Karen Information Center

January 22, 2025
NUG Cybercrime Statement Supported by KNU
January 16, 2025
Junta Taking Aid Meant for IDPs in Southern Shan State
January 13, 2025
Junta Abducting People for Conscription in Bilin Town, Mon State
January 10, 2025
Junta Soldiers Burgling Houses in Kawkareik Town
People displaced from Kawkareik Town in Karen State who are currently unable to return home are having their homes looted by soldiers and junta-...
January 9, 2025
Dawei District Airstrike Injures Two
Two people were injured in a junta airstrike on Kunchaunggyi Village in Thayetchaung (a.k.a. Kaseido) Township, near Myitta Town in Dawei Township,...
January 9, 2025
Robberies and Motorcycle Thefts Increase in Hpa-An District Townships
Robberies targeting locals and pedestrians, along with motorcycle thefts, have recently surged in the townships of Hlaingbwe, Paingkyon, Nabu, Don...
January 6, 2025
Hlaingbwe Town, Karen State Must Provide Four Conscripts Every Month
Ward Administrators in Hlaingbwe Town, Hlaingbwe Township, Karen State are struggling to find enough conscripts after having been ordered to provide...
January 3, 2025
IDPs in Dawei Township Urgently Need Medication
Many internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the east of Dawei Township in Tanintharyi Region who do not have proper accommodation are also suffering...
January 2, 2025
60 Junta Soldiers Surrender on Myawaddy to Kawkareik Roads
Around 60 junta soldiers involved in the junta’s 10 month old Operation Aung Zay Ya to retake the Myawaddy to Kawkareik section of the Asia Highway...
December 23, 2024
Junta Arresting and Conscripting Men in Hpa-An City
Young and middle-aged men are being rounded up in Hpa-An City, the Karen State capital, and being forcibly conscripted and sent to Taungkalay Light...
December 18, 2024
Quarry Damaging Children’s Health in Hp-An District, Karen State
A large rock quarry near Paung Village in Paingkyon Township, Karen State has contaminated drinking water sources and caused widespread health issues...
December 11, 2024
Junta Committed 2,835 Human Rights Violations During 2024 in KNU Territory
During 2024 until December the junta committed 2,835 human rights violations in areas of Karen State traditionally mainly under the control of Karen...
NMSP and DKBA Reach Checkpoint Agreement
December 10, 2024
NMSP and DKBA Reach Checkpoint Agreement
The Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) and the New Mon State Party (NMSP) will stop moving their checkpoints towards each other on the road...
December 10, 2024
IT Junta's shelling discourages schools in Shweyaungpya Village Tract...
Schools in some villages within the Shweyaungpya Village Tract in Thaton Township, under the control of the Karen National Union (KNU)'s 1st Brigade...
December 7, 2024
Random Drug Testing to Start in Mae La Refugee Camp
Drug testing and other measures are being introduced in Mae La refugee camp in Thailand's Tak Province, in response to rising drug use amongst young...