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10,000 IDPs in Shwegu Township need food rations and medicine
More than 10,000 people have been displaced in south-eastern Shwegu Township, after a Burma army military column was on patrol…
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Burma army arrests over 100 people during raid on Seng Hpra village
The Burma army raided Seng Hpra village in Hpakant Township on the morning of 18 April. Over 100 local villagers,…
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171 people, including 38 children, killed by Burma army’s airstrikes on Pazi Gyi village
Recent Burma army airstrikes on Pazi Gyi village have killed 171 people, including 38 children and 24 women. The Kyun…
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KIO Halts Rare Earth Mining Expansion Following Villager Protests
General N’ban La, the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) Chairman has informed villagers living in a stretch of the group’s territory near the Chinese border…
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Two years since Yuzana left Hukawng valley but local people have not gotten land back
Despite the Yuzana Company leaving the Hukawng valley more than two years ago, local people have not yet received their…
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Wildlife trade has grown in Puta-O since coup, locals call for ban
The wildlife trade in Puta-O has greatly expanded since the military coup, according to local sources. Local people are calling…
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All houses in Si Thaung village burned down by Burma army airstrikes and ground troops
On 9 April around 6 a.m., two regime fighter jets attacked Si Thaung village. Following the airstrikes Burma army ground…
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Local people hold prayer service to voice opposition to rare earth mining
On 10 April, local people organized a prayer service to ask the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) to stop all rare…
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Dr Hkalam Samson handed six year prison sentence, lawyer planning appeal
Reverend Dr. Hkalam Samson, former President of the Kachin Baptist Convention, was sentenced to six years imprisonment at Myitkyina Township…
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Putao Villagers suffer from high food prices amidst ongoing Myanmar turmoil
Many people in the far north of Myanmar’s Kachin State in Putao and Naung Mon townships are currently facing severe…
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