September 2016
Activists Denounce ‘Atrocious’ Decision on Sanctions
By LIBBY HOGAN / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | September 15, 2016 Human rights activists, long the staunchest advocates of sanctions targeting Burma’s former military regime and its cronies, have denounced US plans to drop punitive measures [...]
Burmese Army Launches Multiple Mortar Attacks
Kachinland News (KLN) | September 16, 2016 Burmese Army steps up its military offensives against Kachin Independence Army this week As Burma’s State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visits to United Kingdom and United [...]
UNFC Will Not Attend Framework for Political Dialogue Review
Burma News International (BNI) | September 14, 2016 The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), a coalition of ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) that have not signed the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) said its representatives will not [...]
Aid Trucks for IDPs Stopped by Burmese Army Troops
Kachinland News (KLN) | September 14, 2016 Aid trucks carrying much needed food for Internally Displaced Persons have been prevented from reaching IDPs camps in Mansi Township. An aid worker in Lana Zup Ja IDP Camp, located [...]
Burmese Govt Launches Aid Effort for IDPs in Karen State
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | September 14, 2016 Burma’s Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement says it has delivered humanitarian supplies for over 3,800 villagers displaced by a recent wave of armed hostilities [...]
Seeking Justice for the Murder of Two Mon Villagers
Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) | September 13, 2016 It has already been six months since two Mon villagers, U Moe, 41, and Maung Chit Soe, 21, were shot and killed by Captain Zaw Myo Htet [...]
Western Burma Chin Report: Village Bulldozed By Burma Government Authorities In Chin State
Free Burma Rangers (FBR) | September 13, 2016 In August 2016, Free Burma Rangers in Chin State, Western Burma, conducted a follow up relief mission in Falam township to examine the living conditions of those [...]
More Than 3,000 Villagers Flee Escalating Conflict in Karen State
By Saw Yan Naing/ The Irrawaddy | September 13, 2016 CHIANG MAI, Thailand — More than 3,000 villagers in Karen State have fled escalating conflict between a splinter group of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) and a joint force [...]
Villagers Flee as Govt Militia Reinforce Mae Tha Wor, Karen State
Karen News | September 11, 2016 As many as 2,000 villagers from 12 villages in Mae Tha Wor areas have fled their villages in fear of being caught in the crossfire between the Burma army, [...]
Police Officer Threatening Villagers at Gunpoint Held Pending Probe
By Zaw Zaw Htwe and Shoon Naing / The Myanmar Times | September 9, 2016 A police officer in Kachin State has been suspended and detained after video circulated online this week showing him threatening to shoot [...]