By Lun Min Mang / Myanmar Times | February 17, 2017 During the meeting held at the Kachin Independence Organization’s (KIO) headquarters in Laiza along China-Myanmar border, Karen National Union (KNU) officials exchanged their points of view on a number [...]
Free Burma Rangers | February 9, 2017 Mission Report for Muthraw and Toungoo Districts in Karen State and parts of southern Karenni State After ten weeks of training the teams embarked on a mission to bring help, hope and [...]
Statement from Karen Women's Movement | February 6, 2017 In order to strengthen Karen women’s rights and the women’s movement across Karen communities, Karen Women Organization organized and held the second Karen Women’s Seminar in Lay Wah (Law Khee [...]
By K'Hsaw Wah / Karen News | February 3, 2017 A displaced villager from the Mae Tha Wor area of Hlaingbwe Township, Karen State stepped on a landmine as he and other villagers returned to their village to check [...]
By Saw Yan Naing / The Irrawaddy | January 30, 2017 US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday initiating a temporary ban on refugee arrivals for at least four months, officially halting all refugee admission and resettlement [...]
Burma Link | February 1, 2017 Karen Revolution Day was celebrated in a number of locations along the border area and inside Burma. One of the celebrations took place at the Karen National Defense Organisation (KNDO) General Headquarters in [...]
Karen National Defense Organization (KNDO) | January 31, 2017 General Headquarters, Kawthoolei 1. Today, January 31, 2017 is the 68th Anniversary of Karen Revolution Day, which may be termed more precisely as the Karen Revolutionary Resistance Day. Sixty-eight years ago, power-mad, [...]
By Min Paing / Mon News Agency (MNA) | January 24, 2017 The New Mon State Party (NMSP), Karen National Union (KNU) and Tanintharyi Region Government will hold a meeting on Wednesday to prevent further clashes between NMSP and [...]
By Hsa Moo / Karen News | January 17, 2017 A path has opened for environmental conservationists and rights advocates to strengthen their fight against gold mining and other socially and environmentally destructive projects in the rich forests of [...]
By Environmental Investigation Agency | January 12, 2017 Today, we are proud to share a new report on the negative impacts of oil palm plantations on human rights and the environment in Myanmar. The report and its accompanying film, [...]