‘It Is Very Important that We Are All United’: Naw K’Nyaw Paw, Secretary of the Karen Women Organisation
Tribal Action Group (TAG) | November 24, 2016 In this video interview, the Secretary of the Karen Women Organization (KWO), Naw K'Nyaw Paw, discusses the ‘Nationwide’ Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) and the need for unity in [...]
Update and Voices from Karen Community Amidst Conflict and Uncertain Political Process: General Nerdah Mya and Villagers Speak
Burma Link | November 18, 2016 Important events affecting the Karen political destiny and the peace process have taken place recently. The conflict between the Burma Army and its proxy BGF (Border Guard Force) and [...]
‘We Are All Accountable for Our Country’: Mu Kapaw, Organiser of November 11 Karen Demonstration at the U.S. White House
Burma Link | November 11, 2016 On November 11th, Karen people residing in the United States are organising their first ever demonstration in front of the White House, demanding the U.S. Government to put pressure [...]
‘The Government Cannot Control the Military – So Far the Human Rights Situation Is Getting Worse’: Ko Han Gyi, Coordinator of ND-Burma
Burma Link | October 21, 2016 Ko Han Gyi left Burma in 1988 after the student uprising and joined the ABSDF (All Burma Students’ Democratic Front) on the Thailand-Burma border. He stayed with the student [...]
‘You Should Support Ethnic Leaders too’: Shirley Seng, Kachin Women’s Association Thailand, Urges the International Community
Burma Link | September 22, 2016 Shirley Seng is an Executive Committee and founding member of the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT), an organisation which works to empower women and advance women’s participation in decision [...]
‘If the Military Really Agree to Have the Genuine Peace Process, Tomorrow We Can Get Peace’: Moon Nay Li, General Sec of KWAT
Burma Link | September 21, 2016 Moon Nay Li is the General Secretary of the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT), an organisation which she joined in 2002 in order to work for her people and [...]
‘None of the EAOs Can Be Left Behind in the Process to End the Civil War’: Tar Parn La on TNLA’s Absence from the Peace Conference
Burma Link | September 2, 2016 Tar Parn La, Head of Foreign Department of the Palaung State Liberation Front/Ta’ang National Liberation Army (PSLF/TNLA), commented to Burma Link about the PSLF/TNLA’s absence in the 21st Century [...]
‘According to the Burmese Military Activities in Our Area, Finding Real Peace Is Not That Easy’: Fifth Brigade Karen Commander
Burma Link | July 7, 2016 Located in the depths of Burma’s southeastern jungle, the Fifth Brigade of the Karen National Union (KNU) remains a stronghold of the ethnic resistance movement. On a visit to [...]