The 72nd Anniversary of NNC Formation Day
Naga National Council (NNC) | February 2, 2018 The Naga Club was formed in October 1918, and the same leaders renamed the Naga Club as the Naga National Council (NNC) on the 2nd February 1946 [...]
KNU President General Mutu Say Poe’s Address on 69th Anniversary of Karen National Revolutionary Resistance
Karen National Union (KNU) | January 31, 2018 Dear Karen National Leaders, Comrades and All Karen Nationals, Today is the 6911' Anniversary of the Karen National Revolutionary Resistance. All the Karen people indeed must remember, [...]
Statement Condemning Tatmadaw Airstrikes Against Unarmed Civilians
Kachin Alliance | January 26, 2018 We are outraged in the strongest term by Tatmadaw's use of air power against its own citizens, yet again violating the convention of war. This morning, we woke up [...]
Urgent Update on Humanitarian Situation in Kachin State January 28, 2018
Joint Strategy Team | January 28, 2018 Fighting between the Myanmar Government Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has intensified recently in several places in Sumprabum, Tanai and Waing Maw townships in [...]
Year’s End Brings Fresh Attacks and Human Rights Violations by Burma Army in All Parts of Shan State
Shan Human Rights Foundation | January 26, 2018 From December 31 2017 to January 7, 2018, six Burma Army battalions under all four regional military commands in Shan State launched attacks on Shan armed groups- [...]
Position Statement on Signing the NCA
United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) | January 24, 2018 The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), in its effort to resolve the fundamental political problem by political means for peace in the country, had designed together [...]
Urgent Humanitarian Update for Kachin State January 23, 2018
Joint Strategy Team | January 23, 2018 Fresh fighting between the Myanmar Government Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) and the Kachin Independent Army (KIA) recently took place in Sumprabum and Hpakan township in Kachin State. Since 19 [...]
Proposed Repatriation to Myanmar for Rohingya Refugees is far too Premature
Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) | January 19, 2018 Bangkok, 19 January 2018, 15:00: On Tuesday 16 January, the Myanmar and Bangladesh governments reached agreement around the repatriation of Rohingya refugees who fled military [...]
Press Release: Police Killing of Rakhine Protesters Demands Investigation and Repercussions
Burma Human Rights Network (BHRN) | January 19, 2018 The Burma Human Rights Network is calling for an investigation into the killing of nine ethnic Rakhine protesters in Rakhine State’s Mrauk U Township. Protests began [...]
Shans Angered by Ifc Hydropower Meeting in Taunggyi Amidst Escalating Conflict and Blocked Peace Dialogues
Action for Shan State Rivers (ASSR) | January 15, 2018 Action for Shan State Rivers (ASSR) strongly opposes the hydropower stakeholder discussion being held in Taunggyi today, which is part of a series of meetings [...]
Break Up Burma? – Executive Summary
By Roland Watson / Dictator Watch | January 9, 2018 The premise of the article is as follows: The people of Burma have suffered terribly under fifty-five years of military dictatorship, but there has always [...]
Recommendations to Break Deadlock in So-called Peace Seeking Process in Burma/Myanmar
Legal Aid Network (LAN) | January 10, 2018 The importance of the position statement publicly announced by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) after their emergency meeting on January 5, 2018, should not be underestimated,[1] [...]