Karen Information Center

August 5, 2021
Restrictions imposed by public health officials to try to contain recent Covid-19 outbreaks and the spread of infections in Thailand, including in...
July 30, 2021
The recent non-stop monsoon rain has swamped homes, schools, monasteries and COVID-19 treatment centers in the border town of Myawaddy, Karen State...
July 28, 2021
As Covid-19 cases continue to rise, pharmacies in Karen State are facing drug shortages since mid-July according to the local chemists. Nan Khin Lin...
July 28, 2021
The closure of Government-run schools by the military-appointed State Administration Council is placing stress on Karen Education and Cultural...
July 27, 2021
The Karen National Union (KNU) health officials say they will continue to work on preventing the spread of Covid-19 disease, despite objections by...
July 20, 2021
A Tweet from James Palmer, deputy editor of Foreign Policy has provoked outrage among ethnic Karen community groups. Palmer’s critics accuse him of...
July 20, 2021
The people of Burma are facing a Covid-19 crisis that is estimated to have killed 5,281 people and climbing. The international Covid-19 data...
July 12, 2021
Increasing COVID-19 cases on the border look likely to close Burmese Migrant schools for another academic year. Officially known as Migrant Learning...
July 9, 2021
The number of armed clashes between Karen soldiers and Burma Army troops during May and June increased. A Karen National Liberation Army spokesperson...
July 2, 2021
Ministry of Interior officials paid a visit and questioned Karen political leaders on their personal and their respective parties standpoints toward...
June 24, 2021
Community workers said villagers displaced by Burma Army attacks in Mutraw (Papun) District, Karen state are in desperate need of humanitarian aid...
June 16, 2021
A former member of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar has criticized the United...