KIC
2014-09-19
Student activist, Saw Thet Thun was arrested twice – in 1991 and 1999 – spending nearly 20 years in prison, he was released in 2007.
2014-09-16
Opposition political parties, including ethnic Karen parties, welcomed the announcement by Burma’s Election Commission (UEC) to cancel nationwide by-...
2014-09-16
The Karen Women’s Organization (KWO), a community-based organization that represents 49,000 Karen women across Burma, has criticized the decision by...
2014-09-16
A bomb allegedly set to explode at 10:55am was found next to the Thai-Burma friendship bridge in Myawaddy town early Monday morning, 15 September...
2014-09-16
The government-backed Myanmar Peace Center (MPC) met with the Karen Peace Support Network (KPSN), that represents 28 Karen community based...
2014-09-15
Medics working with civilians displaced by fighting in Kachin State are struggling to cope because of a lack of resources – community based...
2014-09-15
The decision by the leadership of the Karen National Union to suspend membership from the United Nationalities Federal Council in August has been met...
2014-09-12
More than 30 ethnic Karen community based organizations, including environmental watchdogs and civil society organizations, have criticized a...
2014-09-12
A coalition of Shan community based organizations has said a moratorium on resource extraction is urgently needed until there is nationwide peace and...
2014-09-12
The renowned Karen artist, Saw Kyaw La Thein, while on a visit to Australia called on the Karen diaspora to preserve Karen culture.
2014-09-10
A Karen women’s group based inside Burma urged the Karen National Union (KNU) to rejoin the ethnic alliance, as its recent action to suspend its...
2014-09-04
The Karen National Union has confirmed the suspension of its membership with the ethnic alliance due to disagreement over the policies and structure...
2014-09-02
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) criticized the Burma government for failing to keep it’s promise to release all political...
2014-08-28
The reduction in funds from international donors to the Thai-Burma border areas is threatening to close Burmese migrant schools.
2014-08-28
Representatives from both the government and ethnic armed organizations continue discussions on a ceasefire code-of-conduct before signing a...