Burmese blogger sentenced to 20 years
November 10th, 2008 | 2 Comments
A special court holding session behind closed doors inside a Burmese prison today sentenced a young blogger named Nay Phone Latt (at right) to 20 years and 6 months incarceration. Also, poet Saw Wai, received a two-year term for a poem containing concealed ridicule of Senior General Than Shwe, head of the governing military junta. [...]