Karen News | Octorber 4, 2018 The Karen National Union (KNU) has not permitted the construction of a proposed cement plant in Hlaingbwe Township under its controlled area, according to Gen. Saw Johnny, chief of staff of the Karen [...]
Karen Enviroment and Social Action Network (KESAN) | April 9, 2018 Indigenous Karen people of Mutraw and staff of the Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN) are mourning the loss of one of their most committed land protectors, [...]
By Win Ko Ko Latt and Thiri Min / Radio Free Asia (RFA) | March 5, 2018 About 500 farmers, workers, and political activists marched in Yangon on Monday to oppose proposed changes to the country’s public assembly law, arguing [...]
Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma (ND-Burma) | May 24, 2017 Civil society expectations from the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference Today the Government will host the second session of the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference in Naypyidaw. As civil [...]
By Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) | March 21, 2017 Following accusations of extrajudicial killings and the mass abduction of civilians in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme district by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), 35 local civil society [...]
Burma News International | February 20, 2017 Topics on the table at the upcoming civil society forum – an element of the peace process aimed at involving grassroots organizations – have been further limited, while the meeting has also [...]
Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | November 25, 2016 Burma’s enthusiastic embrace of social media has given an unprecedented platform to extremist groups, allowing them to spread misinformation and even incite violence within fractured racial and religious communities. On this [...]
Statement by the Karen Women Organization (KWO) | November 25, 2016 Today is the special day, recognized in the world, to bring attention to efforts to stop violence against women. The 25th of November is the International Day for [...]
Transnational Institute | November 17, 2016 Civil society from Myanmar and the European Union are calling for the suspension of negotiations for an investment protection agreement between the EU and Myanmar until the European Court of Justice has ruled [...]
By Saw Yan Naing/ The Irrawaddy | November 16, 2016 The Karen Refugee Committee (KRC), a community-based organization that has been facilitating the needs of Burmese refugees in Thailand, has said that they feel they were neglected in decision-making [...]