 2014; Irrawaddy (13 Feb 14) 6 Farmers Apprehended, 7 Facing Arrest in Pegu Land Disputes; DVB (07 May 14) Farmers charged with defamation after invoking curse on govt; Mizzima News (07 May 14) Police, farmers clash after man denied bail over land protest dispute 120 DVB (07 May 14) Farmers charged with defamation after invoking curse on govt; Mizzima News (07 May 14) Police, farmers clash after man denied bail over land protest dispute 121 DVB (07 May 14) Farmers charged with defamation after invoking curse on govt; Mizzima News (07 May 14) Police, farmers clash after man denied bail over land protest dispute 122 DVB (15 May 14) Police assault protestors in Pegu, say witnesses; AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for May 2014 123 Irrawaddy (16 May 14) Arrest of Party Member Could Affect Peace Process, SNLD Says; DVB (19 May 14) Shan party says govt charges ‘false’; DVB (23 May 14) Detained Shan leader charged with unlawful association; DVB (30 May 14) Charges dropped against detained Shan politician 124 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma’s Political Prisoners for May 2014


125 Shajan Saun Chan

125



126 Lagaway Brann Kun

126



127 Lahtaw Naw Kham

127



128 Lapaung128



129 Zaw Win

129

(farmer)

10 Apr 14 Maddaya Township, Mandalay Division

N/A Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code Plow protest against land confiscation N/A

26 Aug 14 Maymyo Township, Mandalay Division

N/A Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law and Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code

Protest against the judiciary N/A

130 Ye Yint Aung

130

(farmer) 10 Apr 14

Maddaya Township, Mandalay Division


131 Ko Aung

131

(farmer) Apr 14



132 Nay Win

132

(farmer) Apr 14



133 Thein Aung Myint

133 (activist)

27 Mar 14 Mandalay, Mandalay Division N/A Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest against electricity price hike Released on bail

134 Saw Hla Aung134


135 Kyaw Myo Tun135


136 Tin Tin Khat136


137 Than Naing

137


Pakokku Township, Mandalay Division

N/A Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest for constitutional amendment Released

138 Pyone Cho

138




139 Mee Mee

139 (f)




125 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma’s Political Prisoners for May 2014 126 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma’s Political Prisoners for May 2014 127 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma’s Political Prisoners for May 2014 128 AAPP (Jun 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma’s Political Prisoners for May 2014 129 DVB (22 Apr 14) Plough protestors charged with sedition; AAPP (May 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma’s Political Prisoners for April 2014; Myanmar Times (05 Sep 14) Farmers urge release of lawyer 130 DVB (22 Apr 14) Plough protestors charged with sedition; AAPP (May 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma’s Political Prisoners for April 2014 131 DVB (22 Apr 14) Plough protestors charged with sedition; AAPP (May 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma’s Political Prisoners for April 2014 132 DVB (22 Apr 14) Plough protestors charged with sedition; AAPP (May 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma’s Political Prisoners for April 2014 133 EMG (28 Mar 14) Four arrested for Mandalay protests, demonstrations continue in Yangon; Irrawaddy (01 Apr 14) Electricity Hike Opponents Face Charges for Illegal Mandalay Protest 134 EMG (28 Mar 14) Four arrested for Mandalay protests, demonstrations continue in Yangon; Irrawaddy (01 Apr 14) Electricity Hike Opponents Face Charges for Illegal Mandalay Protest 135 EMG (28 Mar 14) Four arrested for Mandalay protests, demonstrations continue in Yangon; Irrawaddy (01 Apr 14) Electricity Hike Opponents Face Charges for Illegal Mandalay Protest 136 EMG (28 Mar 14) Four arrested for Mandalay protests, demonstrations continue in Yangon; Irrawaddy (01 Apr 14) Electricity Hike Opponents Face Charges for Illegal Mandalay Protest 137 Irrawaddy (26 Mar 14) Four Detained, Charged at Burma Constitutional Amendment Rally; EMG (27 Mar 14) Activists blame regional chief minister for political persecution in Magway 138 Irrawaddy (26 Mar 14) Four Detained, Charged at Burma Constitutional Amendment Rally; EMG (27 Mar 14) Activists blame regional chief minister for political persecution in Magway 139 Irrawaddy (26 Mar 14) Four Detained, Charged at Burma Constitutional Amendment Rally; EMG (27 Mar 14) Activists blame regional chief minister for political persecution in Magway


140 Nilar Thein

140 (f)




141 Thaw Tar Oo

141


Sintgaing Township, Mandalay Division

N/A Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Leadership of a protest for constitutional amendment

N/A

142 Kyaw Win

142




N/A

143 Nay Zaw Lin

143




N/A

144 Kyaw Hlaing

144




N/A

145 San Min

145




N/A

146 Win

146 (f)

(farmer) 11 Feb 14 Thegon Township, Pegu Division N/A Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Land confiscation protest Released

147 Thwe Thwe Win147

5 Feb 14 Salingyi Township, Sagaing Division

N/A Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law Protest against land confiscation related to the Letpadaung copper mine

Released

148 Phyu Phyu Win148



Released

149 Khin Thaung 149



Released

150 Ma Sein150



Released

151 Ye Cho151



Released

152 Hse Tin152



Released

153 Myint Naing Win153



Released

154 Thike Tun Shwe154



Released

155 Aung Kyaw Soe Oo

155



Released

140 Irrawaddy (26 Mar 14) Four Detained, Charged at Burma Constitutional Amendment Rally; EMG (27 Mar 14) Activists blame regional chief minister for political persecution in Magway 141 AAPP (May 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for April 2014 142 AAPP (May 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for April 2014 143 AAPP (May 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for April 2014 144 AAPP (May 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for April 2014 145 AAPP (May 14) Monthly Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for April 2014 146 Irrawaddy (13 Feb 14) 6 Farmers Apprehended, 7 Facing Arrest in Pegu Land Disputes; AAPP (Mar 14) Monthly Chronology of Burma's Political Prisoners for February 2014 147 DVB (07 Feb 14) Nine Latpadaung protestors freed 148 DVB (07 Feb 14) Nine Latpadaung protestors freed 149 DVB (07 Feb 14) Nine Latpadaung protestors freed 150 DVB (07 Feb 14) Nine Latpadaung protestors freed 151 DVB (07 Feb 14) Nine Latpadaung protestors freed 152 DVB (07 Feb 14) Nine Latpadaung protestors freed 153 DVB (07 Feb 14) Nine Latpadaung protestors freed 154 DVB (07 Feb 14) Nine Latpadaung protestors freed


156 Lwin Lwin Myint

156

(f) 2 Feb 14 Pauk Township, Magwe Division N/A Unknown Unknown

Released on bail

157 Tha Cho (aka Kyaw Moe Zaw)

157

(activist) 6 Jan 14 Pyinmana Township, Naypyidaw N/A Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law

Solo protest against Peaceful Gathering and Demonstration Law

Released

158 Ma Khine

158 (f)

(journalist) N/A Loikaw Township, Karenni State 17 Dec 13

Trespassing, defamation, and use of abusive language

Seeking comment from a lawyer in connection with an alleged video piracy case

3 months, sentence completed

155 DVB (07 Feb 14) Nine Latpadaung protestors freed 156 AAPP (Feb 14) Monthly Chronology List 157 EMG (05 Jan 14) Solo protest against charter change in Nay Pyi Taw; Myanmar Times (13 Jan 14) Activist hands himself in to police after protest 158 Irrawaddy (23 Dec 13) Prison Term for Reporter Leads to Outcry Over Media Freedom; EMG (18 Dec 13) Statement by Eleven Media Group against the imprisonment of reporter Ma Khine as ruled by Deputy Judge of Loikaw Township Court on 17 December 2013; DVB (23 Dec 13) Eleven Media hit back at jailing of reporter


Appendix II Contradictory ceasefire talks between the regime and ethnic armed groups

Peace talks for a nationwide ceasefire agreement have encountered several stumbling blocks since talks began in November 2013, following the formation of a 16-member coalition of ethnic armed groups:

1. Federalism is not on the table: The regime and the Tatmadaw have continuously resisted the demand for a federal union and federal army, which would allow some autonomy and fair representation in the military.1

2. The Tatmadaw’s unreasonable demands: The Tatmadaw has put forward their own prerequisites for coming to the negotiation table. These demands, first voiced in April 2014, include:

•••• To abide by existing laws: This requires the ethnic armed groups to disarm, putting them in a vulnerable position, as there is no guarantee to stop attacks by the regime and the Tatmadaw. The Tatmadaw has violated nearly all prior ceasefire agreements, including those signed during under President Thein Sein.2 In Mon and Chin States where there is no active conflict, troops have attacked civilians, including children.3

•••• To abide by the 2008 constitution: Reforming the 2008 constitution is essential to allow for the ethnic armed groups’ central demand for a federal union, as the charter gives the central government full decision-making power over all states and divisions. Other crucial issues are the provision that grants 25% of parliamentary seats to the military (effective veto over constitutional amendments), and the provision that allows the regime to claim and make decisions over natural resources and power-sharing in Burma.4

3. Exclusion of ethnic groups: In August 2014, the regime indicated that it would only sign the ceasefire agreement with 15 out of 16 members of the ethnic armed groups’ peacemaking team, and with two non-member ethnic groups. Ethnic groups have compared this decision to the 1947 Panglong Agreement, which also excluded several ethnic groups, and preceded the civil war that has continued until today.5

