Karen Information Center

July 1, 2026
Reports from Myawaddy indicated a sharp increase in the abduction of young people for conscription purposes, particularly after the junta reasserted...
June 29, 2026
Although the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge No. 2 linking Karen State’s Myawaddy and Mae Sot in Thailand has reopened, formal cross-border trade has...
June 26, 2026
Regime troops reportedly entered the border town of Payathonzu (Three Pagodas Pass) in the Dooplaya District of the Karen National Union (KNU)...
June 24, 2026
Residents from at least six villages in Kyaikto Township, Mon State, have fled their homes amid fears of further junta airstrikes, according to local...
June 22, 2026
A funeral for some of the victims killed in a junta airstrike in Kyaikto Township, Mon State, was itself hit by another airstrike, causing further...
June 19, 2026
Residents in Karen State said they face mounting difficulties in travel and trade as the junta continues to block a key highway between Hpa-An and...
June 16, 2026
Karen National Union (KNU) Chairman Padoh Saw Kwe Htoo Win urged all Karen people to work hard to nurture future generations across various sectors...
June 12, 2026
Fortify Rights, an independent human rights group that investigates and documents serious human rights abuses, particularly in Southeast Asia,...
June 9, 2026
Kawthoolei Justice Forum, held from June 1 to 3, reached a consensus to crack down on telecom scam operations and enforce mining regulations in...
June 8, 2026
The Karen National Union (KNU) and the Karenni State Interim Executive Council (IEC) issued a joint statement expressing their readiness to cooperate...
June 3, 2026
There have been calls for regular salary payments to government employees who joined the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), a major anti-coup...
May 29, 2026
Friendship Bridge No. 2, linking Myawaddy in Karen State with Mae Sot in Thailand, reopened on the morning of May 28, allowing a limited number of...