Aung San Suu Kyi’s Canadian Visit Exposes Media Blind Spots in Reporting Burma

Saw Lay Khu Wah / Karen News | June 15, 2017 Anyone working for social justice in Burma should be disappointed by the mainstream media’s coverage of Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to Canada last week. Given ongoing military [...]

2020-05-30T23:36:47+07:00June 15th, 2017|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

Burma: A Reality Check

Roland Watson / Dictator Watch | June 11, 2017 Burma has now had its third peace conference. The first, in January 2016, was organized by former President Thein Sein, who to this day is also a top general in [...]

2020-05-30T23:36:51+07:00June 14th, 2017|Articles, Featured Collection, Recommended|

Karen Community Claims Suu Kyi’s Canada Trip Fails to Address War, Displacement, Refugees or Militarization

Karen News | June 13, 2017 As Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s State Counsellor, concluded her Canadian tour in Toronto, members of the Karen community claimed she failed to discuss the countries armed conflict, displacement, refugees or the [...]

2020-05-30T23:36:52+07:00June 14th, 2017|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

Workers Abandon Kachin Mines Due to Military Threat

Paing Soe / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | June 12, 2017 Hundreds of workers and their families have abandoned the gold and amber mines in Tanai, northern Kachin State, following threats from the Burmese military, which air-dropped leaflets [...]

2020-05-30T23:36:53+07:00June 13th, 2017|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

Six Years Since Resumption of Civil War in Kachin

Kachin Global Action Statement | June 9, 2017 Children born on the day civil war reignited in Kachin State are now starting their first grade in school, this week.  Thousands of IDPs from a total of over 120,000 have fled, [...]

2020-05-30T23:36:55+07:00June 10th, 2017|Featured Collection, Press Releases and Statements, Recommended|
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