Karen Information Center

September 20, 2017
Karen activists welcomed the appointment last week of a woman to a senior role within the Karen National Union, but they also emphasized the ongoing...
September 19, 2017
In effort to bolster Karen traditions, the Mon State government has donated dance costumes and instruments to five universities, an official said.
September 19, 2017
Kayin (Karen) State is open for business and ready for investment to pave the way for development, participants at a recent “Business for Peace”...
September 18, 2017
At a public seminar in Thailand last week, Karen and Karenni officials raised concerns about the increasing pressure for refugees to return from the...
September 16, 2017
<p>A group of Karen residents in Minnesota are trying to keep their traditions alive among the diaspora by teaching the Karen language and...
September 16, 2017
<p>Around 300 residents from a village in northern Shan State have fled into the jungle after a Tatmadaw patrol reportedly began shooting in...
September 15, 2017
<p>What was supposed to be a public forum on the peace process in Bago Region this week turned into more of a lecture when the question and...
September 13, 2017
<p>The Karen diaspora is showing increasing irritation at the Karen National Union&rsquo;s ceasefire stance.<br /> <br />The...
September 12, 2017
<p>Security has been beefed up along the Myanmar-Thai border in response to rumors and scaremongering on social media, according to a member of...
September 11, 2017
Civil society groups in Kayin (Karen) State last week discussed concerns that the official ceasefire monitoring body may restrict their peace-related...
September 7, 2017
<p>Nineteen new auxiliary midwives have completed their training and will bolster rural health teams in an aim to reduce maternal mortality in...
September 7, 2017
<p>Kayin (Karen) State health officials this week completed the third and final round of vaccines for children living at an internally...