Shan Want Market’s Name Restored
Some Lashio residents are furious after the name of a market was changed from a Shan name to a Burmese one. The Lashio Municipal Committee...
Burma Army Soldiers Plant Trees on Confiscated Farmland in Namzang
Burma Army troops have planted eucalyptus trees on farmland confiscated by the military in Namzang Township, southern Shan State, angering farmers who demand it...
Burma Army Deploys Troops Near Shan IDP Camp
The Burma Army sent more than 500 soldiers into the area near the Loi Kaw Wan internally displaced persons (IDP) camp and the Restoration...
UNHRC RESOLUTION: Myanmar needs to focus on halfway meet accommodation
On 22 June 2020, at the 43rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva European Union (EU) tabled the draft resolution...
Burma Army Forces Civilians To Guide Soldiers
The Tatmadaw forcibly recruited five civilians to guide them in northern Shan State, in an area where clashes with the Kachin Independence Army have...
Shan Communities Remember Massacre Of Villagers By Tatmadaw
During a Buddhist ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the massacre of Shan civilians by the Burma Army, Shan youths offered food to monks and...
Shan Human Rights Day Commemorates Massacre
The Committee of Shan State Unity (CSSU) proclaimed June 16 as Shan Human Rights Day to commemorate the massacre of Shan civilians by the...
Farmers Trapped In Middle Of Fighting In Kutkai Township
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) that took advantage of a lull in fighting to work on rotational farms are trapped in the middle of new...
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...
