By Naw Doreen / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | June 9, 2017 A rival faction of the Karen National Union (KNU) has expressed skepticism over the Karen leadership’s agreement to a so-called “Union Accord” at the second session [...]
Burma Link| June 5, 2017 Padoh David Tharckabaw joined the resistance movement nearly seven decades ago when he was only 14 years old. Due to his young age, Padoh David joined without the knowledge of his parents and had [...]
Sa Isue / Karen News | June 1, 2017 The Karen National Union’s Mutraw District office released a statement supporting the demands of the displaced villagers living on the banks of the Salween River. The KNU statement said that [...]
Karen News on Vimeo | May 30, 2017 On the same day the 2nd 21st Century Panglong Union Peace Conference is taking place in Nay Pyi Taw, a group of 2590 displaced Karen people in Mutraw district, Karen State [...]
Burma Link | May 31, 2017 Over many years, General Baw Kyaw Heh, Vice Chief-of-Staff of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), armed wing of the Karen National Union (KNU), has been defending the Karen State and working towards [...]
Burma Link, Karen Student Network Group (KSNG) and Karen Youth Organisation (KYO) | May 30, 2017 This advocacy video is a short version of the full feature documentary film “Unrecognised Leaders, Tomorrow’s Hope” by Burma Link, Karen Student Network [...]
Karen News | May 24, 2017 Today, while the peace dialogue in Nay Phyi Daw resumes for its second round, displaced Karen villagers in remote areas of northern Karen State staged a protest over the Burma Army occupying their [...]
By Saw Yan Naing / The Irrawaddy | May 2, 2017 BAN MAE SALIT, Thailand — Community workers are busy with meetings, travel, and workshops as Burma prepares for the repatriation of some 98,000 refugees living on the Thai-Burma [...]
By Saw Yan Naing / The Irrawaddy | April 8, 2017 CHIANG MAI, Thailand — The Chairman of the Karen National Union, Saw Mutu Say Poe, has been re-elected to the post at the organization’s 16th Congress today. Former general secretary Padoh [...]
By Myo Pyae Thin Htet Htet Naing / Mizzima | April 4, 2017 Myanmar needs to take about 30 years to eradicate landmines in the entire country, said the Humanitarian Mine Action Initiative (Myanmar) chairman Thant Zin. He was speaking [...]