Pressure and Power: Half of Hopong Protest Detainees Still Held

Only six of the 12 villagers arrested in Nyaung Pin Village, Hopong Township, southern Shan State, after protesting land confiscations have been released, despite residents signing relocation agreements under pressure, according to local sources. The arrests followed an incident on the night of March 30, when land brokers reportedly affiliated with the Pa-O National Organization […] The post Pressure and Power: Half of Hopong Protest Detainees Still Held appeared first on Shan Herald Agency for News.