Sunday January 10th marked the Karen New Year 2755, and Karen people across the globe celebrated the occasion. These images are from Karen New Year 2755 celebrations at the KNDO (Karen National Defense Organisation) Heaquarters in the Karen State. [...]
Statement by 126 civil society organisations | January 5, 2016 1. Adoption of the framework for political dialogue on 16th December 2015 and announcement of the convening date for Union Peace Convention on 12th January 2016 is an act [...]
Situation update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | December 28, 2015 This update documents further incidents of abuse against civilians committed by Burmese government troops during their offensive in central Shan State since early October 2015. SHRF [...]
Update by Free Burma Rangers | December 15, 2015 / Kachin State and Shan State, Burma Burma Army intensifies attacks against ethnics in spite of elections. During October and November 2015 the Burma Army increased their attacks against the [...]
Burma Link | December 19, 2015 On Wednesday December 16th, Burma Link organised a soft launch for the book “Lives on the Line: Voices for Change from the Thailand-Burma Border” in Mae Sot, Thailand. The event featured three special [...]
Simma Francis and Zaai Zaai Lao Murng / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N) | December 10, 2015 Over 170 civilians resettled to a nearby community on Tuesday after their own village in northern Shan State was burned by [...]
Statement by the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) | December 12, 2015 The UNFC annual federal council meeting was successfully held from December 7 to 10, 2015. The departments submitted their annual activity reports, which were reviewed and adopted. [...]
Statement by the PSLF / TNLA | December 10, 2015 We, the Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF/TNLA), strongly condemn the RCSS/SSA’s act of military aggression, with the help of Myanmar Tatmadaw, by entering into Ta’ang Region, where battles have [...]
Press release by the Shan State Farmers’ Network | December 8, 2015 Over 300 farmers from different areas of Shan State attended a ceremony yesterday to honor Loong Sarm, a farmer who was shot and killed two months ago [...]
Joint Press Release by Rohingya organisations | December 9, 2015 We the undersigned Rohingya organizations strongly condemn the killing of a 25 year old Rohingya youth namely Maung Maung on 7 December by Border Guard Police (BGP) while he [...]