4. Contradictions with the Tatmadaw: When the Tatmadaw put forward their six demands [See below, table] in April, many of the ethnic armed groups said it would be impossible to negotiate further. Talks resumed at the end of May after assurances that disarmament and acceptance of the 2008 constitution would not be necessary. Yet, in August, Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief Sr Gen Min Aung Hlaing reiterated the six demands to ethnic leaders from Shan State, and declared the Tatmadaw would “defend the 2008 constitution at all costs.”6

Ethnic armed groups’ demands7 Tatmadaw demands prior to ceasefire accord

8

• The formation of a genuine federal union • Equal rights and autonomy for all states • The resolution of political issues politically • The formation of political dialogue

framework with the government within 30 days of signing the ceasefire agreement

• The continuation of political dialogue outside parliament in accord with agreed framework

The formation of a federal army

That ethnic armed groups: • Possess the true will to get peace • Abide by the agreements reached • Do not exploit the peace agreements • Do not burden civilians* • To abide by the law and regulations issued by government** • To abide by the 2008 constitution *[Puts blame on ethnic groups for any clashes with Tatmadaw] **[This effectively requires all ethnic armed groups to disarm]

1 RFA (04 Nov 13) Myanmar Cease-Fire Deal ‘Impossible’ This Month: Rebel Groups; Irrawaddy (01 Nov 13) Pulling Back the Curtain on Ethnics Groups’ Laiza Talks 2 Kachin News Group (15 Jun 11) Burmese government dispatches three army divisions to Kachin State; Irrawaddy (14 Jun 11) Chinese Dam Workers Allowed to Return; Kachin News Group (23 Jun 11) KIA denies starting war with Burmese Army; Irrawaddy (23 Feb 12) DKBA Ceasefire Breaks Down; KIC (14 Jan 14) Burma Army Violates Ceasefire; KIC (17 Jun 14) Ceasefire Under Threat as Burma Army’s Attack on Karen Army Kills One and Wounds One; Irrawaddy (17 Jun 14) Trust Shaken as Burma Army Allegedly Attacks Karen Soldiers 3 Kachinland News (12 Nov 13) An 8-Year-Old Girl Raped By a Burmese Army Private; IMNA (09 Jan 14) Army covers up alleged rape by giving family money; Irrawaddy (15 Jan 14) Concerns Over Impunity in Burma Soldier’s Alleged Rape of 13-Year-Old; Independent Mon News Agency (09 Jan 14) Army covers up alleged rape by giving family money; Irrawaddy (29 Jan 14) Soldier Accused of Rape Attempt in Mon State; Kaladan News (07 Feb 14) Rakhine set to fire Gawdusara village in Maungdaw south; Kaladan News (08 Apr 14) More Army Battalions in Maungdaw; KIC (22 Apr 14) Ethnic Women ‘Ignored, Abused And Victimized’; Kachinland News (19 May 14) Burmese Government Soldiers Raped 15-year-old Girl and Ransacked Civilian Homes; Chinland Guardian (23 Jun 14) Chin woman seriously injured during attempted rape by Burma Army soldier 4 KIC (03 Jun 14) Karen General – Constitutional Reform ‘Our Greatest Concern’; RFA (04 Jun 14) Myanmar Military Wants All Ethnic Rebels Groups in Cease-Fire Agreement; Irrawaddy (25 Jun 14) Words and Peace; Khonumthung News (05 Sep 14) Govt. Soldiers bullied villagers accusing pro-Chin National Army 5 Irrawaddy (04 Aug 14) Burma Govt, Ethnics Discuss Roster of Eligible Ceasefire Groups 6 SHAN (01 Sep 14) UNFC crisis, ethnic-democratic alliance meet and Commander-in-Chief hard-line stance; DVB (26 August 14) Military is committed to peace process, says Thein Sein; Myawady (26 Aug 14) Senior General discusses peace process with national race leaders; Irrawaddy (27 Aug 14) Shan, Wa and Mongla Leaders Meet Burmese President and Army Chief; SHAN (02 Jun 14) Peace Process: A lot done, more needs to be done 7 EMG (02 Nov 13) Govt and ethnic armed groups disagree over the timeframe to start political dialogue 8 BNI (accessed 08 Sep 14) Stakeholders: NCCT


Appendix III 122 (documented) Tatmadaw clashes in Kachin, Shan States: November 2013 to August 2014 1. 5 November: Tatmadaw troops clashed with TNLA forces in Kutkai Township, Shan State.1 2. 6 November: Tatmadaw troops clashed with TNLA forces in Kutkai Township, Shan State.2 3. 6 November: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces near Nam Lim Pa Village, Mansi Township,

Kachin State.3 4. 7 November: Tatmadaw troops clashed with TNLA forces in Kutkai Township, Shan State.4 5. 7 November: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces in Kawng Ja and Kawng Lwin Villages, Mansi

Township, Kachin State.5 6. 8 November: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces in Gawng Run and Mahkaw Yang Villages, Mansi

Township, Kachin State.6 7. 9 November: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces in Nam Gau Village, Mansi Township, Kachin

State.7 8. 10 November: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces in Saga Namhkum, Mansi Township, Kachin

State.8 9. 17 November: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces near Nam Lim Pa Village, Mansi Township,

Kachin State.9 10. 18 November: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces in Nam Lim Pa and Kawng Ja Villages, Mansi

Township, Kachin State.10 11. 19 November: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces in and around Nam Lim Pa Village, Mansi

Township, Kachin State.11 12. 20 November: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces near Nam Lim Pa IDP camp in Mansi Township,

Kachin State.12 13. 21 November: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces near Nam Lim Pa Village, Mansi Township,

Kachin State.13 14. 23 November: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces near Nam Gau Village, Mansi Township, Kachin

State.14 15. 23 November: Tatmadaw troops shot and killed two KIA soldiers close to Nam Lim Pa IDP camp in Mansi

Township, Kachin State.15 16. 25 November: Tatmadaw troops clashed with SSA-S forces in Mongkeung Township, Shan State.16 17. 26 November: Tatmadaw troops clash with SSA-S forces in Mongkeung Township, Shan State.17 18. 4-5 December: Tatmadaw troops clashed with joint KIA and TNLA forces in Kutkai Township, Shan

State.18 19. 11 December: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 125 clashed with KIA forces near Mung Si in Muse Township,

Shan State.19 20. 16 December: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces near Pangsai, Muse Township, Shan State.20 21. 16 December: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces in Kutkai Township, Shan State.21 22. 20 December: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces near Nam Lim Pa Village, Mansi Township,

Kachin State.22 23. 20 December: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces in Mung Ding Pa Village, Mansi Township,

Kachin State.23 24. 22 December: Tatmadaw troops from IB 143 attacked KIA forces in Kutkai Township, Shan State.24 25. 22 December: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 17 used artillery to attack TNLA forces in Kyaukme Township,

Shan State.25 26. 24 December: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces in Nam Lim Pa Village, Mansi Township, Kachin

State.26 27. 4 January: Tatmadaw troops clashed with TNLA Battalions 717, 506, and 502 in Kyaukme Township,

Shan State.27 28. 4 January: Tatmadaw troops from LIBs 504 and 506 clashed with joint KIA Battalion 34 and TNLA

Battalion 717 forces in Kyaukme Township, Shan State.28 29. 4 January: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA Battalion 2 forces in Kutkai Township, Shan State.29 30. 4 January: Tatmadaw troops clashed with joint TNLA/KIA forces in Namhsan Township, Shan State.30 31. 5 January: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 290 clashed with Kachin People’s Militia (a militia force affiliated

with the KIO) forces near Nam Ngawn Village, Mansi Township, Kachin State.31 32. 6 January: Tatmadaw troops from IB 56 clashed with KIA Battalion 12 forces near Mung Ding Pa Village,

Mansi Township, Kachin State.32 33. 6 January: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KNLA Battalion 5 forces, after Tatmadaw soldiers advanced

into KNLA territory.33


34. 31 January: Tatmadaw troops attacked KIA forces in and around Nam Gau, Gawng Run, and Nam Hkan Villages, Mansi Township, Kachin State.34

35. 31 January: Tatmadaw troops attacked and captured a KIA post in Momauk Township, Kachin State.35 36. 6 February: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 601 and IBs 276 and 237 captured a KIA post in Gawng Run

Village, Mansi Township, Kachin State.36 37. 7 February: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 602 attacked KIA Battalion 12 forces in Mansi Township, Kachin

State.37 38. 7 February: Tatmadaw troops clashed with SSA-S troops near Kyaukme Township, Shan State.38 39. 10 February: Tatmadaw troops from LIBs 261 and 421 clashed with Kachin People’s Militia forces near Ja

Ing Yang Village, Bhamo Township, Kachin State.39 40. 10 February: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 261 attacked KIA troops in Hka Mazup Village, close to Laiza,

Momauk Township, Kachin State.40 41. 10 February: Tatmadaw troops from LIBs 505 and 506 clashed with TNLA forces near Nam Yan Village,

Mantong Township, Shan State.41 42. 11 February: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA Battalion 18 and Kachin People’s Militia forces and

captured a KIA post near Ja Ing Yang Village, Bhamo Township, Kachin State.42 43. 11 February: Tatmadaw troops clashed with TNLA forces in Mantong and Namhsan Townships, Shan

State.43 44. 12 February: Tatmadaw troops attacked Kachin People’s Militia forces and seized Hpung Maw Post near

Laiza, Momauk Township, Kachin State.44 45. 12 February: Tatmadaw troops from IB 261 and LIBs 421, 424, 425, and 426 attacked and burned a KIA

post near Hka-U Village, Bhamo Township, Kachin State.45 [1st

clash in the day] 46. 12 February: Tatmadaw troops IB 261 and LIBs 421, 424, 425, and 426 attacked KIA forces in Bhamo

