Leena Zieger / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | March 17, 2017 Ethnic communities across Burma are raising their voices to strongly oppose plans by the Burma government and the global hydropower industry to build large dams that threaten [...]
Leena Zieger / The Irrawaddy | March 11, 2017 The changes in Burma’s political landscape have affected the country’s population in varying ways. Among the less fortunate citizens are tens of thousands of young refugees whose concerns and qualifications [...]
By Mon Htaw / Mon News Agency (MNA) | August 18, 2016 Over 35,000 ethnic Mon IDPs living in New Mon State Party (NMSP) territory fear a decline in international aid and financial support, according to a joint report [...]
Burma Partnership | August 16, 2016 This past week three civil society organizations, Human Rights Foundation of Monland, Burma Link and Burma Partnership released a joint report, titled Invisible Lives: The Untold Story of Displacement in Burma, underlying the ongoing challenges facing [...]
The Irrawaddy | August 16, 2016 Ethnic Mon internally displaced persons (IDPs) are concerned about declining aid and financial assistance, according to a recent report on IDPs in Burma. The Human Rights Foundation of Monland, Burma Link and Burma [...]
Ariana Zarleen / Mizzima | August 3, 2015 Khu Oo Reh is the General Secretary of the ethnic alliance United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) and the Vice Chairman of the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP). In this exclusive in-depth [...]
Karen News | May 4, 2015 A paper released last week by Burma Link and Burma Partnership claims the voices of refugees are ignored in Burma’s reforms. The joint paper, Voices of Refugees – Situation of Burma’s Refugees Along [...]
Ariana Zarleen / Mizzima, April 3, 2015 KYAINGTON, SHAN STATE – In the mountains of eastern Shan State, the Lahu are among the many ethnic groups who continue their traditional farming lifestyle in largely inaccessible remote mountain villages. Lahu [...]
By H. Paladino / Burma Link An epidemic of drug addiction is destroying communities and claiming a generation of young people and scores of men in Kachin State and northern Shan State, embattled ethnic areas of Burma. Opium cultivation [...]
This article was originally published on The Irrawaddy on January 20, 2015 Ariana Zarleen, January 20, 2015 SANGKHLABURI, Thailand — Nestled between lush green mountain tops and surrounded by spectacular scenery, Halockhani has been a home for thousands of [...]