Press statement, May 31, 2014 The Tenth Karen Unity Seminar was successfully held from May 28 to 31, in the Karen revolutionary area at Lay Wah (AKA) Law Khee Lar. The seminar was attended by 246 participants from Karen [...]
By Wondin | Eastern Nagaland, May 29, 2014 The Eastern Nagas in Burma, under the Sagaing Division now called Naga Self-Administered Zone (NSAZ), are predominantly Christians. The traditional belief of the Nagas was animism, but when Good News of [...]
Press release by AAPP and FPPS, May 27, 2014 The end of 2013 saw numerous government statements that convinced much of the outside world that all political activists had been freed from Burma’s jails. These statements not only served [...]
KLN, May 24, 2014 A group of Kachin civil society organizations on Friday released a statement demanding Burmese Army to withdraw its troops from all Kachin conflict areas. 17 Kachin CSOs that include religious, health, civil rights, women’s rights, [...]
KLN, May 19, 2014 A 15-year-old Kachin girl was raped by Burmese government soldiers at Nam Gut village, located on the road between Kutkai and Muse, in Kutkai Township on May 16 at 4 pm. A KLN source says [...]
Report by KHRG (Karen Human Rights Group) | Published on May 13, 2014 Truce or Transition? Trends in human rights abuse and local response in Southeast Myanmar since the 2012 ceasefire Human rights conditions have been transformed on the [...]
Dingo / Burma Link AOC, May 13, 2014 “Be the CHANGE you wish to see in the world.” – Gandhi During the five-day Agent of Change (AOC) training, there were two questions I asked myself – “Why can’t the [...]
KLN, May 12, 2014 Thousands line streets to welcome KIO delegation between Waing Maw and Myitkyina on Laiza-Myitkyina road on Monday. KIO delegation led by Sara Kaba Sumlut Gam of Education Department was accompanied by members of Ta-ang National [...]
By Duwa Jee The ethnic nationalities of Burma/Myanmar is of the view that the ethnic armed resistance forces are desirous of ending the more than 60-year long civil war peacefully by political means, whereas the government (especially the Tatmadaw [...]
Zoya Phan / Mizzima, May 11, 2014 There are many different opinions on the nature of reforms in [Myanmar] in recent years. It is doubtful that the reforms are part of a genuine move towards democratisation. The 2008 Constitution [...]