Land dispute

News
15 August 2020
Kayah Court dismisses petition to increase sentences of 21 farmers
Villagers watch as bodies are recovered from the river in Magway following the clashes. Photo: Magway Region Fire Department
News
27 July 2019
Police investigate after 38 feared dead following...
Magway police are investigating and are beginning to lay charges after dozens are feared...
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, South Korean university professor Yanghee Lee. Photo: Monirul Alam/EPA
News
14 March 2019
UN expert expresses grave concerns over land law
A UN expert has expressed grave concerns about the implementation of a new land law in...
Father Richard Thura Tun of Loikaw Catholic Church and two local people at a press conference held in Yangon on November 8. Photo: Htike Nandar Win
News
09 November 2018
Kayah State CM accused of land grabbing in Mese...
A Catholic missionary has accused Kayah State Chief Minister L Phaung Sho of taking lands...