Christine Leah and Nan Paw Gay / Karen News, May 26, 2013 The participation of women in future peace talks between the ethnic groups and the central government will be critical contribution to achieving lasting peace in Burma. Durable [...]
Saw Lah Khin Moo / Karen News, May 26, 2013 Following three days of discussion representatives from organizations working on refugee issues along the Thai-Burma border, refugee representatives, civil society groups, political leaders agreed that the current situation in [...]
Free Burma Rangers, May 25, 2013, Kachin State, Burma
In This Report:
Summary of the major security threats for Kachin IDPs and refugees, Raw field reports from Kachin Rangers describing recent military clashes and Burma Army troop movement
In Kachin State there are still thousands of IDPs (Internally Displaced Person). Their displacement is the result of fighting that has continued since the breakdown of the ceasefire on 9 June 2011.
Stephen Campbell / Mizzima, May 23, 2013 A little over a week ago, a young Myanmar friend of mine, let’s call him Myo, found himself hiding in some farm fields, avoiding the Thai police while being smuggled from Mae [...]
Shan CBOs, May 22, 2013 Shan community based groups warn that recent Burmese government army attacks in northern Shan State, causing displacement of over 3,000 villagers, are directly linked to China’s oil and gas pipelines, and urge Burmese President [...]
Shan Human Rights Foundation, May 22, 2013 Timeline 3 May, 2013 Burma Army troops enter Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) camp at Nawang Ma Tar village, Namkham township, a few kilometers from the China border, on the [...]
Saw Blacktown / Karen News, May 21, 2013 Burma’s President U Thein Sein arrived in Washington on Saturday and met with United States President Barack Obama today (Thai time) amidst criticism’s from international human rights groups that the Burmese’s [...]
Hanna Hindstrom / Democratic Voice of Burma, May 16, 2013 Burma has the worst record on natural resource governance in the entire world, according to a new international study, which activists on Thursday described as a “warning” to global [...]
Nay Myo / Mizzima, May 15, 2013 About 200 representatives from 22 farmers’ groups issued a list of nine demands at a forum in Meiktila in Mandalay Region on Sunday, according to a member of the Democracy and Peace [...]
Denis D. Gray, AP writer / The Irrawaddy, May 13, 2013 MAE LA REFUGEE CAMP, Thailand—Since the day she was born, 20-year-old Naw Lawnadoo has known almost nothing of the world beyond the fence and guard posts that hem [...]