Township, Kachin State.46 [2nd

clash in the day] 47. 12 February: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces near Ja Ing Yang Village, Bhamo Township,

Kachin State.47 48. 22 February: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 241 clashed with KIA Battalion 36 near Nam Gut Village,

Kutkai Township, Shan State.48 49. 23-24 February: Tatmadaw troops from LIBs 519 and 522 and an ethnic Lahu Border Guard Force unit

attacked SSA-S soldiers traveling through Mongton Township, Shan State.49 50. 24 February: Tatmadaw troops clashed with TNLA forces in Manpein Village, Namkham Township, Shan

State.50 51. 24 February: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 123 clashed with KIA Battalion 9 forces near Chying Htawng

Village, near Mansi Township, Kachin State.51 52. 24 February: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 241 clashed with KIA Battalion 36 forces between Gyu Mwi and

Ba Hpang Villages, Muse Township, Shan State.52 53. 26 February: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 6 attacked and captured a KIO administrative office in Hpakant

Township, Kachin State.53 54. 26 February: Tatmadaw troops from LID 77 clashed with TNLA Battalion 367 forces near Shubain

Village, Mongmit Township, Shan State.54 55. 27 February: Tatmadaw troops clashed with TNLA forces in Panphyat Village, Kyaukme Township, Shan

State.55 56. 2 March: Tatmadaw troops from LID 77 captured Loi Hkam Bum, a KIA post in Namtu Township, Shan

State.56 57. 4 March: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 507 clashed with Kachin People’s Militia forces in Yi Hku Village,

Muse Township, Shan State.57 58. 11 March: Tatmadaw troops clashed with SSA-N forces close to SSA-N headquarters in Wanhai, Kyethi

Township, Shan State.58 59. 24 March: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA Battalion 34 forces in Mongmit Township, Shan State.59 60. 1 April: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces in Kutkai and Muse Townships, Shan State.60 61. 4 April: Tatmadaw troops clashed with TNLA forces in Thar Pan Kon Village, Kutkai Township, Shan

State.61 62. 4-5 April: Tatmadaw troops from IB 95 clashed with KIA forces in Muse Township, Shan State.62 63. 10 April: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 68 attacked KIA Battalion 27 forces and captured a KIA

administrative office and base camp in Mansi Township, Kachin State.63 64. 10 April: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 601 clashed with Kachin People’s Militia forces in Hka Pra Village,

Mansi Township, Kachin State.64


65. 10-11 April: Tatmadaw troops accompanying census enumerators launched attacks on KIA positions near Mai Ja Yang, in Mansi Township, Kachin State.65

66. 10 April: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA Battalion 27 forces in five villages in Mansi Township, Kachin State.66

67. 11 April: Tatmadaw troops captured the KIA Battalion 27 headquarters and the Pan Hkam gate camp into China.67

68. 11 April: Tatmadaw troops from troops from IB 69 and LIBs 323 and 567 clashed with KIA Battalion 12 forces in Maw Swi Awng Lawt Village, Momauk Township, Kachin State.68

69. 12 April: Tatmadaw troops seized the Pan Hkam border gate and camp in Mansi Township, and took control of the Mansi-Pan Hkam-Man Wein route in Mansi Township, Kachin State.69

70. 15 April: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA Battalion 9 forces in Hka Hkip Village, Kutkai Township, Shan State.70

71. 15-16 April: Tatmadaw troops captured two KIA bases in Momauk Township, Kachin State, and gained control of the Bhamo-Loije route spanning Bhamo and Momauk Townships, Kachin State.71

72. 20 April: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA Battalion 2 forces in Namsa Village, Kutkai Township, Shan State.72

73. 23 April: Tatmadaw troops clashed with TNLA Battalion 478 forces on the road between Namkham, Namkham Township, and Nampaka, Kutkai Township, Shan State.73

74. 23 April: Tatmadaw troops clashed with TNLA Battalion 112 forces in Namkham Township, Shan State.74 75. 23 April: Tatmadaw troops from LIBs 68 and 240 clashed with KIA Battalion 27 forces at Bau Noi

Village, Mansi Township, Kachin State.75 76. 23 April: Tatmadaw troops clashed with TNLA forces in Namkham Township, Shan State.76

[1st clash in the day]

77. 23 April: Following an attack earlier in the morning, Tatmadaw troops clashed with TNLA forces in Namkham Township, Shan State.77 [2nd

clash in the day] 78. 25 April: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 144 clashed with TNLA forces in Man Bang Village, Namkham

Township, Shan State.78 79. 29 April: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 239 and LID 88 attacked KIA Battalion 36 and 38 forces in Ying La

Bum, Muse Township, Shan State.79 80. 4 May: Tatmadaw troops stationed at Mai Hpang post near Monkoe Village, Muse Township, Shan State,

fired 32 mortar rounds into the nearby mountain range, targeting KIA forces.80 81. 5 May: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA Battalion 27 forces in Pung Ling Village, Mansi Township,

Kachin State.81 82. 8 May: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces in Kyauk Hpyar Village, between Bhamo and Namkham

Townships, Shan State.82 83. 10 May: Tatmadaw troops from LIBs 507 and 568 clashed with KIA Battalion 38, TNLA Battalion 818,

and MNDAA Battalion 17 forces between Mongkoe and Paung Hsing Villages, Muse Township, Shan State.83

84. 12 May: Tatmadaw troops from LID 77 clashed with TNLA Battalion 256 forces between Munpat and Hsam-ngam Villages, Namhsan Township, Shan State.84

85. 13 May: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 217 clashed with KIA Battalion 2 forces in Man Htun Village, Kutkai Township, Shan State.85

86. 13 May: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 112 clashed with KIA forces near Loilem, Shan State.86 87. 13 May: Tatmadaw troops from LID 88 clashed with TNLA Battalion 478 forces in Htet-kyet Village,

Namkham Township, Shan State.87 88. 14 May: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 301 clashed with KIA Battalion 12 and 27 forces in Nam Sa and

Sharaw La Hkyet Villages, Mansi Township, Kachin State.88 89. 14 May: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 290 clashed with TNLA Battalion 335 and MNDAA Battalion 3

forces in Ta Mon Ye Village, Kutkai Township, Shan State.89 90. 15 May: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA Battalion 17 forces near Hu Bu Manau Bum hill, Shan State.90 91. 15 May: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 45 clashed with TNLA Battalion 223 and MNDAA forces near Nam

Jarap Village, Hsenwi Township, Shan State.91 92. 1 June: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 237 in Dum Bau Bum fired artillery shells in Mung Hka Village,

Kachin State, targeting KIA forces there.92 93. 2 June: Tatmadaw troops from LID 77 clashed with TNLA Battalion 527 forces in Pa Hlaing Village,

Kyaukme Township, Shan State.93 94. 3 June: Tatmadaw troops from LID 88 clashed with TNLA Battalion 478 forces between Nam Seint and

San Kar Villages, Namkham Township, Shan State.94


95. 4 June: Around 50 Tatmadaw troops from LIB 323 clashed with KIA Battalion 36 forces at Nam Ba Tek, Pang Sai, Muse Township, Shan State.95

96. 4 June: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 215 and 217 clashed with KIA Battalion 2 forces in Man Jum Valley, between Ta Mung Nye and Maw Han Villages, Kutkai Township, Shan State.96

97. 4 June: About 60 Tatmadaw and pro-regime militia group Pyi Tu Tsits troops clashed with TNLA Battalion 478 forces near Nawng Ang Village, Namkham Township, Shan State.97

98. 11 June: Tatmadaw troops began an assault on an SSA-N camp at Red Ruby Mountain, Monghsu, Shan State.98

99. 15 June: The Tatmadaw deployed troops from LID 66, 88, and 99 in Kachin and Shan States.99 100. 16 June: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 323 and regime-backed militia force Pyi Tu Tsits fired two mortar

shells at KIA forces in Man Jak Village, Tachilek Township, Shan State.100 101. 16 June: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 215 and 217 clashed with KIA Battalion 2 forces in Kawng Sa

Village, Namkham Township, Shan State.101 102. 17 June: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 103 clashed with KIA Battalion 27 forces in Nam Hka Bum, Mansi

Township, Kachin State.102 103. 17 June: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 323 clashed with KIA Battalion 38 forces in Man Jak Village,

Tachilek Township, Shan State.103 104. 17-18 June: Tatmadaw troops from LID 88 clashed with KIA Battalion 27 forces in Gaw Ngu Yang

Village, Mansi Township, Kachin State.104 105. 19 June: Tatmadaw troops gained control of an SSA-N camp at Red Ruby Mountain, Monghsu, Shan

State.105 106. 20 June: Tatmadaw troops from LID 88 clashed with KIA Battalion 27 forces in Pung Ling Village, Mansi

Township, Kachin State.106 107. 22 June: Tatmadaw troops from LID 88 clashed with KIA Battalion 27 forces in Dingga Bum, Mansi

Township, Kachin State.107 108. 26 June: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 88 clashed with TNLA in Kutkai Township, Shan State.108

[1st clash in the day]

109. 26 June: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 88 clashed with TNLA in Kutkai Township, Shan State.109

[2nd clash in the day]

110. 26 June: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 88 clashed with TNLA in Kutkai Township, Shan State.110 [3rd

clash in the day] 111. 26 June: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 88 clashed with TNLA in Kutkai Township, Shan State.111

[4th clash in the day]

112. 13 July: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA Battalion 36 forces near Pyawng Bum, Loilem Township, Shan State.112

113. 14 July: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA Battalion 36 forces in Hka Lum Village, Pangsai, Muse Township, Shan State.113

