• Burmese
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
No Result
View All Result
NEWSLETTER
The Irrawaddy
30 °c
Yangon
  • Home
  • News
    • Burma
    • Politics
    • World
    • Asia
    • Myanmar’s Crisis & the World
    • Ethnic Issues
    • War Against the Junta
    • Junta Cronies
    • Conflicts In Numbers
    • Junta Watch
    • Fact Check
    • Investigation
    • Myanmar-China Watch
    • Obituaries
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Opinion
    • Commentary
    • Guest Column
    • Analysis
    • Editorial
    • Stories That Shaped Us
    • Letters
  • Junta Watch
  • Ethnic Issues
  • War Against the Junta
  • In Person
    • Interview
    • Profile
  • Books
  • Donation
  • Home
  • News
    • Burma
    • Politics
    • World
    • Asia
    • Myanmar’s Crisis & the World
    • Ethnic Issues
    • War Against the Junta
    • Junta Cronies
    • Conflicts In Numbers
    • Junta Watch
    • Fact Check
    • Investigation
    • Myanmar-China Watch
    • Obituaries
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Opinion
    • Commentary
    • Guest Column
    • Analysis
    • Editorial
    • Stories That Shaped Us
    • Letters
  • Junta Watch
  • Ethnic Issues
  • War Against the Junta
  • In Person
    • Interview
    • Profile
  • Books
  • Donation
No Result
View All Result
The Irrawaddy
No Result
View All Result
Home News Burma

Activists Found Guilty for Marking Karen Martyrs’ Day in Myanmar

Zaw Zaw Htwe by Zaw Zaw Htwe
October 2, 2019
in Burma
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0 0
A A
Karen activists Naw Ohn Hla (center), Saw Albert Cho (right) and Sa Thein Zaw Min (left) speak to the media at Kyauktada Township Court. / Aung Kyaw Htet / The Irrawaddy

Karen activists Naw Ohn Hla (center), Saw Albert Cho (right) and Sa Thein Zaw Min (left) speak to the media at Kyauktada Township Court. / Aung Kyaw Htet / The Irrawaddy

8.5k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The three Karen activists, including the Karen Women’s Union chair Naw Ohn Hla, were sentenced to 15 days in prison by Kyauktada Township’s Court on Oct. 2 for an unlawful gathering on Karen Martyrs’ Day in Yangon.

However, the three were released because they had already been held in prison for more than two weeks.

Naw Ohn Hla, Saw Albert Cho and Sa Thein Zaw Min were charged in September for not complying with an order to delete the word “martyr” from this year’s commemoration.

RelatedPosts

China Defends Myanmar Junta on Human Rights at UN

China Defends Myanmar Junta on Human Rights at UN

June 12, 2025
1.2k
Myanmar Rights Commission Silent as Junta Media Lists Child Among Assassination Suspects

Myanmar Rights Commission Silent as Junta Media Lists Child Among Assassination Suspects

June 9, 2025
729
Yangon Exhibition Charts Italian Ties with Myanmar

Yangon Exhibition Charts Italian Ties with Myanmar

June 5, 2025
1.1k

The authorities have banned “martyr” in reference to Karen revolutionary leader Saw Ba U Gyi, who was murdered on Aug. 12, 1950. His death is commemorated annually as Karen Martyrs’ Day.

More than 100 people led by Naw Ohn Hla, Saw Albert Cho and Sa Thein Zaw Min marked the 69th anniversary in front of the city hall in Kyauktada Township, Yangon, last month.

On Wednesday Naw Ohn Hla told the media after the court ruling that they were not satisfied, as they had organized the Karen Martyrs’ Day event legally.

“It is no matter that we were sentenced. I feel sorry that our Karen Martyrs’ day was insulted,” said Naw Ohn Hla.

She said she would appeal to the higher court, saying that she did not violate the law.

“We feel it is unjust that we were sentenced to 15 days in prison and have been labeled as guilty. We didn’t do anything wrong. We stood up for the truth,” Saw Albert Cho told The Irrawaddy.

More than 100 people, including ethnic Karen activists, marched on the court in support of the three defendants and to demand equal rights for ethnic minorities.

You may also like these stories: 

Karen Martyrs’ Day Case Shows Ethnic Rights in Retreat Under Present Myanmar Govt

Myanmar’s Karen Activists Challenge ‘Martyr’ Protest Charges

Activist Detained Over Karen Martyrs Day Commemoration

Your Thoughts …
Tags: DemocracyEthnic rightsfreedom of speechHuman RightsJusticeKarenKaren Martyrs DaylegalNaw Ohn HlaYangon
Zaw Zaw Htwe

Zaw Zaw Htwe

The Irrawaddy

Similar Picks:

Myanmar’s BGF: A Family-Run Criminal Enterprise With Friends Across Asia
Burma

Myanmar’s BGF: A Family-Run Criminal Enterprise With Friends Across Asia

by The Irrawaddy
May 22, 2024
37.3k

A new report by JFM spotlights the organized crime empire of junta-allied Karen warlord Saw Chit Thu and his family,...

