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Kachin IDP kids tell their stories with images
“In the end, we should be aiming to make this the last generation in Burma who has to live with war.”
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No quick return for displaced Shan families
One hundred and twenty kilometres from Lashio, Burmese forces are bombing the positions of the Shan State Army-North in the town of Mongshu.
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Kachin IDPs flee to jungle to escape conflict
More than 1,000 villagers, who fled their homes to avoid being caught in the crossfire of armed conflict are running out of food in their temporary shelters.
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Video: Flood death toll climbs to 69
The Burmese government believes that 69 have now been killed as floodwaters have swept 12 states and regions of the country over the past month.
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Kachin IDPs lose hope of returning home
DVB speaks to IDPs in Man Wain Gyi camp, where because on ongoing fighting, they have all but given up hope of going home any time soon.
Kachin court slaps jailed IDPs with additional sentences
Three Kachin IDPs serving jail terms for unlawful association have been found guilty of further crimes.
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‘Band aid’ for displaced Kachin
Musicians and activists united in Rangoon on Sunday for a series of concerts benefitting Kachin war refugees.
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The plight of internally displaced Kachin war victims
After more than two years of displacement, the prospect of returning home remains a distant dream for many Kachin refugees.
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Karen NGO slams Japanese SEZ plan
A prominent Karen NGO has hit out at a Japanese report recommending further special economic zones be delineated across southeast Burma.
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Protestors greet UN’s Quintana in Sittwe
Tomas Ojea Quintana met with protest as he arrived in western Burma’s Arakan State on Friday during his last visit to the country as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Burma.
Thai border refugee population down 7 percent
TBC says only 3.4 percent of the December camp population returned to Burma versus 6 percent who were resettled to third countries.
As monsoon hits, relief workers struggle to provide IDPs with shelter, aid
Villagers taking refuge in displacement camps in war-torn Kachin and Shan states are in desperate need of reliable shelter as the monsoon season commences in northern Burma
More refugees now than 20 years ago
The United Nations refugee agency has released a report that coincides with World Refugee Day, that says there are now more refugees in the world than there were nearly 20[…]
Govt to examine two-child policy targeting Rohingya
Burma will examine a controversial ban that was imposed on Rohingya Muslims having more than two children, a top official said, after criticism from the United Nations and rights groups
Dinner time in Pakahtawng camp
A time lapse of Maijayang’s Pakahtawng camp in Kachin state. There are 2457 people living in the camp – the children are from northern Shan state and were sent to[…]
Ashok Nigam: ‘Fundamentally, everybody has a right to citizenship’
The United Nations humanitarian coordinator Ashok Nigam spoke to DVB about the IDP camps, aid and citizenship in Arakan state.
After being displaced by war, residents relocate amid flooding
About 800 internally displaced residents who have been forced to flee amid fighting between government forces and the KIA, now have to relocate again due to flooding in Kachin state
Amnesty urges Europe to back crimes inquiry
Rights group Amnesty International urges European Union to back UN commission of inquiry into abuses
Shan rebel ‘supporters’ uprooted
Nearly 200 families told to leave homes as Burmese army relaunches its ‘four cuts’ strategy aimed at isolating insurgent groups
Over 700,000 stateless persons in Burma
June 17, 2009 (DVB), Burma has the world's third largest population of stateless persons according to the UN refugee agency, while at the same time Burmese refugees were last year[…]
Underground medics: rebuilding Burma’s ruin
Rosalie SmithMay 27, 2009 (DVB), Government spending on healthcare in Burma ranks among the lowest in the world, eclipsed by the wealth of public money that lines the pockets of[…]
Underground medics: rebuilding Burma’s ruin
Rosalie SmithMay 27, 2009 (DVB), Government spending on healthcare in Burma ranks among the lowest in the world, eclipsed by the wealth of public money that lines the pockets of[…]
