The regime burned down people's homes in Tharyar Kon, although there had been no previous fighting in the village in Shwegu Township, Kachin State. However, fighting happened day earlier when the Myo Hla People's Defence
At least four civilians, including a child, were injured by regime shelling during fighting with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Kutkai Township, northern Shan State. A Burma Army (BA) shell struck a house while
Gold prospectors are paying the military regime for mining rights near the Mali Kha River in Putao District, polluting an area where no mining happened before. "The water is polluted in the lower part of
After last year's coup, Burma has become the world's largest supplier of rare earths. According to a six-month report by Global Witness, which tracked the toxic mining of the mineral needed for computers and most
Hoping to end the fighting that's made their lives a nightmare, villagers met with military leaders of the Burma Army (BA) and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and asked them to stop the fighting near
Junta soldiers detained a woman being treated for malaria and her two friends from Indaw Township hospital, accusing them all under Burma's Counter-Terrorism Article of being linked to the People Defence Force (PDF) in Sagaing
The military reportedly killed six civilians trapped in the besieged village of Sel Zin in Hpakant Township and dumped their bodies in the Uru River in Kachin State. "Before killing these people, the soldiers forced
Civilians displaced from their villages by fighting are demanding that Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) soldiers leave their camp in Kutkai Township after the armed group reportedly beat two of the residents. Last week,
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and People's Defence Forces (PDFs) killed scores of Burma Army (BA) soldiers occupying a village in Katha Township on Monday, after which the regime retaliated by torching homes and jet
Thousands of civilians displaced from their homes following the bombardment of their homes by the Burma Army (BA) and fighting with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) are in need of emergency assistance in Hpakant Township,
