Karen Information Center

April 21, 2022
For much of the past year, the sound of heavy artillery and gunfire has been heard in towns and villages throughout Burma's Karen State. The shelling...
March 28, 2022
Burma Army offensives in the Karen National Union's Doo Pla Ya district have forced as many as 10,000 villagers from their homes. The Burma Army...
March 28, 2022
Villagers confirmed to Karen News a 17-year-old girl was killed while three others villagers were seriously injured by Burma Army artillery at around...
March 25, 2022
Burma Army heavy artillery shelling of Htee Mu Hta village in Myawaddy Township in Karen State killed a teenage girl and wounded three villagers in...
March 24, 2022
Burma Army offensives in the Karen National Union's Doo Pla Ya district have forced as many as 10,000 villagers from their homes. The Burma Army...
March 17, 2022
Family members of Burma Army frontline soldiers killed in action not satisfied with explanations given quarrelled with the commanding officers. The...
March 17, 2022
A young teacher who participated in the Civil Disobedient Movement (CDM) given a 17-year jail sentence after he was found guilty of three charges,...
March 16, 2022
The Karen State Department of Education estimates student matriculation exam registrations for 2021-2022 academic year are down by two-thirds...
March 16, 2022
The unreliable electricity supply in Karen State is causing alternative commodity prices to escalate to a level where residents are finding it hard...
March 14, 2022
The Karen National Union sent a letter to the Burma Army command giving it three days to remove its troops from the Lay Kay Kaw and Southern...
March 11, 2022
While some of the well-known artists in Burma were granted amnesty on 2nd March 2022, Karen Reggae star Saw Poe Kwar is still in jail prompting calls...
March 9, 2022
Rises in petrol prices and extreme heat is causing residents of Lay Pha Htaw village problems extracting water from underground wells. The villagers...