114. 16 July: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA Battalion 2 forces in Bang Noi Man Ping Village, Kuktai Township, Shan State.114

115. 17 July: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA Battalion 9 forces near Di Ma and Seng Hom Villages, Loilem Township, Shan State.115

116. 19-21 July: Tatmadaw troops clashed with TNLA forces in Mongkoe Village, Tachilek Township, Shan State.116

117. 20-21 July: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 248 clashed with SSA-N Brigade 72 forces in Kyethi Township, Shan State.117

118. 8 August: Tatmadaw troops clashed with KIA forces near Sabaw Maw ruby mine in Hpakant Township, Kachin State.118

119. 8 August: Tatmadaw troops clashed with SSA-N forces in Kyethi Township, Shan State.119 120. 10 August: Tatmadaw troops destroyed a KIA base in a village next to the Sabaw Maw ruby mine in

Kyethi Township, Shan State.120 121. 17 August: Tatmadaw troops from LID 88 clashed with TNLA forces in Kyaukme Township, Shan

State.121 122. 18 August: Tatmadaw troops from LID 88 clashed with TNLA forces in Namkham Township, Shan

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1 Irrawaddy (13 Nov 13) TNLA Rebels Reject Govt Ceasefire Proposal, Clash With Burma Army 2 Irrawaddy (13 Nov 13) TNLA Rebels Reject Govt Ceasefire Proposal, Clash With Burma Army 3 Kachinland News (07 Nov 13) Fierce Battle Rages Near Namlim Pa Village 4 Irrawaddy (13 Nov 13) TNLA Rebels Reject Govt Ceasefire Proposal, Clash With Burma Army 5 Kachinland News (08 Nov 13) Battles Rage in KIA’s 12th Battalion Territory; Irrawaddy (07 Nov 13) Fresh Fighting Between KIA, Govt Troops in Kachin State


6 Kachinland News (11 Nov 13) One Civilian Killed and Another Injured as Mortar Shells Hit Gawng Run Village 7 Kachinland News (11 Nov 13) One Civilian Killed and Another Injured as Mortar Shells Hit Gawng Run Village 8 Kachinland News (11 Nov 13) One Civilian Killed and Another Injured as Mortar Shells Hit Gawng Run Village 9 Kachinland News (18 Nov 13) Kachin Civilians Flee as Battles Blaze in Namlim Pa and Surrounding Area 10 Kachinland News (18 Nov 13) Kachin Civilians Flee as Battles Blaze in Namlim Pa and Surrounding Area 11 EMG (20 Nov 13) Military tensions arise between army, KIA in Kachin State 12 Kachinland News (22 Nov 13) IDPs Arrive in Man Win Area; Battles Rage in Mansi and Northern Shan State 13 Kachinland News (22 Nov 13) IDPs Arrive in Man Win Area; Battles Rage in Mansi and Northern Shan State 14 Kachinland News (23 Nov 13) One KIA Captain and Another Soldier Killed in a Skirmish with Burmese Army Troops 15 Kachin News Group (27 Nov 13) KIA soldiers killed in ambush 16 SHAN (27 Nov 13) Burma Army increasing patrols in resistance areas 17 SHAN (27 Nov 13) Burma Army increasing patrols in resistance areas 18 EMG (06 Dec 13) Thirteen killed in fresh skirmishes between gov’t troops, Kachin rebels 19 Kachinland News (17 Dec 13) Battles Continue in Kachin and Northern Shan State as Ethnic Armed Groups Prepare for the Next Meeting 20 Kachinland News (17 Dec 13) Battles Continue in Kachin and Northern Shan State as Ethnic Armed Groups Prepare for the Next Meeting 21 Irrawaddy (19 Dec 13) Kokang Rebels Blamed for Deadly Shan State Blasts 22 Kachinland News (20 Dec 13) Battles rage in Namlim Pa and Mungding Pa 23 Kachinland News (20 Dec 13) Battles rage in Namlim Pa and Mungding Pa 24 Kachin News Group (24 Dec 13) Remote controlled mines target Burma army troops in Kachin state 25 DVB (24 Dec 13) Ta’ang army claim govt offensive in Kyaukme 26 Kachin News Group (25 Dec 13) Christmas clashes between Burma army and KIA 27 EMG (06 Jan 14) Skirmishes break out between Palaung, Ta’ang ethnic armed groups and gov’t army; Kachinland News (07 Jan 14) Battles Rage in Southern Kachin and Northern Shan State 28 EMG (06 Jan 14) Skirmishes break out between Palaung, Ta’ang ethnic armed groups and gov’t army; Kachinland News (07 Jan 14) Battles Rage in Southern Kachin and Northern Shan State 29 Kachin News Group (08 Jan 14) KIA releases two Tatmadaw soldiers following clashes 30 EMG (06 Jan 14) Skirmishes break out between Palaung, Ta’ang ethnic armed groups and gov’t army 31 Kachinland News (07 Jan 14) Battles Rage in Southern Kachin and Northern Shan State 32 Kachin News Group (08 Jan 14) KIA releases two Tatmadaw soldiers following clashes 33 KIC (14 Jan 14) Burma Army Violates Ceasefire 34 Kachin News Group (31 Jan 14) Burma army captures KIA post, heavy fighting continues in southern Kachin state 35 Kachin News Group (31 Jan 14) Burma army captures KIA post, heavy fighting continues in southern Kachin state; Kachin News Group (01 Feb 14) Burmese Army Seized KIA’s Dagaw Mada Post 36 Kachin News Group (07 Feb 14) Burma army takes another KIA post in southern Kachin state 37 Kachin News Group (10 Feb 14) 2 KIA officers killing during clash in Bhamo district 38 Myanmar Times (11 Feb 14) SSA-S not concerned about western military engaging with Tatmadaw 39 Kachinland News (11 Feb 14) Battles Rage as a New Offensive Begins near Laiza; Irrawaddy (12 Feb 14) President’s Union Day Message Flags-up Federalism 40 Kachinland News (11 Feb 14) Battles Rage as a New Offensive Begins near Laiza 41 Irrawaddy (12 Feb 14) President’s Union Day Message Flags-up Federalism; Kachinland News (11 Feb 14) Battles Rage as a New Offensive Begins near Laiza 42 Kachin News Group (13 Feb 14) Burma army captures posts near KIO's Laiza capital 43 Kachin News Group (10 Feb 14) KIA soldier dies resisting Burma army attack 44 Kachinland News (13 Feb 14) Burmese Army Continues Offensive Operations Against Kachin Independence Army 45 Kachin News Group (13 Feb 14) Burma army captures posts near KIO's Laiza capital 46 Kachinland News (13 Feb 14) Burma army captures posts near KIO's Laiza capital 47 Irrawaddy (13 Feb 14) Burma Army Launches Deadly Incursion Into Kachin Rebel Territory 48 Kachinland News (25 Feb 14) Battles Rage in Northern Shan State 49 DVB (26 Feb 14) Burma Army clashes with SSA-S, TNLA in Shan State; Irrawaddy (25 Feb 14) Burma Army, Shan Rebels Clash Over Temporary Camp 50 EMG (27 Feb 14) Two skirmishes break out in Shan State 51 Kachinland News (25 Feb 14) Battles Rage in Northern Shan State 52 Kachinland News (25 Feb 14) Battles Rage in Northern Shan State 53 KLN (28 Feb 14) Burmese Army Seized KIO’s Se Zin County Administrative Office 54 KLN (28 Feb 14) Burmese Army Seized KIO’s Se Zin County Administrative Office 55 EMG (01 Mar 14) Skirmishes continue between TNLA, gov’t 56 Irrawaddy (04 Mar 14) Army Increases Attacks in North Burma, Seizes 2 Shan Rebel Camps 57 Kachinland News (05 Mar 14) Burmese Army Sends More Troops to Frontline as Peace Negotiators Prepare to Meet 58 DVB (13 Mar 14) Shans plan their own census 59 Kachinland News (25 Mar 14) Battles Resume in Northern Shan State 60 Kachinland News (03 Apr 14) A Series of Battles Fought Between KIA and Burmese Government Troops 61 Irrawaddy (04 Apr 14) TNLA Clashes With Burma Army as Census Continues 62 FBR (19 Apr 14) Burma Army Rapes Teenage Girl, Shoots Civilians and Displaces Over 3,600 People in Attacks in Northern Kachin State, Burma 63 Kachinland News (11 Apr 14) KIA Under Attack On Several Fronts; EMG (17 Apr 14) Fighting rages in Kachin State during Thingyan; Kachin News Group (12 Apr 14) Heavy fighting on last day of census in Burma’s northern Kachin state 64 Kachinland News (11 Apr 14) KIA Under Attack On Several Fronts 65 DVB (11 Apr 14) Hundreds flee as census-related clashes break out in Kachin; FBR (11 Apr 14) Burma Army attacks Kachin and Shan villagers and a Kachin IDP camp; over 1,800 people displaced; FBR (19 Apr 14) Burma Army Rapes Teenage Girl, Shoots Civilians and Displaces Over 3,600 People in Attacks in Northern Kachin State, Burma; JST for Humanitarian Response in Kachin & Northern Shan States (12 Apr 14) Press release: Humanitarian crisis update for Kachin State and Northern Shan


