Student Union

Student Union

Student union members hold an anti-war protest in Yangon in July 2019. (Photo: Sai Zaw/Myanmar Now) 
Activists urge NLD government to scrap repressive laws 
With dozens of political prisoners still behind bars, calls are growing for the ruling party to end...
Published on Nov 27, 2020
Soe Hla Naing and Kyaw Thiha Ye Kyaw at the Amarapura township court on October 5 (Khin Hnin Wai/Myanmar Now)
Students vow to continue anti-war protests as court increases activists' sentences to six years
‘We’re not stopping’, says vice chair of students’ group calling for an end to Rakhine conflict
Oct 21, 2020
Photo : Yan Moe Naing/Myanmar Now
Anti-war campaigners get one-year sentences for calls to end Rakhine conflict
The Chan Aye Tharzan township court in Mandalay region sentenced three activists to a year in prison today after finding them guilty of violating sections 505 (a) and 505 (b) of the...
Oct 9, 2020
Students protest in front of the regional government office in Sittwe (DMG)
Protestors arrested for criticising Rakhine government’s handling of Covid-19 outbreak
The three students were detained 20 minutes into their demonstration at the state government office
Sep 10, 2020
Student protestors at Yangon University call for Myanmar’s military to face justice (Photo: Sai Zaw/ Myanmar Now)
Student protestors call for military to face justice for crimes against civilians
About 20 demonstrators held a rally outside the lecture of a top lawyer defending Myanmar against genocide charges
Mar 6, 2020
Two of the Peacock Generation thangyat performers in black shirts seen at the Mayangone court today (Pic: Win Nandar/Myanmar Now)
A Year in Jail for Satirists Who Mocked Military in Street Performance
Some members of the Peacock Generation Thangyat troupe still face additional charges
Oct 30, 2019
Protestors Choose Prison in Act of Defiance Against Peaceful Assembly Law
The two students were charged after marching to Yangon University in July to commemorate 1962 massacre
Sep 2, 2019