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Commemoration of 23rd Shan Human Rights Day

It is fitting yet heartbreaking to designate and commemorate June 16 as Shan Human Rights Day which coincide with the massacre of 56 Shan...

Army Prosecutes 47 Farmers In Kholam

The Burma Army prosecuted 47 farmers in southern Shan State after farmers would not agree to sign a document stating that the Tatmadaw owns...

Two Houses Hit by Burma Army Gunfire in Hsenwi

Two houses were hit by bullets in Hsenwi town, northern Shan State, after Burma Army soldiers guarding a bridge opened fire on a motorbike...

RCSS/SSA Will Help Remote Villages During Lockdown

A Shan ethnic armed organization will help citizens living in remote villages during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the support of the government, the Restoration Council...

Pa-O Farmers Face Trial After Military Refuses to Drop Charges Against Them

Farmers in southern Shan State’s Hsihseng Township are expected to go to trial since the military has not opted to withdraw trespassing charges against...

MILITARY LAND CONFISCATION: Major obstacle for ethnic traditional land ownership

Among stories dominated with the handling of Covid-19 pandemic and the escalation of Arakan armed conflict together with its human rights violations committed against...

Farmers Protest Land Grabs In Southern Shan State

Pa-O farmers from southern Shan State gathered in protest Tuesday after their farms were seized by the Tatmadaw. Burma Army LIB-423 and LIB-424 confiscated 900...

Ta’ang CSOs Call for Justice in Unsolved Murder Cases

Ethnic Ta’ang civil society organizations (CSOs) have called for justice for 12 civilians killed this year in unsolved murder cases northern Shan State. Ta’ang CSOs...

MYANMAR’S ICJ REPORT: Repentance not in civilian-military regime’s agenda

On May 23, the Burmese government delivered its first report to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), detailing what it has done to protect...

Tatmadaw Returns 10,000 Acres In Southern Shan State

The Tatmadaw returned over 10,000 acres it confiscated decades ago in southern Shan State. In total, the Burma Army took over 40,000 acres of...

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