June 2017
600 Villagers Hold Forest Blessing Ceremony to Oppose Coal Mining in Nam Ma
By Shan State Farmers' Network (Nam La) / Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | June 29, 2017 On June 23, 2017, about 600 people from over 30 villages gathered in Nam Ma village tract, Hsipaw [...]
Irrawaddy, DVB Journalists’ Hearing Set for 11 July
Libby Hogan / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | June 28, 2017 A hearing for three journalists accused of consorting with a rebel Palaung group has been set for 11 July. The Irrawaddy’s Lawi Weng and DVB’s [...]
Defending Lawi Weng
By Aung Zaw / The Irrawaddy | June 28, 2017 At The Irrawaddy’s office, it is not uncommon for Lawi Weng to bring local snacks or homemade liquor to generously share among colleagues after returning [...]
Burmese Troops Overrun TNLA Base in Namhsan
By Paing Soe / DVB | June 28, 2017 Two local Palaung villagers were killed and hundreds have fled their homes in recent days as shells rained down during an assault by Burmese government forces [...]
Panglong Spirit and the Right to Secession
By Sithu Aung Myint / Frontier Myanmar | June 25, 2017 The contentious issue of non-secession need not be an obstacle to a final agreement to emerge from the Union peace conferences. ONE OF the [...]
Palaung Villagers Flee as Burmese Army Detains 300
By Ye Mon / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | June 26, 2017 Burmese government forces stand accused of detaining more than 300 ethnic Palaung villagers in northern Shan State, and compelling hundreds more to [...]
Ethnic Armed Organizations Prepare to Mobilize Their Bargaining Positions
By Sai Wansai / Kachinland News | June 21, 2017 As the debate over the success or failure of the third Union Peace Conference (UPC), which is now renamed Union Peace Conference – 21st Century [...]
“Not Safe for the Refugees to Return”: Karen Students Release Their Position on Repatriation
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 [...]
Karen Refugee Advocates Flag Lack of Planning on Repatriation
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 [...]
Karenni NGO Calls for Withdrawal of Govt Forces, Highlights Refugee Concerns
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 [...]