Read moreDetails
Myanmar Junta Searching Phones for VPN Use
Burma

Myanmar Junta Searching Phones for VPN Use

by Hein Htoo Zan
June 14, 2024
16.7k

The regime’s security forces are checking smartphones for virtual private networks, which are used to bypass online restrictions.

Read moreDetails
Parents Pull Children From Schools in Yangon as Myanmar Junta Troops Move In
Burma

Parents Pull Children From Schools in Yangon as Myanmar Junta Troops Move In

by The Irrawaddy
November 24, 2023
16.4k

Regime’s decision to station troops at schools in Myanmar’s commercial capital and rumors of forced conscriptions puts city residents on...

Read moreDetails
Workers at Adidas Factory in Myanmar Strike for Living Wage
Burma

Workers at Adidas Factory in Myanmar Strike for Living Wage

by The Irrawaddy
May 16, 2025
15.1k

Paid a slave wage for making trainers for global brands and ignored by the authorities, workers at Taiwanese company Tsang...

Read moreDetails
Myanmar Junta Reinforcements Heading for Myawaddy Reach Dawna Mountains
Burma

Myanmar Junta Reinforcements Heading for Myawaddy Reach Dawna Mountains

by Brian Wei
April 29, 2024
13.8k

The troops have entered the mountain range between Kawkareik and Myawaddy despite resistance ambushes, but still face a tough fight...

Read moreDetails
Power-Drunk Junta Tries Selling Myanmar Beer at Gunpoint
Business

Power-Drunk Junta Tries Selling Myanmar Beer at Gunpoint

by Hein Htoo Zan
September 14, 2023
13.8k

Consumer boycott enters new phase as generals launch armed counter-offensive at shops and pubs in Yangon.

Read moreDetails
Load More
Next Post
People cross a road after shopping at the newly opened Tawwin shopping center in Yangon in 2012. / REUTERS

Myanmar’s NLD Presides Over Sharp Rise in Cost of Living

Grace Ocol, 40, a backhoe operator, poses for a photograph in Tubay, Agusan del Sur, southern Philippines, in February 2017. / Reuters

Philippines Looks for Ways to Boost Number of Women in Jobs

No Result
View All Result

Recommended

Is TNLA, Under Chinese Pressure, Conceding Northern Shan Gateway to the Regime?

Is TNLA, Under Chinese Pressure, Conceding Northern Shan Gateway to the Regime?

4 days ago
1.3k
How the Myanmar Military’s Propaganda Efforts Have Evolved Over the Decades

How the Myanmar Military’s Propaganda Efforts Have Evolved Over the Decades

6 days ago
1.2k

Most Read

  • Myanmar Junta Attacks to Reclaim KIA’s Jade and Rare Earth Strongholds

    Myanmar Junta Attacks to Reclaim KIA’s Jade and Rare Earth Strongholds

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • China’s Bet on Myanmar Junta Risks Backfiring

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • China is Systematically Dismantling Tibetan Monastic Traditions

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Defusing the Thai-Cambodian Border Row

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Sagaing Region Braced for Myanmar Junta Airstrikes After Jet Crash

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Newsletter

Get The Irrawaddy’s latest news, analyses and opinion pieces on Myanmar in your inbox.

Subscribe here for daily updates.

Contents

  • News
  • Politics
  • War Against the Junta
  • Myanmar’s Crisis & the World
  • Conflicts In Numbers
  • Junta Crony
  • Ethnic Issues
  • Asia
  • World
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Election 2020
  • Elections in History
  • Cartoons
  • Features
  • Opinion
  • Editorial
  • Commentary
  • Guest Column
  • Analysis
  • Letters
  • In Person
  • Interview
  • Profile
  • Dateline
  • Specials
  • Myanmar Diary
  • Women & Gender
  • Places in History
  • On This Day
  • From the Archive
  • Myanmar & COVID-19
  • Intelligence
  • Myanmar-China Watch
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Food
  • Fashion & Design
  • Videos
  • Photos
  • Photo Essay
  • Donation

About The Irrawaddy

Founded in 1993 by a group of Myanmar journalists living in exile in Thailand, The Irrawaddy is a leading source of reliable news, information, and analysis on Burma/Myanmar and the Southeast Asian region. From its inception, The Irrawaddy has been an independent news media group, unaffiliated with any political party, organization or government. We believe that media must be free and independent and we strive to preserve press freedom.

  • Copyright
  • Code of Ethics
  • Privacy Policy
  • Team
  • About Us
  • Careers
  • Contact
  • Burmese

© 2023 Irrawaddy Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Burma
    • Politics
    • World
    • Asia
    • Myanmar’s Crisis & the World
    • Ethnic Issues
    • War Against the Junta
    • Junta Cronies
    • Conflicts In Numbers
    • Junta Watch
    • Fact Check
    • Investigation
    • Myanmar-China Watch
    • Obituaries
  • Politics
  • Opinion
    • Commentary
    • Guest Column
    • Analysis
    • Editorial
    • Stories That Shaped Us
    • Letters
  • Ethnic Issues
  • War Against the Junta
  • In Person
    • Interview
    • Profile
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Business Roundup
  • Books
  • Donation

© 2023 Irrawaddy Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.