Karen Information Center

March 2, 2026
Myanmar tops global casualty list from landmines and UXO
February 27, 2026
Five killed in drone attack on DKBA and civilian vehicles in southern...
February 25, 2026
KNU grants amnesty to over 100 prisoners
November 29, 2016
Landmine Kills Three Burma Army and BGF Militia Soldiers Near Karen State’...
A Burma Army officer, two soldiers from both the Burma Army and its militia, the Border Guard Force, were killed by blast mines in the recent...
November 29, 2016
Community Groups Demand Justice for Murdered Karen Women Activist – and...
A number of concerned civil society organizations have issued a statement demanding an investigation into the murder of a young Karen women activist...
November 28, 2016
Karen Armed Groups to Combine in National-Level Political Dialogue
The Karen National Union (KNU), the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) and the Karen National Union/Karen National Liberation Army Peace Council...
November 28, 2016
Karen Politicians Call for Article 66(D) to Be Abolished
Some Karen political leaders have called for the Burmese Government to abolish Article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law because it can be used to...
November 25, 2016
Burma Army Soldiers Remove Karen National Flag From School
The Karen national flag flown in front of a primary school in the dual administration areas of Win Ye Township was taken down by Burma Army soldiers...
November 23, 2016
Government to Provide Funds for Ethnic Literature and Culture Classes
The Union Minister of Ethnic Affairs, Nai Thet Lwin, told the Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) that the government would work to provide funds for...
November 22, 2016
Karen Teaching Hospital To Open In 2017
The Karen Health and Welfare Department, a health service provider under the Karen National Union is planning that its teaching hospital, near...
November 21, 2016
Students Complete 30th KNLA Basic Medical Training Course
The 30th batch of students to pass Karen National Liberation Army’s (KNLA) Basic Medical Training course graduated at a ceremony held on 10 November...
November 21, 2016
Karen State Government to Discuss Child Registration
Eight health organisations from the Thai-Burma border, which have been providing birth certificates and documents to enable children to be properly...
November 18, 2016
Hundreds of Karen Protest Outside U.S. White House Calling for Continued...
Karen people living in the USA gathered in front of the White House in Washington DC to call for sanctions to be continued to be imposed on Burma...
The 15th KNU Congress, which was held in November 2012.
November 16, 2016
KNU’s 16th Congress Postponed Until March
The Karen National Union (KNU) Central Standing Committee [CSC} has decided to postpone the KNU’s 16th Congress from November 2016 till March 2017.
November 11, 2016
KNU and WWF sign Environmental Conservation MOU
The Karen National Union (KNU) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) saying that they will work together to...