Shans denounce KIA at ‘seminar’ in Myitkyina
After being denied permission to stage a rally, thousands of ethnic Shans gather at a monastery to denounce the Kachin rebels for alleged human rights violations.
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26 abducted Red Shans released by KIA
A local government official tells DVB that 26 ehnic Shan villagers who had been abducted by the Kachin Independence Army in Mansi township have been released by the rebel group.
Children abducted in Shan State
At least 13 children have been abducted in villages in Shan state’s Kutkai by a group of men wearing army fatigues. There are rumours that suggest the abductors could be[…]
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Troops abduct 19 for military recruitment
Oct 6, 2008 (DVB), Burmese troops in Mandalay division are said to have abducted 19 people and forced them to join the army, according to one of those who managed[…]
Former KNU soldier beaten and abducted
Jul 14, 2008 (DVB), A former soldier from the Karen National Union was beaten by an unidentified group of assailants in Mae Sot on Friday afternoon and taken across the[…]
