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Villagers Displaced by Violence Between Multiple Armed Groups

Since the military coup, over one-thousand civilians have been displaced by fighting between multiple ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) and the Burma Army in three...

Authorities Arrest Protesters in Shan State

The Burma Army and police arrested participants who took part in protests against the military government on February 9, charging them with leading the...

Military Regime Bans Facebook

After many took to Facebook to resist the Tatmadaw's military takeover of the country, the regime ordered mobile network operators to shut it down....

Ethnic Youth Federation Against World Bank Project

By Hseng Leng/SHAN A Shan youth organization wants the government to reject a $225M loan offered from the World Bank for its ‘Peaceful and Prosperity...

Farmers Threatened to Accept Deal for Confiscated Land

By- Hseng Hleng The government seized land from farmers in eastern Shan State and threatened them to accept substitute land, according to a Shan political...

Fighting Intensifies in Northern Shan State

Fighting between the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State broke out at 6 pm...

Military Standoff Prevent Civilians From Returning Home

Civilians are caught between a military standoff between warring ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) in Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State. According to a civil society organization...

Displaced Farmers Want to Return Home

Farmers who were forced to flee fighting in northern Shan State in the middle of the harvest period are eager to return to their...

Four Villagers Wounded During Fighting

Four villagers were wounded during fighting between the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State. The...

CSOs Condemn Armed Groups for Kidnapping & Extortion

The Association for Human Rights and Justice Initiative (HRJI) and several civil society organizations (CSOs) condemned an ethnic armed organization (EAO) after it allegedly...

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