The Karen Women's Organization (KWO), Karen Women's Empowerment Group (KWEG) and Karen Women's Union (KWU) welcome the announcement, on October 13th, 2014, of the Karen armed resistance groups coming together under the name of "Kawthoolei Armed Forces (KAF)". […]
Ethnic Kayan children in the middle Kayan region inside Burma have to go through extreme lengths for their education – literally. These children spend four hours every day walking through the jungle just to be able to go to school. An inside source, asked to remain anonymous, told Burma Link that most of these Kayan students […]
Nant Bwa Bwa Phan, Nant Zoya Phan and Slone Phan / Karen News, October 13, 2014 It is no secret that there is division within the Karen nation about how we should respond to the political changes that have incurred in our country since 2011. Some see the ceasefire process as a genuine opportunity to start negotiations that could give the Karen people guaranteed rights. Others see it as a trap […]
October 13, 2014 1. In accordance with the wishes of the Karen people, we, the forces of KNLA, KNDO, DKBA and KNU/KNLA-PC have unanimously reunified as the (Kawthoolei Armed Forces – KAF). […]
Press release by Kachin Women's Association Thailand (KWAT), October 8, 2014 A new report exposes how anti-insurgency strategies of the Burma Army are fuelling the drug crisis in Kachin areas, particularly since the renewal of conflict against the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in 2011. […]
In the newsletter, we have outlined Burma Link’s main activities, stories published of the people of Burma as well as other new publications by us and our partners . We have also summarised some of the most significant recent developments inside Burma and on the border […]
Karen News, October 3, 2014 The Karen Women’s Organisation has criticized the decision by the Karen National Union to suspend its membership from the United Nationalities Federal Council last month, claiming the decision was made without proper consultation […]
By Kanbawza Win / Kachinland News, September 29, 2014 The world should face the truth and say that the Tatmadaw does not want Peace, Democracy and Federalism. Instead it wants a thinly disguised pseudo democracy giving in exchange for the international community right to invest and start business. […]
Samantha Michaels / The Irrawaddy, September 23, 2014 MAE SOT, Thailand — During decades of civil war against the government, ethnic groups in Burma didn’t just build armies; they also built education systems […]
Karen News, September 23, 2014 Following six decades of conflict, the Karen National Union entered into a preliminary ceasefire with the Burmese government in 2012. But a lasting peace deal remains elusive and sporadic clashes […]