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Escalating Conflict Endangers Civilians in Kachin State
After suffering numerous debilitating losses on the battlefield in recent months, the Military Council has escalated deliberate attacks on civilian…
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Military Council Escalates War Crimes Amid KIA Offensive in Kachin State
The Military Council has retaliated with airstrikes and torching homes after the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) initiated a far-reaching offensive,…
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Burma’s National Conscription Law: challenges for Kachin youth and the response of resistance groups
After the military council activated the National Conscription Law on 10 February 2024, some Kachin youth have attempt to go…
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Single Mother Turned Hero: Daw Chaw Su’s Journey from Civilian to PDF Sergeant
“The bunker was filled with gun smoke, and we couldn’t see a thing,” said Daw Chaw Su, describing her first…
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China Escalates Illegal Rare Earth Mining in Kachin State
Rare earth elements (REEs) play a pivotal role in the manufacturing of high-tech products, and China has dominated the majority…
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Survivors Recount Horrific Night After Devastating Bombing at Mung Lai Hkyet
It was a calm, cool evening at the Mung Lai Hkyet camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs). Due to the…
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Kachin Group Wins Historic Land Rights Case
A Kachin heritage group has regained an important piece of the ethnic group’s ancestral land, lost for nearly six decades,…
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Rare Earth Mining Poisons Eastern Kachin State
After last year’s coup, Burma has become the world’s largest supplier of rare earths. According to a six-month report by…
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