Around 500 civilians in a KIO-controlled section of the Hpakant jade mining district fled their village over the weekend to ...Kachin Battle Report
Civilians flee approaching gov’t troops in jade mining area
Around 500 civilians in a KIO-controlled section of the Hpakant jade mining district fled their village over the weekend to ...Kachin MP calls for repeal of Unlawful Association Act
A Kachin State MP has called on the Burmese government to repeal a law that allows the government to arrest alleged supporters of ... Agreeing on meeting place blocks peace talks
The Burmese government and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) continue to negotiate over a suitable site for ...Chinese authorities tell Kachin refugees to move from camps
Chinese authorities have ordered more than 4,000 Kachin war refugees staying in camps in China to move within one month, ... Aid to Kachin State slowly increases
Humanitarian aid from the international community to refugees in Burma’s Kachin State totaled US$ 16.7 million at the end of May, ...Kachin IDPs need more aid: KPN
Internally displaced people living in Kachin State and China are in need of increased aid in food, shelter, medicine and other material, ...Court rejects appeal for medical treatment
A Kachin man who was arrested and tortured by a Burmese Military Affairs Security Unit needs medical treatment, his lawyer, ... Human rights abuses continue in Burma: BCUK
Britain’s Human Rights and Democracy report for 2011 highlights ongoing human rights abuses in Burma, despite some welcome reforms.KIA, gov’t forces clash in northern Shan State
Fighting continues between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burmese government forces, the latest clash claiming two government ...KIO refuses to hold peace talks in gov’t-controlled area
The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has rejected the Burmese government’s invitation to meet in July in a government-controlled ... |
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Since October this year, Burma has been in a state of civil war, with fighting between Burmese military and armed ethnic rebels. The ruling junta started a crackdown on these armed groups.
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