State; Kachin News Group (12 Apr 14) Heavy fighting on last day of census in Burma’s northern Kachin state; Irrawaddy (10 Apr 14) Hundred Displaced as Burma Army Shells Kachin Rebel Post 66 EMG (17 Apr 14) Fighting rages in Kachin State during Thingyan 67 EMG (17 Apr 14) Fighting rages in Kachin State during Thingyan 68 FBR (19 Apr 14) Burma Army Rapes Teenage Girl, Shoots Civilians and Displaces Over 3,600 People in Attacks in Northern Kachin State, Burma 69 EMG (21 Apr 14) Why conflict continues in Kachin State; EMG (19 Apr 14) Clashes and tensions with KIA persist 70 Kachinland News (17 Apr 14) Humanitarian Crisis Looms as Fighting Intensifies in Kachin and Northern Shan State 71 EMG (21 Apr 14) Why conflict continues in Kachin State; Kachinland News (17 Apr 14) Humanitarian Crisis Looms as Fighting Intensifies in Kachin and Northern Shan State; Kachinland News (15 Apr 14) KIA Ambush Burmese Army Convoys as More Troops Deployed 72 Kachinland News (25 Apr 14) Skirmishes Continue in Kachin and Northern Shan State 73 Kachinland News (25 Apr 14) Skirmishes Continue in Kachin and Northern Shan State 74 Kachinland News (25 Apr 14) Skirmishes Continue in Kachin and Northern Shan State 75 Kachinland News (25 Apr 14) Skirmishes Continue in Kachin and Northern Shan State 76 Irrawaddy (23 Apr 14) 10 Soldiers Killed in Shan State Clashes: TNLA 77 Irrawaddy (23 Apr 14) 10 Soldiers Killed in Shan State Clashes: TNLA 78 Kachinland News (25 Apr 14) Skirmishes Continue in Kachin and Northern Shan State 79 Kachinland News (29 Apr 14) Battles Rage in Northern Shan State Amid Peace Talks 80 Kachinland News (05 May 14) Fierce Battles Continue in Kachin and Northern Shan State 81 Kachinland News (05 May 14) Fierce Battles Continue in Kachin and Northern Shan State 82 Kachin News Group (09 May 14) Burma army and KIA fight whole day in southern Kachin state 83 Kachinland News (15 May 14) Battles Rage in Kachin and Shan State as Peace Talks Stumble; Kachin News Group (19 May 14) UN warns of worsening refugee conditions in Kachin and Shan states 84 Kachin News Group (19 May 14) UN warns of worsening refugee conditions in Kachin and Shan states 85 Kachinland News (15 May 14) Battles Rage in Kachin and Shan State as Peace Talks Stumble 86 Kachinland News (15 May 14) Battles Rage in Kachin and Shan State as Peace Talks Stumble 87 Kachinland News (15 May 14) Battles Rage in Kachin and Shan State as Peace Talks Stumble 88 Kachinland News (15 May 14) Battles Rage in Kachin and Shan State as Peace Talks Stumble 89 Kachinland News (15 May 14) Battles Rage in Kachin and Shan State as Peace Talks Stumble 90 Kachinland News (15 May 14) Battles Rage in Kachin and Shan State as Peace Talks Stumble 91 Kachinland News (15 May 14) Battles Rage in Kachin and Shan State as Peace Talks Stumble 92 Kachinland News (04 Jun 14) Battles Continue in Northern Shan State 93 Kachinland News (04 Jun 14) Battles Continue in Northern Shan State 94 Kachinland News (04 Jun 14) Battles Continue in Northern Shan State 95 Kachinland News (04 Jun 14) Battles Continue in Northern Shan State 96 Kachinland News (04 Jun 14) Battles Continue in Northern Shan State 97 Kachinland News (04 Jun 14) Battles Continue in Northern Shan State 98 SHAN (19 Jun 14) SSA-North loses Mongsu camp to Burma Army 99 Kachinland News (18 Jun 14) Kachin Volunteers Fight Government Troops 100 Kachinland News (18 Jun 14) Kachin Volunteers Fight Government Troops 101 Kachinland News (18 Jun 14) Kachin Volunteers Fight Government Troops 102 Kachinland News (18 Jun 14) Kachin Volunteers Fight Government Troops 103 Kachinland News (18 Jun 14) Kachin Volunteers Fight Government Troops 104 Kachin News Group (24 Jun 14) Burmese troops and KIA repeatedly clash in southern Kachin state 105 SHAN (19 Jun 14) SSA-North loses Mongsu camp to Burma Army 106 Kachin News Group (24 Jun 14) Burmese troops and KIA repeatedly clash in southern Kachin state 107 Kachin News Group (24 Jun 14) Burmese troops and KIA repeatedly clash in southern Kachin state 108 EMG (30 Jun 14) Army, TNLA fail to hold talks to curb fighting 109 EMG (30 Jun 14) Army, TNLA fail to hold talks to curb fighting 110 EMG (30 Jun 14) Army, TNLA fail to hold talks to curb fighting 111 EMG (30 Jun 14) Army, TNLA fail to hold talks to curb fighting 112 Kachinland News (18 Jul 14) Battles Rage On in Northern Shan State 113 Kachinland News (18 Jul 14) Battles Rage On in Northern Shan State 114 Kachinland News (18 Jul 14) Battles Rage On in Northern Shan State 115 Kachinland News (18 Jul 14) Battles Rage On in Northern Shan State 116 Irrawaddy (25 Jul 14) 800 Civilians Newly Displaced by Fighting in Shan States: Group 117 SHAN (22 Jul 14) Resume fighting between Burma Army and Shan State Army-North affects six villages; Irrawaddy (22 Jul 14) Clashes Continue Between SSA and Burma Army 118 Kachin News Group (12 Aug 14) Repeated clashes between army and KIA in Kachin ruby mine; Irrawaddy (20 Aug 14) Shan IDPs Petition for Army to Vacate Occupied Village 119 Kachin News Group (12 Aug 14) Repeated clashes between army and KIA in Kachin ruby mine; Irrawaddy (20 Aug 14) Shan IDPs Petition for Army to Vacate Occupied Village 120 Kachin News Group (12 Aug 14) Repeated clashes between army and KIA in Kachin ruby mine 121 Irrawaddy (18 Aug 14) One Civilian Killed After TNLA, Govt Troops Clash 122 Irrawaddy (18 Aug 14) One Civilian Killed After TNLA, Govt Troops Clash


Appendix IV (Documented) Tatmadaw civilian abuses in Kachin, Shan States: November 2013 to August 2014

• 2 November: Three Tatmadaw soldiers from LIB 286 gang-raped a 29-year-old Kachin woman in Sawng Hka Village, between Mogaung and Hpakant Townships, Kachin State.1

• 7 November: Tatmadaw artillery fire killed a 10-year-old child in Gawng Run Village, Mansi Township, Kachin State.2

• 8 November: Tatmadaw soldiers detained and tortured a 54-year-old Kachin man in Nam Gau Village, Mansi Township, Kachin State.3

• 11 November: A Tatmadaw soldier raped an eight-year-old Kachin girl in Hka Lum Village, Hsenwi Township, Shan State.4

• 14 November: Tatmadaw troops shot and killed a 40-year-old Kachin man in Mung Ding Pa, Mansi Township, Kachin State.5

• 17 November: Tatmadaw soldiers killed a 20-year-old mentally challenged man in Nam Lim Pa Village, Mansi Township, Kachin State.6

• 9 December: Tatmadaw troops shelled civilians working in a rice field near Mung Ding Pa in Mansi Township, Kachin State.7

• 7 January: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 401 fired artillery shells into civilian areas in Papun Township, Karen State.8

• 8 January: Tatmadaw soldiers from LIB 298 abducted three Kachin women traveling by bus on Myitkyina-Sumpra Bum Road, near Myitkyina, Kachin State; two managed to escape and the soldiers gang-raped the remaining woman.9

• 17 January: It was reported that a local NGO had found six shallow graves near Nam Lim Pa IDP camp in Mansi Township, Kachin State, of elderly or mentally challenged residents who were unable to flee when Tatmadaw troops attacked Mansi Township in November 2013.10

• 30 January: Free Burma Rangers discovered three tortured bodies of victims who had been killed by the Tatmadaw in November 2013.11

• 30-31 January: Tatmadaw troops attacked Nam Gau and Nam San Villages, Mansi Township, Kachin State, capturing over 20 villagers.12

• 26 February: Tatmadaw troops set up camp in two village tracts in Nawnghkio Township, Shan State, interrogated villagers at gunpoint, extracted forced labor, looted, and shot livestock.13

• 1-2 March: More than 1,000 Tatmadaw troops from LIB 77, 115 and 520, shelled 11 villages in a ceasefire zone, causing 2,000 villagers to flee, and tortured a villager in Nawnghkio Township, Shan State.14

• 4 March: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 5 extorted money from travelers arriving in or departing from Kamaing, Hpakant Township, Kachin State.15

• 4 March: Tatmadaw troops set fire to rubber fields and bamboo forests that are the source of livelihood for many families in Bhamo and Waingmaw Townships, Kachin State.16

• 5 March: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 80 occupying a former KIA outpost stopped and extorted money from local residents in Nam Byu, Tanai Township, Kachin State.17

• 7 March: It was reported that Tatmadaw troops had harassed and robbed villagers and travelers in U Di Bum Village, Hpakant Township, Kachin State.18

• 21 March: Tatmadaw troops from LIBs 77 and 503 attacked Ngar Jarng Village, Kyaukme Township, Shan State, and detained and tortured five villagers suspected of links with the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and the village administrator.19

• 23 March: Tatmadaw troops from IBs 519 and 53 looted villager property and livestock in Banggeng Village, near Mongton Township, Shan State.20

• 23 March: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 515 beat, stabbed, and robbed a man in Murng Ort Village, Tangyan Township, Shan State.21

• 24 March: Tatmadaw troops detained and tortured a restaurant owner in Nam Lin Pone Village, Kyaukme Township, Shan State.22

