By Kachinland News, February 1, 2015 Burmese Army’s 502nd Light Infantry Regiment (LIR) troops under Kyauk Me-based 1st Military Operations Command killed and torched 4 Kachin villagers near Manlun Ban Hkan village in Nampaka, located between Kut Kai and Muse in northern Shan State.[…]
Media Release from Burma Campaign UK, January 20, 2015 Burma Campaign UK has confirmed reports that two ethnic Kachin teachers were raped by Burmese Army soldiers overnight on 19th/20th January. Burma Campaign UK is calling on the British government [...]
This article was originally published on The Irrawaddy on January 20, 2015 Ariana Zarleen, January 20, 2015 SANGKHLABURI, Thailand — Nestled between lush green mountain tops and surrounded by spectacular scenery, Halockhani has been a home for thousands of [...]
Press release by Burma Rivers Network, January 19, 2015 Community representatives from Shan, Karenni, Karen and Mon States are handing a petition today to the Myanmar Ministry of Electric Power, and to the Chinese and Thai Embassies in Yangon, [...]
Shan Human Rights Foundation, January 7, 2015 On December 12, 2014, Burma Army troops from LIB 573 shot and killed a 32-year-old mentally ill villager, Sai Sarm Tip, at his house in front of his parents, in the village of Wan Tinn, in Murng Yawng, eastern Shan State. The troops had surrounded the house, ordered Sai Sarm Tip to come out, then shot him as he stepped outside. […]
Abby Seiff / Karen News, December 19, 2014 Twenty-year old Hla Ko* has an easy smile, a cool haircut and the manic energy of a young man with few ties. He studies medicine but adores politics. He has an [...]
Burma Link AOCs / December 10, 2014 Last week, Burma Link successfully completed the 4th AOC (Agents of Change) Leadership Program at Thoo Mweh Khee Migrant Learning Centre on the Thailand-Burma border, with ten promising and motivated young Karen [...]
Press release by the Karenni Civil Society Network (KCSN), December 5, 2014 A new report by the Karenni Civil Society Network (KCSN) raises concerns about international “peace support” programming amidst increasing Burma Army militarization in Karenni State after the [...]
You can’t visit all the areas where the Palaung Women’s Organization (PWO) works. Even if you could get past the many arms of Burma’s military regime that keep foreigners away, you wouldn’t want to. You would have to face bloody conflict […]
Burmese army’s 105 mm mortar attack on Wednesday killed 23 officer cadets from KIA’s officer training school at Woi Chyai Bum near Laiza. 18 other cadets were seriously wounded by the point-blank artillery fires from Burmese army positions at Hka Ya Bum, Bumre and Dumbang Bum. […]