Tag: Shan State
Several Killed During Bomb Blasts in Shan State
Explosions continue to go off across Shan State as Burma enters the fourth month since the military staged a coup, arresting lawmakers from the...
Armed Forces Round Up Civilians in Shan State
Armed forces arrested many civilians in Shan State as part of the military regime's campaign against the southeastern nation's protest movement that has resisted...
Explosions Causes Fear and Fatality in Burma
A bomb blast that killed a civilian and injured another in southern Shan State happened while university students were in class, despite beefed up...
Burma’s Military Regime Targets Youths in Shan State
The government mouthpiece Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) claimed the junta's armed forces arrested two youths in northern Shan State because they were carrying...
Students Boycotting Classes in Shan State Until Democracy is Restored
Shan State university students are refusing to return to class after the military council reopened schools on May 5. “Under the military regime, we won't...
NLD Lawmaker Arrested Visiting Sick Wife in Southern Shan State
Burma Army arrested a National League for Democracy (NLD) lawmaker in hiding since the coup when he went home to visit his ill wife...
Violence Between EAOs Destroys Many Homes in Northern Shan State
There were over 50 homes destroyed by fighting between several ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) in Namtu and Kyaukme townships, northern Shan State. A volunteer providing...
Protesters in Shan State Face Difficulties Resisting Regime Amid Killings and...
In the small town in southern Shan State, armed forces first prevented demonstrators from gathering by shooting at them whenever they attempted to congregate...
Civilians Flee Fighting in Kachin State; Villagers Uprooted By Clashes in...
Civilians from nearly fifty Shan villages fled their homes after increasing conflict in Kachin State. Ongoing fighting between Burma Army and Kachin Independence Army...
Shelling Between EAOs Destroys Homes in Shan State
Twenty-eight homes burned down during fighting between rival ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) in northern Shan State where violence has displaced nearly a thousand civilians...