• 10 April: Two Tatmadaw soldiers from LIB 320 gang-raped a 17-year-old girl in Ka Gam Village, Momauk Township, Kachin State.23

• 10 April: Tatmadaw troops launched attacks on KIA positions close to Mai Ja Yang, Mansi Township, Kachin State, and displaced 300 residents of U Yang and Nam Hka Pa Villages.24

• 10 April: Shrapnel from Tatmadaw troops’ mortar shelling of KIA positions near Mongpan Township, Shan State injured a 40-year-old Shan villager.25


• 10 April: Tatmadaw troops looted homes and livestock in Nawng Lom Village, Mongpan Township, Shan State.26

• 10-11 April: Over 1,000 Kachin residents of Lagat Yang IDP camp, and another 1,000 residents of at least ten Shan villages, fled to the Burma-China border, to China’s Yunnan Province, or to Namkham Township, Shan State, in reaction to Tatmadaw troops’ offensive against KIA forces.27

• 11 April: Shrapnel from Tatmadaw troops’ mortar shelling seriously injured a 25-year-old Kachin civilian in Maw Swi Awng Lawt Village, Momauk Township, Kachin State.28

• 11 April: Tatmadaw troops’ mortar shelling of Man Win Town, Bhamo Township, Kachin State, injured an elderly woman and an eight-year-old boy.29

• 11 April: Tatmadaw troops shelled homes in Nawng Lom Village, Mongpan Township, Shan State, injuring at least one civilian.30

• 11 April: Tatmadaw troops from IB 69 shot and injured two civilians and fired mortar rounds in Maw Swi Awng Lawt Village, Momauk Township, Kachin State.31

• 12 April: Tatmadaw troops arrested 30 Kachin civilians who were mining jade, and transported them to a base in Hpakant Township, Kachin State.32

• 12 April: Tatmadaw troops broke into a temple in Nawng Lom Village, Mongpan Township, Shan State, and arrested two men who went to survey the damage.33

• 16 April: Tatmadaw offensives in Mansi Township displace over 1,000 Shan villagers near Mai Ja Yang, Mansi Township, Kachin State, who fled to China as a result.34

• 16 April: Tatmadaw forces shot and injured a Kachin civilian at a checkpoint near Chyari Dagaw Village, Momauk Township, Kachin State.35

• 17 April: Tatmadaw troops fired artillery shells on Chyari Bum Village, Momauk Township, Kachin State.36

• 3 May: Tatmadaw troops from LID 88 detained 14 Kachin IDPs in Lagat Yang IDP Camp, Man Wein Village, Mansi Township, Kachin State, for suspected links to the KIA.37

• 4 May: Four hundred IDPs from six villages who were fleeing from a Tatmadaw offensive in Mongpan Township, Shan State, arrived in Muse Township, Shan State. The IDPs reported that Tatmadaw soldiers robbed and threatened them.38

• 9 May: Tatmadaw troops shelled Pang Hkam Village, Mansi Township, Kachin State, injuring a 20-year-old civilian.39

• 13 May: Tatmadaw troops raided Man Ong, Man Kong, and Pha Dan Villages in Namkham Township, Shan State, and detained a Ta’ang [Palaung] farmer in the same area.40

• 15 May: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 415 ransacked and robbed villagers’ homes and beat a mentally challenged person in Mauk Sam Village, Hsihsang Township, Shan State.41

• 16 May: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 568 raped a 15-year-old Kachin girl in Nam Gut Village, Kutkai Township, Shan State.42

• 29 May: Tatmadaw LID 88 troops shot and threw a grenade at a Shan couple on a motorbike, close to a military checkpoint near Namkham Township, Shan State, fatally wounding one woman.43

• 15 June: Residents fled after Tatmadaw forces burned down a house and opened fire on Ton Pan Village, Kutkai Township, Shan State, after clashing with the TNLA nearby.44

• 16 June: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 318 shot and killed a 41-year-old Kachin IDP, near Mung Ding Pa Village, Mansi Township, Kachin State.45

• 16 June: A Tatmadaw LIB 88 soldier killed a 40-year-old shopkeeper in his shop in Nam San Godaung Village, on the road between Muse and Namkham Townships, Shan State.46

• 17 June: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 103 fired mortar shells on Gaw Ngu Yang Village, Mansi Township, Kachin State.47

• 18 June: It was reported that Tatmadaw troops from LID 88 had set up a new post in Nam Jang Gu Dawng Village, between Muse and Namkham Townships, Shan State, and had ordered 12 neighboring villages to each supply 50 bamboo poles and 20 hardwood posts.48

• 18 June: It was reported that Tatmadaw troops from LID 66 had ordered residents of three villages in Hpakant Township, Kachin State, to move out by the end of the month, and had expelled jade miners without resident IDs to Mogaung Township, Kachin State.49

• 7 July: It was reported that during the first week of July, Tatmadaw troops had attacked villages in Monghsu, Loilem, and Kyethi Townships, used villagers as forced labor and destroyed crops and livestock, displacing 209 residents of Pha Saung Village, Kyethi Township, Shan State.50

• 19 July: Tatmadaw troops launched a mortar shell attack on Mang Poe Village, Namkham Township, Shan State, killing a 70-year-old woman, a 50-year-old man, and injuring over 10 children.51

• 19-21 July: Tatmadaw troops clashed with TNLA forces, displacing over 800 civilians from Mongkoe Village, Tachilek Township, Shan State, forcing them to seek shelter in Namkham Township, Shan State.52


• 28 July: Tatmadaw troops shot and killed a 16-year-old boy in his home in Kutkai Township, Shan State.53

• 29 July: After the discovery of two murdered Tatmadaw soldiers in Namkham Township, Shan State, Tatmadaw troops from LID 88 arrested and interrogated the village chairman, secretary, and three community leaders and tortured them for two days.54

• 1 August: Following the torture of five villagers and other threats from Tatmadaw troops, about 500 residents of Naungmata Village, Namkham Township, Shan State, fled across the border to China.55

• 12 August: Tatmadaw troops from LIB 108 beat and tortured a village administrator in Hpakant Township, Kachin State.56

• 13 August: It was reported that Tatmadaw clashes with KIA forces on 8-9 August in Hpakant Township,

Kachin State, had displaced over 200 villagers who took refuge at two churches east of Hpakant.57

• 18 August: Tatmadaw troops from LID 88 shot two civilians, killing one and severely wounding the other, in Namkham Township, Shan State.58

• 20 August: It was reported that Tatmadaw clashes in Kyethi Township had forced 40 IDPs to flee to a Buddhist monastery in Kyethi Township, Shan State.59

• 28 August: A Tatmadaw commanding officer and soldiers from LIB 344 arrested and tortured three villagers in Paletwa Township, Chin State, accusing them of links to the Chin National Army.

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1 Kachinland News (06 Nov 13) 286th LIR Soldiers Raped a 29-year-old Mother 2 Kachinland News (11 Nov 13) One Civilian Killed and Another Injured as Mortar Shells Hit Gawng Run Village 3 FBR (19 Nov 13) Burma Army Captures, Kills and Tortures Villagers in Kachin State, Forcing Over 2,000 to Flee 4 Kachinland News (12 Nov 13) An 8-Year-Old Girl Raped By a Burmese Army Private 5 FBR (19 Nov 13) Burma Army Captures, Kills and Tortures Villagers in Kachin State, Forcing Over 2,000 to Flee 6 FBR (22 May 14) 2013 Free Burma Rangers Annual Report 7 Kachinland News (17 Dec 13) Battles Continue in Kachin and Northern Shan State as Ethnic Armed Groups Prepare for the Next Meeting 8 KIC (14 Jan 14) Burma Army Violates Ceasefire 9 Kachinland News (10 Jan 14) Burmese Army Soldiers Raping Ethnic Women With Impunity; Irrawaddy (15 Jan 14) Concerns Over Impunity in Burma Soldier’s Alleged Rape of 13-Year-Old 10 Irrawaddy (17 Jan 14) Graves Found Near Abandoned IDP Camps in Kachin State; Kachin News (22 Jan 14) KIA refuses Burma army access to site of alleged atrocity 11 FBR (01 Feb 14) Burma Army Attacks Kachin Villages, Capturing 18 Villagers; Bodies of Torture Victims Discovered 12 FBR (01 Feb 14) Burma Army Attacks Kachin Villages, Capturing 18 Villagers; Bodies of Torture Victims Discovered 13 KIC (21 Mar 14) 2,000 Civilians Flee Burma Army Attacks; DVB (18 Mar 14) Burmese army tortured Shan civilians, says rights group 14 KIC (21 Mar 14) 2,000 Civilians Flee Burma Army Attacks; DVB (18 Mar 14) Burmese army tortured Shan civilians, says rights group 15 Kachinland News (07 Mar 14) Abuses Increased as More Government Troops Deployed in Kachin Region 16 Kachinland News (07 Mar 14) Abuses Increased as More Government Troops Deployed in Kachin Region 17 Kachinland News (07 Mar 14) Abuses Increased as More Government Troops Deployed in Kachin Region 18 Kachinland News (07 Mar 14) Abuses Increased as More Government Troops Deployed in Kachin Region 19 SHAN (26 Mar 14) Burma Army arrests and tortures suspected of associating with SSA 20 SHRF (28 Mar 14) Spreading Burma Army attacks and abuses against civilians in Shan State undermine nationwide ceasefire negotiations 21 SHRF (08 Apr 14) Burma Army soldiers beat, stab and rob villager in northern Shan State; KIC (15 Apr 14) Burma Army Soldiers Accused Of Armed Robbery 22 SHAN (26 Mar 14) Burma Army arrests and tortures suspected of associating with SSA 23 FBR (19 Apr 14) Burma Army Rapes Teenage Girl, Shoots Civilians and Displaces Over 3,600 People in Attacks in Northern Kachin State, Burma; KIC (22 Apr 14) Ethnic Groups And Advocates Demand Investigation Into Burma Army’s Systematic Use of Rape, Sexual Violence 24 Irrawaddy (10 Apr 14) Hundred Displaced as Burma Army Shells Kachin Rebel Post 25 Irrawaddy (10 Apr 14) Hundred Displaced as Burma Army Shells Kachin Rebel Post 26 SHRF (05 Jun 14) Ongoing attacks by Burma Army against civilians during operations to control strategic border area near Namkham (April 10-June 2 2014) 27 FBR (11 Apr 14) Burma Army attacks Kachin and Shan villagers and a Kachin IDP camp; over 1,800 people displaced; FBR (19 Apr 14) Burma Army Rapes Teenage Girl, Shoots Civilians and Displaces Over 3,600 People in Attacks in Northern Kachin State, Burma; JST Humanitarian Response in Kachin & Northern Shan States (12 Apr 14) Press release: Humanitarian crisis update for Kachin State and Northern Shan State; Kachin News Group (12 Apr 14) Heavy fighting on last day of census in Burma’s northern Kachin state 28 Kachinland News (12 Apr 14) One Civilian Hit By Mortar Fire as Battles Rage in Southern Kachin State 29 FBR (19 Apr 14) Burma Army Rapes Teenage Girl, Shoots Civilians and Displaces Over 3,600 People in Attacks in Northern Kachin State, Burma 30 SHRF (05 Jun 14) Ongoing attacks by Burma Army against civilians during operations to control strategic border area near Namkham (April 10-June 2 2014) 31 FBR (19 Apr 14) Burma Army Rapes Teenage Girl, Shoots Civilians and Displaces Over 3,600 People in Attacks in Northern Kachin State, Burma; Kachinland News (12 Apr 14) One Civilian Hit By Mortar Fire as Battles Rage in Southern Kachin State 32 FBR (24 Apr 14) Civilian Killed by Landmine, Teenage Girl Raped and Over 3,600 New IDPs in Kachin State 33 SHRF (05 Jun 14) Ongoing attacks by Burma Army against civilians during operations to control strategic border area near Namkham (April 10-June 2 2014) 34 EMG (17 Apr 14) Fighting rages in Kachin State during Thingyan 35 Irrawaddy (21 Apr 14) 5,000 Displaced by Kachin Clashes Amid KIO Leader’s US Visit


