Burma Link, April 27, 2014
Villager’s house destroyed as Burma Army shells villages; Burma Army shelled villages during battles against TNLA (Palaung/Ta’ang National Liberation Army) on April 20th, 2014 in northern Shan State.[…]
Statement by the UNFC (United Nationalities Federal Council), April 23, 2014 UNFC Statement Condemning Myanmar Tatmadaw for Launching Strategic Offensives in Kachin State and Northern Shan State 1. We, the UNFC, strongly condemn Myanmar Tatmadaw (Myanmar/Burma Armed Forces) as [...]
By Kanbawza Win A seven year old girl raped by the Burmese army ‘Tatmadaw’ soldier was no news for the tyrannical Burmese army. They have been doing this for more than half a century, which is why the people [...]
Statement by the Women's League of Burma, April 24, 2014 WLB welcomes UN recognition of Burmese government failure to address ongoing sexual violence The Women’s League of Burma welcomes a new report by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that [...]
Karen News, April 24, 2014 International pressure for an investigation into sexual violence in Burma is mounting, with the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling for the Burma government to co-operate with the UN on the issue. Ban [...]
Alex Bookbinder / DVB, April 21, 2014 U Win Tin, a founding member of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and a prominent journalist whose political activities and writings served as a thorn in the military’s side for decades, [...]
AAPP (B), April 21, 2014 We, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), wish to express our sorrow on hearing of the death of Hanthawaddy U Win Tin, aged 85, on 21st April 2014. We would like to convey [...]
Seamus Martov / The Irrawaddy, April 21, 2014 MAI JA YANG, Kachin State — A week of fighting between Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) forces and Burmese Army troops has left more than 5,000 people displaced in eastern Kachin and [...]
Daw Hla Shin is a 70-year-old Karen woman from Win Tar Pan village in Bilin, Mon State. She grew up amidst Burmese Army abuse that only worsened after she married a Karen soldier. The villagers lived in constant fear [...]
We are happy to announce that Burma Link's first ever newsletter was published today! The newsletter covers the period between January and early April 2014. You can download your free copy here (PDF). In the newsletter, we have outlined [...]
