Kachinland News, October 8, 2013 Thousands of Myitkyina residents welcome KIO delegation led by Sara Kaba Sumlut Gam. KIO delegate list includes Deputy Chief of Staff Gen. Sumlut Gum Maw, Col. Maran Zau Tawng, Col. Lahpai Zau Raw, Lt. [...]
Saw Khar Su Nyar (KIC) / Karen News, September 29, 2013 A woman from Mae La refugee camp on the Thai Burma border was found dead in suspicious circumstances in close proximity to the camp. Camp officials confirmed that [...]
Shan Human Rights Foundation, September 27, 2013 Civilian vehicles forced to accompany Burmese military as shields along Muse-Namkham road On September 12, 2013, about 60 civilian vehicles were forced to accompany Burmese troops travelling from Muse [...]
Democratic Voice of Burma, September 26, 2013 Human rights groups have condemned Burma for refusing to sign a new international declaration condemning sexual violence in conflict, which they say highlights its indifference to abuses perpetrated by the military. Burma’s [...]
A new video launched by the Tavoyan Women’s Union (TWU) exposes how the Thai and Burmese developers of the Dawei deep sea port project are abusing local villagers’ rights. They are calling for an immediate suspension of the project. [...]
Karen News, September 23, 2013 A reduction in funding from international donors will see many of the tens of thousands of refugees living on the Thai Burma border getting less food to eat. In a media statement released on [...]
Burma Link, September 23, 2013 A US based not for profit Art and Activism Project, Roots To Resistance, has created a global art campaign to raise voices for the ethnic people of Burma. Denise Beaudet, the local artist behind [...]
While President Thein Sein is being applauded internationally for his efforts to build peace in Burma, this new documentary film by Burma Partnership questions whether the government’s current process will really lead to sustainable peace and national reconciliation. “Guns, [...]
Kachinland News, September 19, 2013 Two Nhka GA villagers, a Christian deacon Lahkreng Hkaw Duk and another young man Yung Hpa Hkyen, were tortured and killed by Burmese government soldiers. Local residents say they found the bodies of two [...]
Burma Link, September 18, 2013 At least 13 government allied soldiers died and over 25 were seriously wounded in battles against Ta’ang troops on September 11 and 14, according to PSLF/TNLA News and Information Department. On September 11, a [...]