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November 2018

China Provides Aid to IDPs in Kachin State

Mizzima | November 21, 2018 The Chinese embassy in Myanmar Tuesday provided humanitarian assistance to displaced persons in Kachin state, Xinhua reported. The Chinese embassy provided 160 million kyats (101,265 U.S. dollars) worth of commodities [...]

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Kachin Woman, 60, Shot Dead as Rival EAOs Clash in Lashio Township

By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | November 19, 2018 An ethnic Kachin woman was killed on Nov. 17 when fighting erupted between rival ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) outside her village near Lashio Township in [...]

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September 2018

‘We Still Can’t Build Trust’: RCSS Spokesperson

By Nyein Nyein / The Irrawaddy | September 12, 2018 CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Col. Sai Ngern, spokesperson for the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), spoke to The Irrawaddy reporter Nyein Nyein about the [...]

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Are the Cries of the Victims of Tatmadaw Atrocities in Vain?

Aung Pue | September 11, 2018 Aung Pue* confronts the reality that Tatmadaw atrocities are continuing, with few repercussions. Rape...murder…torture…beatings: these and other human rights violations, war crimes, and crimes against humanity committed by the Tatmadaw [...]

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Karen Soldiers Are Not the Only Karen Martyrs

Speech at the 68th Karen Martyrs’ Day Ceremony  Old Mae Tao Clinic, Mae Sot, Thailand Saw Michael / 12 August 2018 Karen soldiers are not the only Karen martyrs So what is a “martyr”? In [...]

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Blocking CSSU Meeting: Government Against Shan Unity?

By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | September 3, 2018 The recent government’s National Reconciliation and Peace Center’s (NRPC) rejection of the planned Committee for Shan State Unity (CSSU) is a [...]

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August 2018

The Karen Struggle for Self-Determination in Kawthoolei

Karen Environmental Social Action Network (KESAN) / IPMSDL | August 21, 2018 This article is a case study conducted and written by KESAN (Karen Environmental Social Action Network) contributed for #IDWIP2018. Burma is one of the [...]

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February 2018

Muse Township Bans Medical Treatment to Wounded Ethnic Soldiers

By Paing Soe / Democratic Voice Burma (DVB) | February 19, 2018 The township administrator of Muse in northern Shan State has issued a ban on members of ethnic armed groups receiving medical treatment in [...]

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December 2017

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