Resistance Forces Launch Attacks Against Sagaing Govt Offices
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Resistance forces have targeted government offices in Indaw Township five times in January and attacked offices in other townships in Sagaing Region in defiance of the regime's plans to hold elections in August. “They ignored
Some residents of Kachin State, affected by the war between the regime and resistance forces, have asked for training on how to deal with landmines after at least nine people, including children, were killed this
A senior commander and a large number of regime soldiers were killed in several days of fighting with resistance fighters near Moe Tar Lay, Sagaing Region. The northern branch of the Burma Students' Democratic Front
Kachin rights groups demand justice for Maran Lu Ra (20) and Tangbau Hkawn Nan Tsin (21), two female teachers who were reportedly raped and killed by government soldiers in northern Shan State on 19 January
Hundreds of Kachin nationalities have demanded the closure of a rare earth mine planned by the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) in Momauk Township. Nearly 200 villagers from N'ba Pa protested at the location of the
The Jahtuzup People's Militia Force (PMF) continues to mine gold from Jahtuzup village, where the group under the regime takes its name, despite efforts by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) to stop it. Since December,
A 3-year-old child and a 30-year-old man were injured when regime forces shelled a ward in Indaw after an attack by resistance forces on the Election Commission (EC) office in the town in Sagaing Region.
The regime's Northern Military Command has cracked down on gold miners in Tanai, sending soldiers and members of the Warazup People's Militia Force (PMF) to confiscate their equipment and burn down their bamboo huts in
Residents of Indawgyi Lake fear that gold mining along the Nam Yinn Hka River, which flows into the lake, will pollute the waters they rely on for their drinking water and to cultivate their crops