By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | August 24, 2018 MON STATE—The Myanmar Army (or Tatmadaw) has ordered that signboards announcing this weekend’s commemoration of the 71st Mon Revolution Day be taken down or changed, on the grounds that [...]
Action for Shan State Rivers | August 23, 2018 Following the visit by eleven MPs to Ta Long village, Hsipaw township, on August 11, 2018, the Ta Long villagers are today sending a letter to 23 parliamentary committees of [...]
Markus Rudolf and Clara Schmitz-Pranghe/ BICC | July 3, 2018 After multi-party elections and the signing of a Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement hopes were high of a possible settlement of Myanmar’s protracted conflict. Yet conflicts in the border areas and [...]
Legal Aid Network (LAN) | August 11, 2018 In the said press release, issued on August 9, 2018, there are many flaws from legal, ethical and accountable aspects. Firstly, it stated that Myanmar is not a party to the [...]
By Hom Hein / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | August 10, 2018 A military column belonging to the government armed forces released 16 locals from Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State, on Wednesday after a Shan Nationalities League [...]
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | August 2, 2018 On July 17, Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the government for compensation of illegally confiscated land, and urged to enact laws to protect farmers [...]
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | August 8, 2018 Commemorations of the 30th anniversary of the 8888 Uprising, which kicked off at the University of Yangon on Monday, are underway in cities and town throughout the country today. Marking [...]
Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N) | July 26, 2018 SHAN speaks to the RCSS/SSA leader about his decision not to attend the third session of the Union Peace Conference this month. At the third session of the Union [...]
Burma Campaign UK / Human Rights Foundation | July 26, 2018 Burma has suffered under decades of brutal military dictatorships, military-backed governments and now an NLD-led government. It has long been considered one of the worst countries in the world for its [...]
Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) / Karen Rivers Watch (KRW) | July 10, 2018 The Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) and Karen Rivers Watch (KRW) are proud to present our new report, "Development or Destruction? The human rights impacts of hydropower [...]