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Kachin Activists Given Freedom of Expression Award
Two Kachin youth activists working with Kachin internally displaced people (IDPs) have been chosen as recipients of the Freedom of…
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Still No Justice in Case of Murdered Kachin Teachers
Nearly half a decade after two young Kachin schoolteachers were raped and murdered in northern Shan State, a truth investigation…
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KIA Launches Landmine Attack on LID-99 on Christmas Day
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) launched a landmine attack on a Burma Army military column from Light Infantry Division (LID)…
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Yuzana in Dispute with Hukawng Valley Villagers over Graveyard Site
Local people living in the Hukawng Valley region of northern Kachin State say that the Yuzana Company has destroyed signboards…
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KHCC Prepares for Return of More than 3,000 Kachin IDPs
The Kachin Humanitarian Concern Committee (KHCC) is preparing to resettle a total of more than 3,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs)…
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Gov’t, Northern Alliance Discussed Release of Detainees: Source
Representatives of the Burmese government and the four-member Northern Alliance discussed the possibility of releasing detainees held by both sides…
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Burma Army, KIA Clash in Northern Shan State
Troops from the Tatmadaw and the Kachin Independence Army’s (KIA) 36th Battalion engaged in a gunfire fight in the Mungbaw…
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Remaining Kachin Youth Activist Released From Myitkyina Prison
Kachin youth activist Paul Lu was released from a prison in the Kachin State capital of Myitkyina on Monday morning…
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Kachin Youth Support Legal Action Against Burma at ICJ
The All Kachin Youth Union (AKYU) say that they endorse the charges brought against the Burmese state at the International…
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Third Jade Auction to Be Held in Kachin State
The third annual jade auction will be held in Myitkyina in February next year, the Kachin State Jade Association has…
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