August 12, 2013 Dear Karen Nationals, Patriotic Comrades in Resistance, Today is the 63rd Anniversary of Karen people Martyrs’ Day. This date has been designated as Karen people Martyrs’ Day, for commemorating President Saw Ba U Gyi, together with [...]
Taw Win Pan / Karen News, July 30, 2013 In a recent meeting Karen armed forces agreed to unite and to join forces to work together to achieve self-determination. The Karen National Union (KNU), the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army [...]
February 5, 1995 / KHRG #95-C1 “When I saw his face, I started to cry and I had to look away. Lt. Aung Toe Lay said, ‘Mother, you look at your son and feel bad?’ I said, Son, [...]
Karen Community Association UK, July 15, 2013 Human rights training for Burmese Army won’t work The Karen Community Association UK ( KCA UK ) today calls on Prime Minister David Cameron to press President Thein Sein [...]
Saw Eh Na / Karen News, July 15, 2013 A survey conducted by the Karen Refugees Committee at the Tham Hin camp Southern Thailand found that 46 percent of those Karen refugees who were surveyed want to resettle to [...]
In the summer of 2006, four friends from San Diego, California set out on a mission to expose the atrocities being done to the people of Burma, more specifically, the Karen people — one of the country’s largest ethnic [...]
Saw Kyaw Khwe (KIC) / Karen News, June 3, 2013 Colonel Ner Dah Mya, a son of General Saw Bo Mya, met and discussed with Burmese civil society groups in Sydney during a recent visit to Australia. The Australian [...]
Christine Leah and Nan Paw Gay / Karen News, May 26, 2013 The participation of women in future peace talks between the ethnic groups and the central government will be critical contribution to achieving lasting peace in Burma. Durable [...]
Burma Link | May 4, 2013 U Than Nyunt is a 57-year-old Karen refugee and the chief of a small rural village on the riverbanks of Moei. He grew up in a village near Belin in Mon State and [...]
Burma Link | April 10, 2013 U Soe Myint is a 60-year-old Karen refugee who has struggled his whole life just to survive. Amidst deep-seated poverty, armed conflict and Burma Army abuse, U Soe Myint has had everything [...]
