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October 2016

Karen National Union Update

By Ronald Watson/ Dictator Watch | October 28, 2016 The annual meeting of the KNU Central Committee begins on October 31st, and lasts a week. Since this is also the year for the organization's Congress, [...]

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Ongoing Militarisation in Southeast Myanmar

Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) | October 20, 2016 This detailed commentary examines ongoing militarisation in southeast Myanmar from 2014 to 2016. It includes villager's perspectives on military presence in and near villages; ongoing rotation [...]

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Burma Army Provokes Fighting with Shan NCA Signatory, Shells Civilian Areas

The Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | October 12, 2016 Burma Army provokes fighting with Shan NCA signatory, shells civilian areas, displacing 2,000 in Mong Kung SHRF condemns the Burma Army’s provocation of fighting with the Restoration [...]

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Update Report: Gidon Post Bombarded by Burma Airforce

Free Burma Rangers (FBR) | October 7, 2016 Gidon Post, Kachin State, Northern Burma FBR raw footage: Burma airforce jets bombard Gidon post (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7EzlJql0Ss) The Burma Army attack against Kachin Independence Army (KIA) Gidon Post [...]

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September 2016

“Prison Conditions in Burma and the Potential for Prison Reform” Report by AAPP

Report by Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) (AAPP) | September 26, 2016 Executive Summary As Burma emerges from decades of authoritarian rule and international isolation, the issue of human rights and human rights abuses [...]

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War of Escalation in Kachin State: Why Are the Guns Not Silent?

By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | September 28, 2016 Actually, the Union Peace Conference (UPC) or 21st Century Panglong Conference (21CPC) is supposed to bring all warring parties into an atmosphere of [...]

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The Burma Deal

By Roland Watson / Dictator Watch | September 26, 2016 At the end of 2011, Aung San Suu Kyi dropped her boycott of Burma’s elections. She ordered the National League for Democracy to re-register as a political [...]

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