The longest serving political prisoner of Burma, Win Tin, was released from jail on Tuesday after 19 years. One of our Burmese Observers offers an explanation to this astonishing gesture from the junta. Read more and see the first images of Win Tin after his release...

Around thirty members of Aung San Suu Kyi's dissident opposition party in Burma, the National League for Democracy (NLD), marched through the streets of Rangoon this morning. Fifteen of them were arrested. These exclusive photos of the march were sent to us by one of our Observers in Burma. Read the rest and see the photos...

A blog by Burmese exiles in Thailand (Vimutti) has published photos of new military vehicles delivered to Burma from China on 15 January. The vans are the same model that was used to transport soldiers and prisoners during September's crackdown. However, Chinese diplomats insist they are working hard to get the Junta to negotiate with the opposition and to make efforts in terms of human rights. Kio, our Observer for Burma, comments on the situation. Read more...

Chinese FAW trucks in Ruili (Sino-Burmese frontier).