Article
Latpadaung activist Thaw Zin detained [Myanmar]
Activist Thaw Zin was arrested…in Salingyi Township, one of the many towns impacted by the Latpadaung copper mine project. Thaw Zin was arrested by plain-clothed police…[Police Superintendent] My Nyunt Oo confirmed that Thaw Zin’s charge related to two separate past incidents involving confrontations between locals and staff of the Wanbao Company, which is the Chinese firm involved in a joint venture at the mine…The activist had previously been detained on charges under Article 18 (the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law), for organising protests without official permission. The charge was dropped under a presidential amnesty announced at the end of last year…