Myanmar: Farmers Injured in Clash With Police After Court Decision

May 7, 2014 | Nyein Nyein, The Irrawaddy
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Two farmers were hospitalized Tuesday in Paungtae Township, Pegu Division, when police violently clashed with supporters of an activist denied bail in a case relating to a long-running land protest, according to demonstrators.

Five farmers and activists from Thaekone Township, who have been leading a protest camp since Feb. 11, were summoned to the township court in Paungtae on Tuesday on charges of disturbing “public tranquility,” according to Kaung Htet Kyaw, an activist assisting the farmers in their protest campaign.  The five are Pauk Sa, Daw Nyo, Daw Win, Thant Zin Htet and Kyaw Thu Aung, he said.