Myanmar: Kantbalu Farmers Protest Against Land-Grabs

Aug 14, 2014 | Eleven
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About 1,000 farmers in Kantbalu Township, Shwebo District of Sagaing Region on August 13 staged a protest to ask for the return of confiscated lands and fair trials.

The protestors called for the immediate release of 56 jailed farmers, ending the prosecution of farmers, the return of confiscated lands, the stoppage of destroying the farmers’ crops by Tatmadaw (Army) and the rule of law.