Shan Human Rights Foundation, January 7, 2015 On December 12, 2014, Burma Army troops from LIB 573 shot and killed a 32-year-old mentally ill villager, Sai Sarm Tip, at his house in front of his parents, in the village of Wan Tinn, in Murng Yawng, eastern Shan State. The troops had surrounded the house, ordered Sai Sarm Tip to come out, then shot him as he stepped outside. […]
Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation, August 26, 2014 About 300 displaced villagers sent a petition letter today to President Thein Sein, calling for the withdrawal of Burma Army troops from their village Wan Pasaung in Ke See [...]
Karen News, August 17, 2014 In an exclusive interview with Karen News, Ms Charm Tong, a founder of the Shan Women’s Action Network, expressed grave concerns over ongoing Burma Army offensives in Shan State in areas of supposed ceasefire, [...]
Press release by the Shan Farmers' Network, July 16, 2014 The Shan Farmers’ Network and affected villagers held a press conference today in Taunggyi to demand an immediate end to destructive gold mining operations in Mong Len, eastern Shan [...]
Statement by the Shan Human Rights Foundation, July 10, 2014 Burmese government must stop new military operation against ceasefire army in northern Shan State Since June 2014, the Burma Army has deployed nearly 2,000 troops from over 10 battalions [...]
Burma Link | July 5, 2014 (updated July 30, 2015) Lahu are a little known ethnic group scattered around four countries; Burma, China, Laos and Thailand. Lahu people typically live up on the mountains and make a living with [...]
Shan Herald, May 9, 2014 The Shan State Progress Party/ Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) has already fought more than 200 battles, big and small, with the Burma Army that had launched campaigns against it, according to its Golden Jubilee [...]
Free Burma Rangers, 11 April 2014 | Kachin State, Burma On 10 April 2014, the Burma Army launched infantry attacks, supported with mortar fire, against Kachin Independence Army (KIA) positions in the La Gat Yang and Man Win areas [...]
Nang Mya Nadi / Democratic Voice of Burma, December 20, 2013 Thousands of ethnic Shans had planned to gather in Kachin state capital Myitkyina in front of the Kachin Independence Army’s (KIA’s) liaison office to protest alleged human rights [...]
Burma Link | October 11, 2013 Shan Lay is a friendly, compassionate and dedicated young man from the Shan State who has sacrificed everything to fight for the freedom of his people. Growing up in the Shan State with [...]
