Burma Link | June 23, 2017 Julia Mayerhofer joined the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) in 2011 and is currently the Secretary General. Julia’s passion and interest to work with refugees goes back ten years when she was [...]
Burma Link | June 22, 2017 Marking the World Refugee Day on June 20, 2017, the Karen Student Network Group (KSNG) released their position on refugee return to Burma in a press conference organised in Mae Sot on the [...]
Libby Hogan / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | June 20, 2017 The concerns of ethnic Karen refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) were raised on Tuesday, World Refugee Day, over the lack of a clear plan for the [...]
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | June 21, 2017 The Karenni Civil Society Network (KCSN) has called for a withdrawal of Burmese government forces from their bases in Karenni [Kayah] State; the cessation of several mega-development projects; and adequate [...]
Saw Mort and Saw Soe Doh / Karen News | June 21, 2017 Thousands of refugees living in camps on the Thai Burma gathered at an event to mark World Refugee Day on June, 20. The camps have been [...]
Karen Student Network Group (KSNG) | June 20, 2017 INTRODUCTION From 26-28 September 2016, Karen Student Network Group (KSNG) organized a consultation on refugee return during its 21st General Annual Meeting held in Mae La Oo refugee camp. This [...]
Burma Link | June 20, 2017 Saw Say Moo is a 27-year-old ethnic Karen refugee from Mu Traw district, Karen state. Ever since he was born, Say Moo has had a challenging life. With his two siblings and his parents, [...]
Burma News International (BNI) | June 19, 2017 With only rice to eat and no work opportunities to be had, families sheltering at the Ei Tu Hta Internally Displaced Persons Camp in Kayin (Karen) State are planning to return [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]