Press release by the Kachin National Organization, April 16, 2014 Kachin National Organization condemn Burma Army committing sexual violence and still using rape as a weapon of war We strongly condemn Burma Army continues committing sexual violence and still [...]
Press release by Burma Campaign UK, April 16, 2014 Burma Campaign UK today publishes a new Briefing Paper, ‘Rape and Sexual Violence by the Burmese Army’, which details how the Burmese Army has used rape and sexual violence with [...]
Free Burma Rangers, 11 April 2014 | Kachin State, Burma On 10 April 2014, the Burma Army launched infantry attacks, supported with mortar fire, against Kachin Independence Army (KIA) positions in the La Gat Yang and Man Win areas [...]
KLN, April 4, 2014 About 1000 troops from Burmese army’s Magway-based 88th Light Infantry Division (LID) and Theinni-based 16th Military Operation Command (MOC-16) on Wednesday arrived near Man Win Gyi village in Kachin-Shan border and surrounded the village which hosts thousands of Internally [...]
By Burma Partnership, April 1, 2014 The situation in Arakan State is deteriorating rapidly as extremist monks continue to spread hate speech and incite violence against the Muslim community with impunity. With the upcoming census set to inflame tensions [...]
By Moegyo, March 27, 2014 Men of the Tatmadaw, I come before you today, this the 69th Anniversary Armed Forces Day, to speak of matters of honor and respect. Throughout the history of Myanmar, our warriors have shown their [...]
Mizzima, March 24, 2014
Nearly 3,000 people marched in six townships throughout Myanmar in simultaneous protests held on March 23 to demand amendments to the constitution. The biggest of the marches, in Yangon’s […]
Shwe Yee Win Htet / Mizzima, March 24, 2014
About 100 people have begun a march of about 1,200kilometres (750 miles) from Yangon to the site of the controversial Myitsone Dam in Kachin State […]
Burma Link, March 25, 2014 Fire broke out in Mae La refugee camp last night at around 9.30 pm in Zone B Section 4 and 5. No one has been reported injured. The fire destroyed 18 houses while further [...]
Andrew D. Kaspar / The Irrawaddy, March 24, 2014 RANGOON — Burma’s military continues to target civilians in its operations against rebel armed groups in the country, according to a report released Monday by a US-based human rights institute, [...]