NDF, May 10, 2014 May 10, 2014 is the 38th anniversary of the founding and struggle of National Democratic Front (NDF), formed by the ethnic nationality resistance forces, for the realization of national equality and self-determination of all the [...]
Dingo / Burma Link AOC, May 13, 2014 “Be the CHANGE you wish to see in the world.” – Gandhi During the five-day Agent of Change (AOC) training, there were two questions I asked myself – “Why can’t the [...]
KLN, May 12, 2014 Thousands line streets to welcome KIO delegation between Waing Maw and Myitkyina on Laiza-Myitkyina road on Monday. KIO delegation led by Sara Kaba Sumlut Gam of Education Department was accompanied by members of Ta-ang National [...]
Roland Watson / Dictator Watch, May 10, 2014 An event of truly historical significance is now underway in Burma, but it is receiving scant attention. This is the census of the nation's population, potentially the first accurate count since [...]
By Duwa Jee The ethnic nationalities of Burma/Myanmar is of the view that the ethnic armed resistance forces are desirous of ending the more than 60-year long civil war peacefully by political means, whereas the government (especially the Tatmadaw [...]
Zoya Phan / Mizzima, May 11, 2014 There are many different opinions on the nature of reforms in [Myanmar] in recent years. It is doubtful that the reforms are part of a genuine move towards democratisation. The 2008 Constitution [...]
Shan Herald, May 9, 2014 The Shan State Progress Party/ Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) has already fought more than 200 battles, big and small, with the Burma Army that had launched campaigns against it, according to its Golden Jubilee [...]
RFA, May 6, 2014 Ninety-seven Myanmar civil society organizations have condemned the drafting of legislation restricting interfaith marriages they say harms women’s rights and ethnic unity, but a monk who spearheaded calls for the measure defended it as necessary [...]
Press release by the U.S. Campaign for Burma, May 6, 2014 (Washington, D.C., May 6, 2014) – Today, the U.S. Campaign for Burma (USCB), along with 28 other human rights organizations*, called on President Obama to continue the national [...]
Burma Link, April 28, 2014 Kachin National Organization (KNO) has received information of a serious case of arbitrary arrest and torture of seven Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the IDP camps in southern Kachin State, committed by the Burma [...]