By Feliz Solomon / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | August 12, 2016 Few people are familiar with the tragic story of thousands of ethnic Mon refugees who were forced to flee Burma in 1990, only to be returned [...]
August 6, 2016 On 12 August, 2016, Burma Link, Burma Partnership and Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFORM) will launch a new report titled, Invisible Lives: The Untold Story of Displacement Cycle in Burma. The report focuses on the [...]
Human Rights Foundation of Monland | August 2, 2016 On 18 July 2016, a campaign, organized by Pyar Taung Regional Development Association and local youths, posted and distributed stickers to raise awareness about coal-fired power plantations. The stickers were [...]
Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) | July 30, 2016 Today the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) releases ‘Examining Foreign Direct Investment in Mon State, Burma’, a report focusing on the effects from the recent surge of Foreign [...]
By Min Thither Khine / Mon News Agency (MNA) | July 28, 2016 The New Mon State Party (NMSP), the predominant ethnic Mon resistance group, has been urged to release an official statement naming the All Mon Regions Democracy Party [...]
By Mi Wonsa / Mon News Agency (MNA) | July 7, 2016 It is necessary to have all ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) involved in the 21st Century Panglong Conference, according to a statement released by the New Mon State [...]
By Min Paing / Mon News Agency (MNA) | June 21, 2016 Approximately 30 government Infantry Battalion (IB) No. 81 personnel raided a Mon National Liberation Army (MNLA) base in Kyaikmayaw Township, Mon State, last Thursday. The MNLA represents [...]
By Phyo Thiha Cho / Mizzima News | June 21, 2016 On a recent afternoon in May, the farmers of OhnTitbin Village Tract were tending to their betel nut and rubber plantations when a loud blast erupted at the foot [...]
Today, on World Refugee Day (June 20, 2016), an animation created by Burma Link and Burma Partnership reminds the world of the plight of Mon refugees from Burma who were pushed back to their home country in 1994. Over [...]
Burma Link | June 20, 2016 Mon IDP (Internally Displaced Person) settlements in southeast Burma were established over 20 years ago when scores of civilians were fleeing armed conflict and conflict-related abuse as well as widespread land confiscations at [...]