We’re Not Afraid – The Will of the People Cannot Be Defeated
Major General Nerdah Bo Mya, head of the Karen National Defence Organisation in an exclusive interview with Karen News said that the “Burma Army wanted the DKBA off the highway, they want the money and control over it.” […]
‘With Only Our Voices, What Can We Do?’
This is a short documentary about increased land confiscation and villagers’ responses in southeast Burma. Analysing information from the field gathered between December 2012 and January 2015, the Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) found an increase in the number [...]
Recognise Our Education, Realise Our Dreams
A film that gives refugees the opportunity to speak for themselves about why it is so important that their refugee camp based education is recognised when the time comes for their return to Myanmar. This is not currently the [...]
Message to the Karen People and Ethnic Nationalities: General Baw Kyaw Heh
Published on May 18, 2015 by Tribal Action Group General Baw Kyaw Heh, Vice Chief of Staff of the KNLA speaks words of encouragement to the Karen People and Ethnic Nationalities of Burma. He discusses unity, the cease fire [...]
In Photos: Insight into the Lives of Mon IDPs in Halockhani, Southeast Burma
These images are from Halockhani internally displaced person (IDP) village in southeast Burma, adjacent to Sangkhlaburi in Thailand’s Kanchanaburi Province. There are over 1,000 villagers in Halockhani, according to the village chief Nai Chit Toe. The village is located only one kilometer from the Thai border […]
KNDO – Children Are Our Future
Humanitarian projects of the KNDO (Karen National Defence Organization) along the Thai-Burma border. General Nerdah Bomya of the KNDO speaks about some of the projects for ethnic children of Karen State. NGOs include Pnk Jade Educational Fund (Australia) and [...]
Karen and Mon States Photo Gallery
This is a collection of images from around Karen and Mon States in eastern Burma. These images are mainly from the government controlled areas around the states, including Myawaddi, Hpa-An, Moulmein, and Kyaik Htee Yoe. [...]
Gallery of Mae La Refugee Camp
Mae La refugee camp Many people around the world take for granted the freedom to travel and freedom to work. Others have learned to take for granted that they are unable to do so. These include [...]
Karen Revolution Day: Vision and Unity
The Karen National Defence Organization held Karen Revolution Day ceremonies in Karen State on 31 January 2014. It was the 65th year of the Karen Struggle as the Burmese military regime has been conducting massive human rights violations against [...]
Landmines in Burma 2013: Karen and Kachin State
This video by the Karen National Defense Organization (KNDO) exposes how the Burmese Regime has made the ethnic regions of Burma one of the most heavily mined areas in the world. Civilians and soldiers alike suffer from landmines and [...]
Living off Rubbish in the Mae Sot Dump
[/fusion_separator] Description This photo gallery provides a window into the daily life of Burmese refugees and migrants living in a rubbish dump in the outskirts of the border town of Mae Sot on the Thailand-Burma [...]
Life in a Burmese Migrant School on the Thailand-Burma Border
[/fusion_separator] Description This photo gallery displays life in The Best Friend School, one of the many Burmese migrant schools based in the area surrounding the Thai border town of Mae Sot. According to Burmese Migrant [...]