BURMA BULLETIN
ISSUE 110 - FEBRUARY 2016

KEY STORY: POLITICAL PRISONERS
• New charges for old protests
• Gambira denied bail
• Interfaith activists sentenced
DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE
• Transition talks continue
• Parliament’s 1st session
• NLD appointments
• Local elections
ETHNIC AFFAIRS & CONFLICT
• RCSS/SSA-S & TNLA conflict
• Conflict: clashes
• Civilian abuse in conflict
• Talks continue on peace process
HUMAN RIGHTS
• Wirathu hate speech post
• Squatter evictions
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
• Rohingya women and girls raped
• Women HRDs targetted
NATURAL RESOURCES
• Global response to EITI report
• Outgoing govt accelerates development projects
ECONOMY
• US sanctions unlikely to be lifted
DRUGS
• BGF fire on vigilantes in Kachin State
OTHER BURMA NEWS
REPORTS