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November 6, 2024
CDM Participants Try to Adjust to Life in Liberated Karen State Area
November 5, 2024
KNU Kills 16 Junta Soldiers, Captures 17 in Hpapun Town
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Junta Airstrike Kills Three in Naungcho Township, Shan State
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May 11, 2021
Hope Fades as Conflict Nightmare Haunts Repatriated Refugees
Three months after the military coup and with armed conflict increasing in Karen state, hopes within the recently returned refugee community for a...
May 6, 2021
Fighting in Hpapun and Nearby Villages Causes Local Residents Trapped
The fighting between the Military Council Troops and the Karen National Liberation Army – KNLA Brigade 5 in Hpapun Township left locals trapped in...
April 27, 2021
Karen Army: Burma Army Camp Destroyed After Its Soldiers Fire On Unarmed...
Burma Army soldiers were made to pay a heavy price for a series of unprovoked attacks on unarmed civilians travelling by boat on the Salween River...
April 8, 2021
Burma Army Attacks Displaced 20,000 Civilians kill 30 and injure 32 –...
Despite the unilateral declaration of ceasefire for one month by the Burma military junta, its troops in Karen State continue to use ground and air...
April 2, 2021
An Army that Bombs Its Civilians is Out of Control
The Burma military increased its airstrikes in Karen State, the latest attack in the gold mining area near Shwe Kyin Township killed 11 workers and...
March 30, 2021
Thai Authorities Refuse Sanctuary to 2009 Villagers Seeking Safety from...
Today Thai authorities refused entry to 2009 displaced people from Ei Tu Hta camp who were fleeing Burma after military jets attacked villages on...
March 30, 2021
Thai University Joins Karen Calls for the Release of Activist Saw Lin Htet
Friends of Saw Lin Htet who was arrested in Hpa-An are demanding his immediate release. Saw Lin Htet was arrested by Burma’s security forces on March...
March 30, 2021
Burma Military Jets Bomb 10,000 Villagers Out Homes – 3,000 Flee to Safety...
Airstrikes ordered by the Burma military in Day Bu No, Mutraw District in the Salween Peace Park killing and wounding villagers has been condemned by...
March 4, 2021
Women and Journalists Targeted by Security Forces – Arrested Numbers Grow...
Police reacted with force to a public rally outside Kawkareik's High School, arresting eleven protestors - 10 were women. The protest against Burma’s...
March 2, 2021
61 People Arrested as Security Forces Use Tear Gas, Water Cannons and Live...
On Sunday February 28, 61 anti-coup protesters in Karen State were arrested by security forces. Protestors said among the arrested were young women...
February 26, 2021
KNU Vows to Protect Anti-Coup Protestors – But to Avoid Violence Will Not...
The Karen National Union (KNU) confirmed they support and will protect people protesting against the military coup, but said to avoid violence, they...
February 26, 2021
Karen Political Parties Plan to Meet with Military-Backed Electoral...
Leaders of three Karen political parties confirmed they will take part in a meeting with the military-backed Union Electoral Commission and Burma...