Karen Troops Fight Alongside Arakan Army
By Lawi Leng / The Irrawaddy | April 28, 2016 After days of traveling from Karen State, Col. Saw San Aung and dozens of troops arrived in Arakan State last week to help the Arakan Army (AA) fight the [...]
FBR Mission to Northern Papun (Muthraw) District, Karen State, Burma
Update by the Free Burma Rangers (FBR), Karen and Karenni States, Burma | January 20, 2016 Land of Green Mountains and Generous People Following the Free Burma Rangers (FBR) training the students travel with the instructors on a mission [...]
‘I Stopped Going to School, Because We Had to Flee to India’: PART 1 – On the Run from the Chin State
Burma Link | July 31, 2015 Aung Than is 26 years old, enthusiastic and positive young Arakanese man from the Chin State, whose determination of acquiring an education has kept him going through difficult and challenging times in his [...]
‘Land Owners Were Arrested and Put in Prison’: PART 2 – On the Run from the Chin State
Burma Link | August 6, 2015 Despite being on the run much of his life, Aung Than has managed to realise his life-long dream of getting a good education. For this passionate, determined, and always positive young man, however, [...]
“The Government Is Someone Who Would Protect Its Citizens, but They Killed Them”: Refugee Interview #5
Burma Link | June 1, 2015 The following interview was conducted as part of the joint refugee voice project by Burma Link and Burma Partnership. On April 27, 2015, Burma Link and Burma Partnership launched a joint briefing paper, [...]
Kokang, Ta’ang, and Arakan Armies: Position Statement on Cold-blooded Offensives by the Burma Army
Position statement by the MNDAA, TNLA, and AA, March 1, 2015 1. Using fighter planes, tanks and armored cars, Myanmar Tatmadaw (Army) has launched offensives against our ethnic armed resistance organizations in Kokang, Ta’ang etc. regions, which are regions [...]
‘You Die with It or You Fight for It’
Burma Link | December 15, 2013 Khaing Hla Pyaint is an incredibly determined young Arakanese man who decided that whatever it takes, he will work for his country and help his people. On a long journey from Arakan State [...]
‘My Aim in Life Is to Work for My Country but I Ended up on a Fishing Boat’
Burma Link | December 9, 2013 This is a story of the strength of the human spirit, of incredible resilience and courage as well as kindness and reaching out to others. This story sheds light to the difficulties faced [...]
‘If Men Can Do These Things, I Can Also Do These Things’
Burma Link | July 25, 2013 Thazun has come a long way. Despite spending her childhood without ever meeting her father, and being almost starved to death as a result of forced labour demands imposed on her mother, Thazun [...]
‘It’s Something Deep Inside Your Heart…When You See Your Children Dying of Hunger’
Burma Link | July 18, 2013 Thazun is a courageous, beautiful and talented young Arakanese woman who talks openly about her life and experiences. Spending her childhood under conditions that many people around the world would find hard to [...]