Khu Oo Reh, The Irrawaddy | January 28, 2016 In 2016,the question of lifting the on-going arms embargo and related sanctions against the Tatmadaw, as the Burma Army is known, and its civilian cronies will be revisited by Western [...]
KNU (Karen National Union) Vice-President Naw Zipporah Sein | January 14, 2016 1) LAIZA SUMMIT AND FORMATION OF NCCT The efforts of the Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) to negotiate a Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) with the Burmese/Myanmar government began [...]
Update by the Free Burma Rangers (FBR), Karen and Karenni States, Burma | January 20, 2016 Land of Green Mountains and Generous People Following the Free Burma Rangers (FBR) training the students travel with the instructors on a mission [...]
Press release by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) and Legal Aid Network (LAN) | January 19, 2016 A new report exposes the systematic cover-up of the Myanmar Army’s involvement in the rape-murder of two Kachin teachers in Kawng [...]
Foreword Burma/Myanmar, after receiving independence on January 4, 1948 from the British colonialists in accordance with the Panlong Agreement, was accompanied by the civil war. Since the rulers of successive eras have tried to end the civil war, in [...]
Position Statement of Palaung National Liberation Front (2/2016) | January 12, 2016 On January 12, 2016, the armed resistance against successive military dictatorships for liberation of the entire Ta’ang nationality has attained its 53rd anniversary. The Palaung State Liberation [...]
Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | January 18, 2016 Government troops attack Ta’ang village in Lashio, killing two villagers, one mentally disabled, on Burma’s Independence Day. On January 4, 2016, Burma’s Independence Day -- celebrated with [...]
"Heart for Freedom" is a one hour documentary about the Karen People and their struggle for Freedom in what has become the world's longest ongoing conflict. Since World War II the Burmese military has waged a brutal war against [...]
Bertil Lintner / The Irrawaddy | January 10, 2016 Everything is looking good as the Burmese government and a number of ethnic armed groups prepare for a political dialog, which is soon to begin. On Oct. 15 last year, [...]
1st Thalay 2755: 10th January 2016 Dear Karen Brothers and Sisters, On this auspicious first day of the waxing moon of the month of Thlay, year 2755 of the Karen era, the International Karen Organisation (IKO) takes great pride [...]