Local Militia Expels Myanmar Internal Refugees from Land in Kachin State

Radio Free Asia | March 17, 2017 A local militia in the northern Myanmar town of Waingmaw has started clearing out refugees who have been staying on its land since 2012 when they were displaced by hostilities between ethnic [...]

2020-05-30T23:19:15+07:00March 17th, 2017|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

Burmese Commander Accuses Shan Armies of Undermining Local Development

Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | March 17, 2017 Maj-Gen Than Hlaing, the commander of Eastern Central Command, has accused two ethnic Shan armies – the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) and the Restoration Council of [...]

2020-05-30T23:19:16+07:00March 17th, 2017|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

Dam Projects Must Be Suspended Until Peace Achieved, Say Environmental Orgs

Karen News | March 16, 2017 In downtown Mawlamyine Capital of Mon State, a crowd of 200 gathered on March 14 to stage a protest against hydropower projects in conflict zones. Marking the International Day of Action for Rivers, [...]

2020-05-30T23:19:18+07:00March 16th, 2017|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

International Day of Action for Rivers: Countrywide Gatherings on International Rivers Day to Oppose Large Dams in Burma’s Conflict Zone

Statement by SSN, BRN and BEWG | March 14, 2017 Today, on the International Day of Action for Rivers, communities around the country are gathering to oppose plans by the Burmese government and global hydropower industry to build cascades of [...]

2020-05-30T23:19:19+07:00March 15th, 2017|Featured Collection, Press Releases and Statements, Recommended|

KNU Kicks Off Congress with Leadership Changes on Agenda

Naw Noreen / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | March 14, 2017 The Karen National Union kicked off its 16th Congress in Karen State on Tuesday, with the influential ethnic armed group set to appoint a revamped leadership. The [...]

2020-05-30T23:19:20+07:00March 15th, 2017|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

Myanmar Tatmadaw (MT or Myanmar Army) Troops Shot and Killed Innocent Civilian

PSLF/TNLA | March 15, 2017 Myanmar Tatmadaw (MT) troops caused death by shooting a Ta’ang villager, Mine A’lwit Dote (aged 24 years), son of U Aik Dote and Daw E of PanLawt village, HoNaung Village Tract, Kutkai Township. Then [...]

2020-05-30T23:19:21+07:00March 15th, 2017|Press Releases and Statements|

Briefing Paper on the Human Rights Situation in Burma/Myanmar

Progressive Voice and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) | March 13, 2017 Progressive Voice and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), an organization in consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social [...]

2020-05-30T23:19:22+07:00March 13th, 2017|Featured Collection, Press Releases and Statements, Recommended|
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