Burma Link | July 14, 2015 Only a few months ago, the clinic in Halockhani, a Mon internally displaced person (IDP) village in southeast Burma, was collapsing. Anyone walking through the worn out building would have to watch out [...]
Burma Link | July 13, 2015 Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), the armed wing of Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF), is one of the ethnic resistance armed organisations that vows not to lay down arms until there is a [...]
Statement by the Karen Peace Support Network (KPSN) | July 10, 2015 Outbreak of heavy fighting along the newly completed highway from Myawaddy to Kawkareik demonstrates how large-scale development, when implemented before a permanent ceasefire and political agreement, exacerbates [...]
Major General Nerdah Bo Mya, head of the Karen National Defence Organisation in an exclusive interview with Karen News said that the “Burma Army wanted the DKBA off the highway, they want the money and control over it.” […]
Tim Heinemann | July 10, 2015 This is in response to recent assertions about the goodness of “partial peace in Burma”. Nothing could be further from the truth. Reality: The Government of Burma and its supporters are waging an [...]
As fighting continues between the Burma Army and Democratic Karen Benevolent Armies, the government has come under fire from a senior Karen General for trying to “shut down the DKBA.” […]
Statement by Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF) / Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) | July 6, 2015 1. The PSLF/TNLA welcomes the positive discussions held in Chiang Mai between the UPWC, the government representatives, and the SD-Senior Delegation for Nationwide Ceasefire [...]
Statement by Shan Human Rights Foundation | July 3, 2015 Woman injured by Burma Army shelling Indiscriminate shelling by Burmese government troops in a civilian area caused serious injury to a woman on her way to her farm, north [...]
Statement by Karen Women’s Organization (KWO) and Karen Women’s Empowerment Group (KWEG) | June 30, 2015 The Karen Women’s Organization (“KWO”) and Karen Women’s Empowerment Group (“KWEG”) call for the immediate and unconditional release of Naw Ohn Hla, imprisoned [...]
This is a short documentary about increased land confiscation and villagers’ responses in southeast Burma. Analysing information from the field gathered between December 2012 and January 2015, the Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) found an increase in the number [...]