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Burmese Junta Bans Dhamma Advertising

By ARKAR MOE, The Irrawaddy, December 16, 2009

Rangoon, Burma -- Burmese authorities have banned the public display of posters in Mandalay advertising dhamma talks by monks.

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Burma: Monk given two-year sentence

by Nan Kham Kaew, Democratic Voice of Burma, December 7, 2009

Rangoon, Burma -- A monk who appeared at the Rangoon courtroom on the day Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced in August has been imprisoned for two years, family sources said.

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Secret video reveals Burma's crackdown on monks

By Norman Hermant, Australia Network, Nov 27, 2009

Rangoon, Burma -- A hidden camera has provided a rare glimpse inside Burma's mental health system which is used to incarcerate opposition figures and politically active monks.

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Junta continues war on monks

by Arkar Moe, The Irrawaddy, November 25, 2009

Rangoon, Burma -- A war on monks is still underway in Burma, revenge for the monk-led peaceful mass demonstrations in 2007. The military junta continues to put pressure on monks and their family members, place bans on preaching the Dhamma and impose travel restrictions.

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Women Arrested for Holding Buddhist Prayer Services for Suu Kyi

By THE IRRAWADDY, November 12, 2009

Rangoon, Burma -- Rangoon special branch police have arrested Naw Ohn Hla and three other women who regularly hold Buddhist prayer services for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and charged them in a special court in Insein Prison.

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