VIcky Bowman is among several foreigners who have been arrested in Burma, reports the New York Times.
Mark Farmaner, Burma Campaign UK, called Ms. Bowman’s detention “shocking and surprising news … Vicky is no friend of the Burmese military, but she has been careful not to make public comments attacking the military. She has opposed some of the sanctions on the military in the past. It’s unclear why the military is targeting Vicky now. If this is hostage diplomacy, the British government must not allow it to succeed. These arrests are an example of why more pressure is needed, not less.”