Leaders of the 88 Generation Peace and Open Society will attempt to negotiate the release of farmers and others jailed for protesting against land grabs, reports Mizzima. “We will compile a list of activists arrested and detained in connection with land-grabbing cases and then we will negotiate with the government for their release,” said Myo Thant, a member of the group’s agricultural economy and farmers’ affairs committee. He added that when land-rights activists help farmers understand their legal rights, authorities sometimes arrest and imprison them. “These cases should not occur,” he said. So far, he said, the committee has compiled a list of 21 major land-grab cases around the country.