Shan Herald Agency for News, March 12, 2014 Poppy cultivation in areas where PaO, a non-Shan nationality, are dominant, has been steadily climbing since 2010, according to a study by the PaO Youth Organization (PYO). The PaO, who are [...]
Burma Link | February 26, 2014 Noe Myint is a friendly and kind-hearted 46-year-old Karen man who grew up hiding in the jungle from Burmese military until fleeing to Thailand at the age of 12. Son of a soldier, [...]
Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy, February 25, 2014 RANGOON — An ethnic Palaung women’s group has urged the Burma Army to cease its attacks on a Palaung rebel group in northern Shan State, saying that the local population suffered [...]
Pangmu Shayi / DVB, February 24, 2014 The fresh outbreak of armed clashes between the Burma Army and forces of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and its ramifications on the government’s peace negotiations with ethnic armed groups are bound [...]
Yen Snaing / The Irrawaddy, February 21, 2014 RANGOON — Ethnic groups and civil society organizations are raising concerns that data gathered on ethnicity in Burma’s upcoming census could be used for political purposes. A group of 30 civil [...]
Mae La refugee camp Many people around the world take for granted the freedom to travel and freedom to work. Others have learned to take for granted that they are unable to do so. These include [...]
ND-Burma, February 11, 2014 ND-Burma has published its second periodic report covering the second period of 2013 and focuses on 106 documented cases of human rights violations in Burma from July to December 2013. There are many serious human [...]
Free Burma Rangers, February 9, 2014 | Kachin State, Burma The Burma Army continues attacks in Nam Lim Pa area in their attempt to drive out the Kachin people and control this part of Kachin State. The Burma Army continues [...]
Saw Lindsay / Karen News, February 7, 2014 General Ner Dah Mya, head of the Karen National Defence Organisation (KNDO) has called for Burma’s government to “show sincerity” and commit to a ‘sincere peace’ process. General Ner Dah has [...]
Free Burma Rangers, February 1, 2014 | Man Si Township, Kachin State, Burma Burma Army Attacks Nam Gau and Nam San Villages On 30 January 2014 Burma Army troops began attacking Nam Gau Village, of Man Si Township in [...]
