KIC
2013-11-27
Despite a ceasefire in place villagers in southern Burma allege that government troops are abusing their authority by threatening them at gunpoint.
2013-11-26
Villagers in Southern Burma are under attack as rats swarm their rice farms and devour their crops.
2013-11-26
Saw Blacktown and Saw Doo Plout-In part two of her exclusive interview with Karen News, *Zoya Phan, the Campaigns Manager at Burma Campaign UK,...
2013-11-25
Saw Blacktown and Saw Doo Plout- In an exclusive two-part interview with Karen News, *Zoya Phan, the Campaigns Manager at Burma Campaign UK and...
2013-11-22
Saw Khar Hsu Nyar-The ethnic alliance, the United Nationalities Federal Council, blamed the government for the fighting in Kachin State. The UNFC...
2013-11-20
S'Phan Shaung-Burma’s President, U Thein Sein, amnesty on November 15 saw the release of 69 political prisoners, including Naw Ohn Hla.
2013-11-20
S'Phan Shaung-Dawei residents in Southern Burma held a press conference on November 12 in Rangoon in an attempt to highlight what the residents have...
2013-11-19
Despite being resettled, displaced Karen villagers in Thar Mae Plaw, in southern Burma, are still living in fear after the Burma Army repeatedly...
2013-11-15
Nan Chaung Paw- Six Karen ethnic boxers have been selected to represent Burma at the coming 27th Southeast Asian Games that will be hosted in Burma...
2013-11-15
The Migrant Worker Right Network (MWRN), has criticized the Burma and Thailand’s National Verification process for leaving migrant workers open to...
2013-11-15
S'Phan Shaung-For the first time in decades, farmers in Dawei Township held a demonstration in Dawei City in an attempt get back farmlands returned...
2013-11-14
Saw Khar Hsu Nyar- Karen News is led to understand that President U Thein Sein has given directives to his office’s minister not to discuss issues...
2013-11-12
The human rights activist, Kyaw Hla Aung, is still in prison after being arrested over three months ago. Amnesty International claim he is innocent...
2013-11-12
The Karen National Union and the government have agreed to work together to try to solve contentious land issues, including confiscation.
2013-11-11
The regional government of Tanintharyi in Southern Burma has given the go-ahead to the Karen National Union (KNU) to allow Karen villages to teach...