‘I Cried When I Saw Churches, Villages and Homes Burning [in Kachin]’: Karenni Refugee Student and Burma Army Deserter
Burma Link | July 3, 2018 Khu Reh* grew up in Karenni State amidst poverty and lack of educational opportunity. Since the age of 13, Khu Reh dropped out of school and worked any jobs [...]
‘It Is Dangerous for Our People or Any Organization to Move There [Burma]’: Khu Myar Reh, Karenni Refugee School Principal
Karenni Social Development Center (KSDC) and Burma Link | June 19, 2018 Khu Myar Reh is a teacher and human rights activist who fled Burma Army violations in Karenni State to the Thailand-Burma border at [...]
‘I Am Thinking About If There Is Only Way to Get Freedom’: Daw Nan, Awarded KNLA Woman Soldier (UPDATE 2)
Burma Link | March 29, 2018 This story is the second update to Daw Nan's story, published as part of Burma Link’s “Protracted Displacement” longitudinal interview series. Daw Nan is a remarkably resilient and determined woman, [...]
‘I Decided to Continue Working for Karen Revolution Until I Die’: Daw Nan, Awarded KNLA Woman Soldier (UPDATE 1)
Burma Link | March 27, 2018 This story is an update to the first part of Daw Nan's story, published as part of Burma Link’s “Protracted Displacement” longitudinal interview series. Daw Nan is a remarkably resilient [...]
‘Burmese Military Jet Followed Us and Tried to Shoot Us Down’: Daw Nan, Awarded KNLA Woman Soldier
Burma Link | March 26, 2018 Daw Nan is a 60-year-old Karen woman who has led a remarkable life. Daw Nan spent much of her childhood in jungle hideouts, unable to go to school or [...]
‘If Patients Need Medicine, Sometimes We Health Workers Buy It for Them’: Ko Kya, Karen IDP Medic in KNU 5th Brigade
Burma Link | January 17, 2018 Ko Kya grew up amidst conflict in Hee Poe Der village in Karen National Union (KNU) 5th Brigade. The villagers had to often hide in the jungle when they [...]
‘To Get Peace, I Think There Is Only One Way – Fight for It’: Hser Gay Paw, Karen Refugee Resettled in KNDO Base
Burma Link | January 15, 2018 Although 28-year-old Hser Gay Paw was born in the Karen State, she has spent most of her life in Mae La refugee camp in Thailand, where her family fled [...]
‘If I Return I Fear That I Will Face Terrible Killings and Dangerous Situations’: Naw Thein Nay, KWO Chairwoman in Karen IDP Camp Ei Thu Hta
Burma Link | December 14, 2017 After fleeing persecution from the Burma Army in her native village, Naw Thein Nay found her way to Ei Thu Hta Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp in 2007. There, [...]