Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) | August 18, 2016 Tomorrow, Friday afternoon Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK is organizing a demonstration in front of Burmese Embassy in London as part of a global day of action being organised by the [...]
By Aik Sai / Mon News Agency (MNA) | August 18, 2016 The 21st Century Panglong Conference, the government’s upcoming forum for union-level peace talks, will be held every six months and non-signatories to last year’s nationwide ceasefire agreement [...]
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 [...]
Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | August 17, 2016 To: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor and Foreign Minister, We are writing to express our great concern at your government’s announcement on August 12 that you will proceed with hydropower [...]
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 [...]
By Libby Hogan / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | August 17, 2016 A leading human rights group is calling on Burma’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to raise rights issues, including the plight of forgotten refugees stranded in camps in China’s [...]
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 [...]
Karen National Union Supreme Headquarters Kawthoolei | August 12th, 2016 Dear Karen Nationals, Leaders and Comrade Menfolk & Womenfolk, Today, the 12th of August, is the 66th Anniversary of Karen National Martyrs’ Day. Our Karen people have a number [...]
By Sai Khuensai / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | August 15, 2016 According to representatives of ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) who were attending meetings in Chiangmai last week, prior to the meeting with the government today in [...]
Burma Link, Burma Partnership and Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) | August 12, 2016 Executive Summary Recently, much attention surrounding Burma has focused on the democratic reform, 2015 elections and the future of the National League for Democracy [...]