Halt All Dams Now in Salween River and All Ethnic Areas – Protests at Dam Sites
Karen Rivers Watch Statement on the International Day of Action for Rivers and Against Dams | March 14, 2015 On the International Day of Action for Rivers and Against Dams, Karen Rivers Watch renews its [...]
Communities in Shan State Call for Immediate Halt to Large Dams
We, the communities in Shan State, are calling for the Burmese government and foreign dam developers to immediately stop their plans to build over 20 new large dams in Shan State. […]
New Report Details Continuing Human Rights Violations by Burmese Military against Its Citizens
Network for Human Rights Documentation - Burma (ND-Burma), March 10, 2015 ND-Burma has published its periodic report covering the second-mid period of 2014 and focuses on 107 documented cases of human rights violations in Burma [...]
Karen Women in British Parliament: Continue Humanitarian Assistance for Refugees and IDPs
The Karen Women’s Organization has successfully completed a lobbying trip to the United Kingdom between 23-28 February 2015, to raise issues of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) as well as the political situation in Karen areas and women in Burma. […]
UNFC Statement Regarding Violent Crackdown on Democratic Education Movement
Statement by the United Nationalities Federal Council, March 8, 2015 1. The United Nationalities Federal Council strongly condemns the violent attacks, repression, and arrest of students and civilians who demonstrated peacefully for the amendment of [...]
Karen Women’s Organization’s Statement in Honor of International Women’s Day
The 8th of March commemorates International Women's Day. The Karen Women's Organization (KWO) joins women around the world in celebrating the achievements and lives of women. Today in 2015 we make three demands of the Government of Burma and one plea to the International community. […]
Statement of KNU on Peaceful March to Yangon of Campaigners for Democratic Education
Karen National Union Supreme Headquarters, Kawthoolei, March 5, 2015 1. The Karen National Union (KNU) fully supports the Bill titled “Amendment to the National Education Law” submitted to the Parliament on February 16, 2015, through [...]
Kokang, Ta’ang, and Arakan Armies: Position Statement on Cold-blooded Offensives by the Burma Army
Position statement by the MNDAA, TNLA, and AA, March 1, 2015 1. Using fighter planes, tanks and armored cars, Myanmar Tatmadaw (Army) has launched offensives against our ethnic armed resistance organizations in Kokang, Ta’ang etc. [...]
Palaung (Ta’ang) Statement for Reduction-Cessation of Battles between Two Sides in Ta’ang Region
Statement of Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF) for Reduction-Cessation of Battles between Two Sides in Ta’ang Region - As a result of increasing the number of armed forces and military offensives by the Myanmar government’s Tatmadaw in the Ta’ang nationality’s land, comprising of Namtsan, Mantong, Kyaukme, Thibaw, Namtu, Lashio, Mogok, Momeik, Theinni, Kutkai, Museh, Namkham Townships etc. and Ta’ang villages in Kokang Region […]
UNFC Statement on the Fighting in Kokang Region
Press statement by the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), February 21, 2015 The Kokang ethnic is included as one ethnic nationality in the official listing of ethnic nationalities in the Union of Burma. The Kokang [...]
Forced to Flee: Visual Stories by Refugee Youth from Burma
Bearing witness to the real-life stories of children forced to flee violent conflict and persecution in their native land, Forced to Flee: Visual Stories by Refugee Youth from Burma, edited by Erika Berg, illustrates how a single narrative image can tell the story of a thousand words while building bridges of understanding. […]
International Karen Organization: KNU’s “Deed of Commitment” Misuse of Authority
IKO’s stance on Statement released by KNU on February 16, 2015. No. 4/2015 – February 21, 2015 It is learned that KNU Central Standing Committee convened a meeting in the first week of February in order not to be entrapped by the afore planned political snare of the quasi-military U Thein Sein’s government on February 12 bogus Union Day. […]