IDPs Call On Shan Armed Groups to Hold Talks ‘As Soon As Possible’
Displaced people are concerned that if they cannot go home soon, they will be unable to harvest their crops. Internally displaced people (IDPs) in...
Hsipaw IDP Dies in Motorbike Accident Fleeing From Clashes
45-year-old Aik Lut was from Khai Hio village, and hit a tree while rushing to take refuge in a nearby monastery. A 45-year-old man died...
Hundreds of Mongpan IDPs ‘Return Home in Fear’
The IDPs had taken refuge in a Wa-controlled area, and were reportedly ordered by the Burma Army to go back to Mongpan. More than...
Hsipaw Locals Alarmed by Gunshots Near Village
The sound of gunfire around 20 miles south of Hsipaw town leaves villagers concerned for their safety. Villagers are on high alert following the...
Burma Army Orders Mongpan IDPs to Return Home: Local Sources
‘I want to return home only after the situation is really stable in our area,’ said a displaced person in Langkhur. More than 70 internally...
‘We Left Because of Fear’: Mongpan IDP Speaks
A villager describes being caught in the tension between armed groups in southern Shan State, and seeking refuge elsewhere before fighting reignites. As military tension...
With Dangers at Home, Northern Shan State Youth Increasingly Seek Work in China
Citing clashes, tension between armed groups, and the presence of landmines, young people from Namtu Township are becoming laborers in China. Locals in northern...
Thousands Sign Petition Urging RCSS, SSPP to End Clashes
Members of the Shan community sent the letter to armed groups, urging them to meet for talks. More than 4,000 ethnic Shan people have...
CSSU chairman deliberation to end two Shan armies fighting
As the Arakan conflict erupted with vengeance between the government security forces in the west on January 4 and is now still ongoing, creating...
Dozens Flee Mong Pan as Tension Builds Between PNLO, RCSS
Villagers walked for up to three days to safety in neighboring Langkhur. Around 70 villagers from the Loi Pangpi mountain range in southern Shan...
