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December 13, 2013
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In a first for humanitarian organisations in Burma, the Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) was awarded the Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award from...
December 9, 2013
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Phil Thornton-As in life, Nelson Mandala, has now in death, unified millions of people across the world. His stand with the oppressed, his fight...
December 6, 2013
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Nelson Mandela, the inspirational figure of Africa’s struggle for freedom and the hero to millions around the world, has died at the age of 95 in the...
December 3, 2013
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Last week the border crossing from Thailand’s Mae Sot to Burma’s Myawaddy opened its doors to let foreign tourists travel overland.
December 3, 2013
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Burma courts fine Kachin peace activists 40,000 Kyat for violating a controversial protest law that critics claim is used to gag political dissent.
November 30, 2013
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Ko Htwe - Myanmar’s ethnic media is at a crossroads writes Ko Htwe. Government restrictions have eased, but ethnic groups are still fighting for an...
November 30, 2013
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Henry Zwartz-Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Australia for five-day visit,criticised Burma’s current constitution as being “undemocratic” and urged the...
November 29, 2013
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Saw Blacktown- Recent reforms in Burma have not stopped thousands of migrant workers moving to Thailand in search of work. International workers...
November 27, 2013
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Saw Khar Hsu Nyar-The Karen National Union has opened, in response to village concerns, a clinic to give remote and isolated rural communities access...
November 26, 2013
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Villagers in Southern Burma are under attack as rats swarm their rice farms and devour their crops.
November 26, 2013
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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,...
November 25, 2013
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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...
November 22, 2013
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Saw Khar Hsu Nyar-The ethnic alliance, the United Nationalities Federal Council, blamed the government for the fighting in Kachin State. The UNFC...
November 20, 2013
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S'Phan Shaung-Burma’s President, U Thein Sein, amnesty on November 15 saw the release of 69 political prisoners, including Naw Ohn Hla.
November 20, 2013
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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...