Karen Refugees: Homeland Still Not Safe, Camps Need Support
Karen News on Vimeo | June 20, 2017 The voice and concerns of refugees and internally displaced peoples are being neglected Naw Htee T’Blay Paw Noh Poe Refugee camp “The matter isn’t that we don’t want to go back [...]
Displaced Karen Demand Myanmar Army Leave Their Ancestral Lands
Karen News on Vimeo | May 30, 2017 On the same day the 2nd 21st Century Panglong Union Peace Conference is taking place in Nay Pyi Taw, a group of 2590 displaced Karen people in Mutraw district, Karen State [...]
Recognise Us: Refugee Youth on the Thailand-Burma Border
Burma Link, Karen Student Network Group (KSNG) and Karen Youth Organisation (KYO) | May 30, 2017 This advocacy video is a short version of the full feature documentary film “Unrecognised Leaders, Tomorrow’s Hope” by Burma Link, Karen Student Network [...]
Photo Gallery of International Day of Action for Rivers in Ei Thu Hta, Karen State
Events marking the International Day of Action for Rivers on March 14 were held across Burma’s ethnic states, where communities raise their voices to oppose dams threatening to destroy their lives and cultures. If not stopped, Salween River dams [...]
Unrecognised Leaders, Tomorrow’s Hope: Raising the Voices of Forgotten Youth
March 10, 2017 "Unrecognised Leaders, Tomorrow’s Hope: Raising the Voices of Forgotten Youth” is a documentary film by Burma Link, the Karen Student Network Group (KSNG) and the Karen Youth Organisation (KYO). The documentary amplifies the voices of ethnic [...]
Launch of “Unrecognised Leaders, Tomorrow’s Hope: Raising the Voices of Forgotten Youth” in Yangon
On 22 February, 2017, Burma Link, the Karen Student Network Group (KSNG) and the Karen Youth Organisation (KYO) launched a new documentary titled, “Unrecognised Leaders, Tomorrow’s Hope: Raising the Voices of Forgotten Youth” in Yangon. The documentary amplifies the [...]
Ongoing Militarisation in Southeast Myanmar (Documentary)
The release of this documentary comes just after the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA)’s first anniversary (October 15, 2016). It aims to inform a wide audience how the path towards a long lasting peace in Burma continues to be threatened [...]
Drowning A Thousand Islands (Documentary)
A new documentary film launched by Action for Shan State Rivers (28 Sept 2016) reveals the unique natural beauty of the “Thousand Island” area along the Pang River tributary of the Salween, currently threatened by plans to build the [...]
From Refugees to IDPs: Untold Story of Displacement Cycle in Burma – VIDEO
Today, on World Refugee Day (June 20, 2016), an animation created by Burma Link and Burma Partnership reminds the world of the plight of Mon refugees from Burma who were pushed back to their home country in 1994. Over [...]
The 69th Anniversary of Mon National Day in NMSP Control Area
This is a gallery of images from the 69th Anniversary of Mon National Day celebrations held in the New Mon State Party (NMSP) / Mon National Liberation Army (MNLA) controlled Panan Pone in south eastern Burma on February 24th [...]
Heart for Freedom: The Story of the Karen and the World’s Longest War
"Heart for Freedom" is a one hour documentary about the Karen People and their struggle for Freedom in what has become the world's longest ongoing conflict. Since World War II the Burmese military has waged a brutal war against [...]
Karen New Year 2755
Sunday January 10th marked the Karen New Year 2755, and Karen people across the globe celebrated the occasion. These images are from Karen New Year 2755 celebrations at the KNDO (Karen National Defense Organisation) Heaquarters in the Karen State. [...]