By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | September 4, 2018 The Karenni State government ordered non-governmental organizations, international non-governmental organizations and community-based organizations to provide two weeks’ notice of any meetings or workshops they planned to hold in the [...]
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | August 31, 2018 MON STATE—Six Karenni youth activists who participated in a July protest against a state government project to erect a statue of General Aung San in the Karenni State capital, [...]
By San Yamin Aung / The Irrawaddy | July 23, 2018 YANGON — The Karenni State government has disbanded a committee tasked with commissioning a statue of General Aung San in the state capital Loikaw, following public objections to [...]
Mu Estar / Kantarawaddy Times / BNI Online | July 18, 2018 Karenni (Kayah) youths have been conducting surveys in villages in the Karenni State to oppose the state government’s plan to erect Bogyoke Aung San statue in Gandha [...]
Progressive Voice | July 12, 2018 Executive Summary Freedom of assembly is an essential part of a democratic system, allowing citizens to express themselves and defend human rights collectively, and to raise public awareness about important issues and pressure [...]
By Saw Yamin Aung / The Irrawaddy | July 9, 2018 YANGON — The Karenni State government has postponed controversial plans to erect a statue of independence hero General Aung San in the state capital, Loikaw, following a local [...]
By Saw Yamin Aung / The Irrawaddy | July 3, 2018 YANGON — Demonstrators clashed with police in the Karenni State capital, Loikaw, on Tuesday during a march to protest the regional government’s plan to erect a statue of [...]
By Lei Lei / The Irrawaddy | June 11, 2018 MYITKYINA — Police plan to bring charges against the organizers of a demonstration held in Myitkyina on Saturday to mark the seventh anniversary of the resumption of military clashes [...]
Burma Human Rights Network (BHRN) | June 4, 21018 The Burma Human Rights Network is calling on authorities to dismiss charges against three Kachin protesters accused of defamation following mass protests between April 30th and May 6th. The protesters [...]
By Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint / The Irrawaddy | May 16, 2018 YANGON — The Northern Command of the Myanmar Army has sued three Kachin youth who led a sit-in protest against ongoing clashes in Kachin State for defamation. On [...]