Nant Bwar Khlain / Karen News | August 14, 2018 Karen leaders in the Irrawaddy Region ignored warnings and threats from Burmese authorities trying to stop Karen people commemorating the annual Martyr Day on August 12. The Karen leaders [...]
Network Media Group / BNI Online | August 14, 2018 Although the Tatmadaw and the Northern Alliance had originally agreed to meet within these days, the meeting has been postponed, an ethnic leader said. “In the past, I heard [...]
Viyalie Metha / Federal Government of Nagaland | August 14, 2018 Date: Urra, Chedema, Nagaland, August 14, 2018. Dear fellow countrymen, As we gather today to celebrate our 72nd Independence Day, let us all give thanks to God who [...]
Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | August 13, 2018 MON STATE — The Myanmar Army (or Tatmadaw) said two Kachin men shot dead by government soldiers in January were Kachin Independence Army personnel killed in battle, contradicting claims by [...]
Zarni Mann / The Irrawaddy | August 13, 2018 MANDALAY – A senior member of the Karen National Union ethnic armed group and four other organizers are being sued for holding the 68th Karen Martyrs’ Day in Hinthada Township, Ayeyarwady [...]
Kantarawaddy Times / BNI Online | August 10, 2018 A ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Karenni National Resistance Day was held as a multi-organization prayer service on August 9 as the coordinators were not allowed to use [...]
Legal Aid Network (LAN) | August 11, 2018 In the said press release, issued on August 9, 2018, there are many flaws from legal, ethical and accountable aspects. Firstly, it stated that Myanmar is not a party to the [...]
By Hom Hein / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | August 10, 2018 A military column belonging to the government armed forces released 16 locals from Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State, on Wednesday after a Shan Nationalities League [...]
Salween Peace Park Committee / Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN)| August 9, 2018 On August 9th (the 11th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the war-displaced Karen communities and their allied [...]
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | August 2, 2018 On July 17, Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the government for compensation of illegally confiscated land, and urged to enact laws to protect farmers [...]