Sothe refugee camp is home to displaced residents of Karenni State that were forced to flee their homes due to the military’s occupation in the state. Eight villages containing 1,661…
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Christian communities on guard despite release of Cathedral healthcare staff
After their arrest on Monday night, 18 healthcare workers in Loikaw are now walking free, Ko Banyar of the Karenni Human Rights Group said. Those arrested were accompanied by two…
Police break up protest in Loikaw, site of latest row over Aung San statue
Hundreds of people turned out Tuesday to protest a statue of General Aung San in the Karenni State capital Loikaw, the latest effort to commemorate a man widely regarded as…
Ethnic Kayan demand representation
“Because of the current law, Kayah State does not even have a Kayan Ethnic Affairs Minister. But Shan State does.”
Jailed for protesting KNPP deaths, Karenni youths walk free
Five Karenni men were released from Loikaw Prison on Wednesday after serving 20-day sentences for violating Burma’s Peaceful Assembly Law, and the day prior three other men who were arrested…
Ethnic bloc calls for investigation into killing of Karenni soldiers
“The Burmese army handed over the ashes of the soldiers to the KNPP on 21 December 2017.”