Abby Seiff / Karen News, December 19, 2014 Twenty-year old Hla Ko* has an easy smile, a cool haircut and the manic energy of a young man with few ties. He studies medicine but adores politics. He has an [...]
Saw Yan Naing / The Irrawaddy, July 2, 2014 RANGOON — The Thai junta, which has been ruling the country under martial law since May 22, has reportedly stepped up restrictions on the movement of more than 120,000 Burmese [...]
Burma Link | June 20, 2014 Christine is a 22-year-old Karen refugee who lives in Mae La refugee camp with her husband and young daughter. She has lived there for seven years ‘as a prisoner’ inside the barbed wire [...]
Eugene / Burma Link AOC, May 26, 2014 Today, a group of 56 Karen youths from Irrawaddy, Rangoon, Bago, Mon and Karen State, made their way to Mae La refugee camp to meet and exchange views with about 40 [...]
Burma Link, March 25, 2014 Fire broke out in Mae La refugee camp last night at around 9.30 pm in Zone B Section 4 and 5. No one has been reported injured. The fire destroyed 18 houses while further [...]
Mae La refugee camp Many people around the world take for granted the freedom to travel and freedom to work. Others have learned to take for granted that they are unable to do so. These include [...]
Burma Link, December 29, 2013 Most recent assessment from Mae La refugee camp indicates that 57 houses were destroyed by the fire while another 70 houses were dismantled to stop the fire from spreading, affecting over 750 refugees. Three [...]
Burma Link, December 27, 2013 A fire broke out in Mae La refugee camp today. Some refugees told Burma Link that as many as 200 houses were destroyed by the fire. According to most recent estimates the figure is [...]
Saw Khar Su Nyar (KIC) / Karen News, September 29, 2013 A woman from Mae La refugee camp on the Thai Burma border was found dead in suspicious circumstances in close proximity to the camp. Camp officials confirmed that [...]
Burma Link | June 17, 2013 In an interview with Burma Link, the refugee who led the petition signed by over 3,600 refugees in Mae La camp explains how he feels about the profiling survey and why he organised [...]
