Waiting for Justice in Burma
Guy Horton / Democratic Voice of Burma, July 3, 2013 “If you are neutral in a situation of injustice, you have chosen to side with the oppressor.” - Aung San Suu Kyi A new art gallery recently opened in Rangoon. [...]
Burma non-compliant in implementing plan to end child soldier recruitment
Statement by 33 organisations, June 27, 2013 Burma Non-compliant in Implementing Burma-UN Joint Action Plan on the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers On June 27, 2012, after nearly five years of negotiation, the Burmese government [...]
Thein Sein Cannot Control Army, Shan Rebels Say
Than Htike Oo / The Irrawaddy, July 3, 2013 RANGOON—Burma’s President Thein Sein is unable to control the army, a major ethnic rebel group said following talks with the government in Naypyidaw. The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), [...]
The Road: A Journey Into Burma’s War-Torn Karen State
In the summer of 2006, four friends from San Diego, California set out on a mission to expose the atrocities being done to the people of Burma, more specifically, the Karen people — one of the country’s largest ethnic [...]
Hundreds of Civilians Flee as Burmese Army Continues to Battle KIA
Kachinland News, June 28, 2013 A series of battles took place in the last week of June in northern Shan State between troops under Kachin Independence Army and Burmese Army. Despite their agreement to undertake efforts to de-escalate tension [...]
Donor Support Drops for Refugees – Food Rations to Be Cut
S’Phan Shaung (KIC) / Karen News, June 28, 2013 The Border Consortium plans to cut its food rations to the 128,000 refugees living in the nine refugee camps on the Thai-Burma border. TBC is a group of nine international [...]
Farmers Across Burma Ask Thein Sein for Help
Zarni Mann / The Irrawaddy, June 27, 2013 MANDALAY—A movement among farmers to win back confiscated land has spread widely across the country, with protesters in Burma’s biggest city and several other divisions urging President Thein Sein to step [...]
Refugees: “Talk to Us and Listen to Our Voices”
Karen News, June 24, 2013 Naw Day Wah Htoo lives in Mae Ra Ma Luang refugee camp on the Thai Burma border and talks to Karen News about her life living on the margins. Karen News reports. “Living in [...]
NOT FREE OR SAFE: Talks Bring Reduced Fighting and More Aid, but Thousands Remain Displaced
Free Burma Rangers, June 18, 2013, Kachin State, Burma Thousands of villagers in Kachin State and northern Shan State have been displaced from their homes for nearly two years by Burma Army advances and see little [...]
Villagers Flee After Burmese Military Attacks Ethnic Army Posts
Burma Link, June 21, 2013 Over a hundred Palaung (Ta’ang) villagers have fled their homes following fierce fighting between TNLA IB 112 and Kunlone based Burmese military IB 145 in Kutkai Township in northern Shan State, according to Palaung [...]