36 FBR (24 Apr 14) Civilian Killed by Landmine, Teenage Girl Raped and Over 3,600 New IDPs in Kachin State 37 Kachin News Group (06 May 14) Tensions remain high after army harasses and detains Kachin refugees; Irrawaddy (05 May 14) Burma Army Detains 14 Kachin IDPs, NGO Says; Mizzima News (05 May 14) Tatmadaw arrests 14 at Kachin refugee camp; Kachinland News (06 May 14) IDPs Flee Fighting in Mungpaw, Some Confined to Their Camp 38 Kachinland News (06 May 14) IDPs Flee Fighting in Mungpaw, Some Confined to Their Camp 39 SHRF (05 Jun 14) Ongoing attacks by Burma Army against civilians during operations to control strategic border area near Namkham (April 10-June 2 2014) 40 Irrawaddy (14 May 14) Burma Army Detains Palaung Man Accused of TNLA Links: Activists 41 Kachinland News (19 May 14) Burmese Government Soldiers Raped 15-year-old Girl and Ransacked Civilian Homes 42 Kachinland News (19 May 14) Burmese Government Soldiers Raped 15-year-old Girl and Ransacked Civilian Homes 43 Kachin News Group (11 Jun 14) Villagers in northern Shan state suffer after Tatmadaw's Kachin offensive 44 Irrawaddy (16 Jun 14) Palaung Villagers Flee Burmese Army Shelling: TNLA 45 Kachinland News (17 Jun 14) Two Kachin Civilians Killed by Burmese Army Soldiers 46 DVB (21 Jun 14) Kachin family call for Rule of Law, refuse blood money from Burmese commander; Kachinland News (17 Jun 14) Two Kachin Civilians Killed by Burmese Army Soldiers 47 Kachinland News (18 Jun 14) Kachin Volunteers Fight Government Troops 48 Kachinland News (18 Jun 14) Kachin Volunteers Fight Government Troops 49 Kachinland News (18 Jun 14) Kachin Volunteers Fight Government Troops 50 SHAN (07 Jul 14) Over 100 villagers flee Burma Army abuses amid mounting tension in central Shan State; Irrawaddy (15 Jul 14) Hundreds Hide at Monastery After Recent Fighting in Northern Shan State; Irrawaddy (25 Jul 14) 800 Civilians Newly Displaced by Fighting in Shan States: Group 51 Irrawaddy (21 Jul 14) Two Civilians Killed in Renewed Clashes in Northern Shan State: TNLA 52 Irrawaddy (25 Jul 14) 800 Civilians Newly Displaced by Fighting in Shan States: Group 53 DVB (06 Aug 14) Fatal shooting sparks fear of conflict in Kutkai; Irrawaddy (01 Aug 14) Shan Village Abandoned for Fear of Burma Army Reprisals 54 DVB (01 Aug 14) Villagers flee Namhkam after alleged army threats; Mizzima News (01 Aug 14) Whole Shan village flees to China after alleged murder of government soldiers 55 DVB (01 Aug 14) Villagers flee Namhkam after alleged army threats; Mizzima News (01 Aug 14) Whole Shan village flees to China after alleged murder of government soldiers; Irrawaddy (01 Aug 14) Shan Village Abandoned for Fear of Burma Army Reprisals 56 DVB (15 Aug 14) Kachin villagers get apology from Burma Army commander 57 Irrawaddy (13 Aug 14) 200 Kachin Civilians Flee Fighting Near Hpakant; Irrawaddy (15 Aug 14) Security a Concern as Jade Mining Set to Resume in Hpakant 58 Irrawaddy (18 Aug 14) One Civilian Killed After TNLA, Govt Troops Clash 59 Irrawaddy (20 Aug 14) Shan IDPs Petition for Army to Vacate Occupied Village 60 Khonumthung News (05 Sep 14) Govt. Soldiers bullied villagers accusing pro-Chin National Army


Appendix V Hate crimes and extremist violence continue

• 9-13 January: According to the UN, Buddhist Rakhine and local police killed at least 48 Muslim Rohingya in Du Chee Yar Tan Village, Maungdaw Township, Arakan State.1

• 14 February: Buddhist Rakhine extremists killed 11 Rohingya at Kone Kar stream, in Minbya Township, Arakan State.2

• 24 February: Buddhist Rakhine villagers set fire to three Muslim Rohingya houses in Du Chee Yar Tan Village, Maungdaw Township, Arakan State.3

• 26 March: Buddhist Rakhine burned down seven Muslim Rohingya-owned stores in Doe Tan Village, Maungdaw Township, Arakan State.4

• 16 April: An extremist mob burned four houses in Nattalin Township, Pegu Division after a Buddhist woman and her family refused to “turn over” her Muslim partner to a crowd the night before.5

• 22 April: Buddhist Rakhine extremists tortured and beat more than 35 Muslim Rohingya firewood collectors in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State.6

• 1 May: Two Rakhine severely beat a Muslim Rohingya fisherman in Buthidaung Township, Arakan State.7

• 2 May: Eight Buddhist Rakhine attacked a Muslim Rohingya motorcyclist on the Maungdaw-Aley Than Kyaw highway, Maungdaw Township, Arakan State.8

• 3 May: Unidentified armed men killed three and injured nine people, including Muslim Rohingya, in a shooting in Thin Baw Kwe Village, Maungdaw Township, Arakan State.9

• 8 June: About 16 extremist Buddhist Rakhine dressed in police uniforms attacked four Muslim Rohingya sentry men of Nwa Yon Daung Village, Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, demanding information about Rohingya Solidarity Organization, and withdrew when a riot police patrol approached.10

• 1-4 July: Extremist Buddhist mobs attacked Muslim shops in Mandalay, homes, a Muslim cemetery, and other buildings in Mandalay Division, killing two and injuring 14.11

Instances of hate speech and incitement

• 15 January: In Mandalay, more than 10,000 monks, including extremist Buddhist monk U Wirathu and leaders of the ‘969’ movement, gathered to garner support for proposed legislation restricting interfaith marriage, and launched the Upper Burma Branch of the Organization for the Protection of Nation and Religion (OPNRR).12

• 2 February: About 3,000 local Buddhist Rakhine held a protest against Muslim Rohingya in Akyab [Sittwe], Arakan State, to call for additional police, stricter enforcement of the 1982 Citizenship Law, and the removal of UN and INGO representatives in Akyab, Arakan State.13

• 4 February: Local Buddhist Rakhine residents in Akyab, Arakan State, hold a rally to call for Muslim Rohingya to be denied voting rights and to allow police the use of deadly force in emergency situations.14

• 12 February: NLD cancelled a literature talk in Rangoon’s North Okkalapa Township after about 30 monks from the Patriotic Burmese Monks Union (PBMU) pressured planners to call off the event, saying that two of the four speakers were Muslim.15

• 23 February: Hundreds of people in Naypyidaw attended a rally organized by the OPNRR in support of a draft law which would ban interfaith marriage between Buddhist women and non-Buddhist men.16

• 4 March: Four MPs from the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party (RNDP) met with the regime Immigration and Population Minister Khin Yi in Naypyidaw and requested ‘Rohingya’ not be used in the census at a meeting.17

