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 call for the suspension [...]
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. […]
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. […]
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 the Ministry of Education, [...]
Dear honorable Karen friends, overseas guests, the UNFC, NCUB and NDF officers - Good morning! Thank you so much for coming all the way to remember and celebrate Karen Revolution Day with us! […]
Abby Seiff / Karen News, December 19, 2014 Twenty-year old Hla Ko* has an easy smile, a cool haircut and the manic energy of a young man with few ties. He studies medicine but adores politics. He has an [...]
Naw Eh is an incredibly determined 20-year-old Karen woman whose perseverance, motivation and hopeful spirit have taken her far beyond what she ever could have imagined as a child. Growing up as an undocumented migrant under extreme poverty and lack of opportunity, unlike many others in Thailand young Naw Eh had no chance to go to school. Instead, she spent her mornings selling snacks to school children […]
Press Release by the Karen Rivers Watch (KRW), November 7, 2014 More than 2,000 villagers were displaced in October as fighting resumed in Karen State, the site of the world’s longest-running civil war. A report released today by Karen Rivers Watch (KRW) reveals that the outbreak of fighting – after two years of ceasefire negotiations and […]
This letter was sent to US President Barack Obama ahead of his November 2014 visit to Myanmar. The letter explains the negative effects of ongoing militarisation on villagers in Southeast Myanmar and asks President Obama to intervene with the Myanmar Government […]
Statement by Karen National Union Supreme Headquarters, Kawthoolei, October 29, 2014 1. Karen National Union (KNU) Central Standing Committee (CSC) third emergency meeting was held successfully from October 23 to 29. The emergency meeting was attended by 47 out of 50 CSC members. 2. The CSC emergency meeting […]