• 10 March: Extremist Buddhist monk U Wirathu began a visit to Arakan State to preach about safeguarding Buddhism and national identity.18

Map of IDP camps and incidents of anti-

Rohingya violence and intimidation in

Arakan State

Incidents of violence

and/or intimidation

IDP camp

Adapted from: OCHA

(01 Jun 14) Myanmar:

Internal Displacement in

Rakhine State


• 16 March: More than 46,000 ethnic Rakhine in Akyab, Kyaukpyu, Maungdaw, Ponnagyun, Myebon, and Mrauk U Townships, Arakan State, held simultaneous demonstrations to protest the use of the term ‘Rohingya’ as an ethnic category in the census.19

• 20 March: Representatives from Rakhine, Kaman, Myo, Kamee, Maramagyi, Dainat, and Thet ethnic groups released a statement opposing the recognition of ‘Rohingya’ as an ethnic category in the census.20

• 28 March: In Lashio Township, Shan State, more than 300 local residents staged a protest against the official recognition of the term ‘Rohingya’ as an ethnic category in the 2014 census.21

• 1 July: An unconfirmed post that two Muslim teashop owners in Mandalay raped a Buddhist woman went viral on social media after extremist Buddhist monk U Wirathu shared it on his Facebook page.22

Security forces target Rohingya

• 31 March: A Tatmadaw officer and riot police in Hpaung Seik Village, Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, severely beat two Rohingya who wanted to claim ‘Rohingya’ as their ethnicity in the national census.23

• 6 April: Tatmadaw soldiers in Nyaung Chaung Village, Buthidaung Township, Arakan State, gang-raped a 40-year-old Rohingya woman.24

• 14 April: Police arrested, tortured, and denied medical treatment to four Rohingya village administrators for allegedly burning the Taungbro Letwe police station in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State.25

• 29 April: Police extorted money from a Rohingya man attempting to keep trespassers out of his fishing pond in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State.26

• 23 May: Police severely beat an eight-year-old Rohingya boy on his way back from collecting firewood in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State.27

• 24 May: Officials summoned administration officers to Aley Than Kyaw District police station to order the destruction of a mosque and 14 houses in their village in Khonza Bill Village. Maungdaw Township, Arakan State.28

• 5 June: Riot police in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, burned down 25 Rohingya-owned shops in the Kyauk Hla Gaar market, then attempted to arrest the shop-owners.29

• 22 June: Tatmadaw soldiers from Marawaddy outpost in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, destroyed several betel farms that belonged to Rohingya.30

1 UN News Centre (23 Jan 14) Top UN officials call for probe into latest violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state 2 Asian Tribune (04 Mar 14) Myanmar’s Suspension of MSF’s Work in Arakan is Criminal 3 Kaladan News (27 Feb 14) Arson attack again to Du Chee Ya Tan village of Maung Daw 4 Kaladan News (26 Mar 14) Rakhine set on fire the Doe Tan market in Maungdaw north 5 DVB (18 Apr 14) Interfaith couple targeted by mob in Pegu 6 Kaladan News (27 Apr 14) Firewood collectors tortured in Maungdaw 7 Kaladan News (01 May 14) Two Rakhines attack Rohingya fisherman in Buthidaung 8 Kaladan News (03 May 14) Rakhines attack a Rohingya motor-cycle rider 9 EMG (06 May 14) Village leader and scholar killed in Maungdaw attack 10 Kaladan News (09 Jun 14) 969 members torture sentry men at Maungdaw Township 11 DVB (02 Jul 14) Police line streets of Mandalay after fresh riots; AFP (03 Jul 14) Sectarian unrest shakes major Myanmar city; Reuters (02 Jul 14) Myanmar police fire rubber bullets to end sectarian trouble in Mandalay; DVB (20 Jul 14) Police line streets of Mandalay after fresh riots; AFP (03 Jul 14) Sectarian unrest shakes major Myanmar city; Irrawaddy (02 Jul 14) 5 Injured in Mandalay Unrest, Damage Limited: Police; RFA (02 Jul 14) Anti-Muslim Riots Turn Deadly in Myanmar’s Mandalay City; Al Jazeera (02 Jul 14) Myanmar police break up sectarian riots; AFP (05 Jul 14) Mob burns school in riot-hit Myanmar city 12 Irrawaddy (16 Jan 14) Monk Conference Backs Bills to Restrict Interfaith Marriage, Rohingya Voting; Irrawaddy (21 Jan 14) ‘Religious Roots of Social Harmony’ Discussed in Rangoon 13 Myanmar Times (05 Feb 14) Rakhine protestors converge in Sittwe 14 DVB (05 Feb 14) MSF, OCHA hit back at ‘anti-aid worker sentiment’ in Arakan State 15 DVB (14 Feb 14) NLD cancels literary event after pressure over Muslim speakers 16 Mizzima News (24 Feb 14) Hundreds attend rally in support of inter-faith marriage ban 17 Mizzima News (05 Mar 14) Rakhine MPs seek ‘Rohingya’ ban in census 18 Mizzima News (17 Mar 14) Rakhine State protests oppose ‘Rohingya’ as census category 19 Mizzima News (17 Mar 14) Rakhine State protests oppose ‘Rohingya’ as census category; EMG (17 Mar 14) Ethnic Rakhine oppose use of “Rohingya” in state census taking 20 EMG (21 Mar 14) Ethnic groups hold press conference to oppose “Rohingya” in census 21 EMG (29 Mar 14) Lashio residents protest against putting “Rohingya” in national census 22 DVB (02 Jul 14) Police line streets of Mandalay after fresh riots; AFP (03 Jul 14) Sectarian unrest shakes major Myanmar city 23 Kaladan News (31 Mar 14) Security forces tortured Rohingya for claiming Rohingya as their ethnicity 24 Kaladan News (08 Apr 14) More Army Battalions in Maungdaw 25 Kaladan News (15 Apr 14) Arrest and torture for blaze in Maungdaw north 26 Kaladan News (01 May 14) No rights to protect own property in Maungdaw 27 Kaladan News (24 May 14) School boy severely tortured by police officer in Maungdaw 28 Kaladan News (26 May 14) Authority orders to destroy mosque and houses in Maungdaw 29 Kaladan News (06 Jun 14) Kyauk Hla Gaar market burnt down in Maungdaw 30 Kaladan News (24 Jun 14) Army destroy betel farms for firewood in Maungdaw


Appendix VI Children suffer most from the humanitarian crisis in Arakan State

• 30 March: A five-year-old boy in Thaechaung IDP camp in Akyab [Sittwe], Arakan State, died without medical care after suffering post-appendix operation complications.1

• 31 March: A one-year-old in Thaechaung IDP camp in Akyab, Arakan State, died without medical care after contracting an infection and developing a fever.2

• 1 April: A father of four in Thaechaung IDP camp in Akyab, Arakan State, died without medical care from symptoms related to diabetes.3

• 2 April: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said 15,000 children in IDP camps in Arakan State had no access to psycho-social support, 300 acutely malnourished children in Akyab, had no therapeutic treatment.4

• 2 April: A joint World Health Organization (WHO)-UN statement announced that life-saving therapeutic treatment for more than 300 children suffering from acute malnutrition had been suspended in Akyab, Arakan State.5

• 8 April: UNOCHA revealed that emergency medical cases were not being referred to hospitals in Arakan State because NGOs could not obtain travel authorizations or hospital spaces for patients.6

• 20 May: UNOCHA reported that in April, over 23,000 people in Arakan State lacked access to safe drinking water and needed daily help from aid agencies.7

• 17 June: It was reported that a two-year-old boy had died from diarrhea complications in a Rohingya IDP camp in Arakan State, after his family was unable to find medical assistance.8

• 1 August: The regime Health Ministry reported that out of 26 cases of Japanese encephalitis in Arakan State in July, eight children had died: Four in Akyab Township, three in Ponnagyun Township, and one in Taunggoat Township. A ministry official said it would not be possible this year to administer the vaccine that prevents the disease.9

• 13 August: An Akyab general hospital medical superintendent reported that two more people in Arakan State had died from encephalitis in August, and that there were now 41 reported cases.10

• 13 August: It was reported that in the last two months, nine children had died from meningitis at Akyab general hospital.11

• 20 August: UNOCHA stated that combined state and INGO efforts in July provided just 50% of the health services provided in February 2014, before the expulsion of aid agencies in March.12

1 Myanmar Times (03 Apr 14) In the shadow of the census, a health crisis unfolds 2 Myanmar Times (03 Apr 14) In the shadow of the census, a health crisis unfolds 3 Myanmar Times (03 Apr 14) In the shadow of the census, a health crisis unfolds 4 OCHA (02 Apr 14) Hundreds of thousands of people severely affected by disruption of humanitarian assistance in Rakhine State, Myanmar 5 AFP (03 Apr 14) UN warns of health crisis in Myanmar 6 DVB (08 Apr 14) Aid in Arakan at ‘bare minimum’ 7 OCHA (20 May 14) Humanitarian Bulletin Myanmar, Issue 4: 1-30 April 8 TIME (17 Jun 14) These Aren’t Refugee Camps, They’re Concentration Camps, and People Are Dying in Them 9 Mizzima News (01 Aug 14) Japanese encephalitis kills eight children in Rakhine State 10 Mizzima News (14 Aug 14) Death toll rises from Japanese encephalitis outbreak in Rakhine 11 Narinjara News (13 Aug 14) Nine children died of meningitis in Sittwe hospital 12 OCHA (20 Aug 14) Myanmar Humanitarian Bulletin Issue July 2014

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