Ceasefire Talks and Ongoing Conflict Update from the Field Free Burma Rangers Karen State, Burma We are relaying this update out from where we are on relief missions in Karen State, Burma. In spite of positive changes in Burma; such as release of many political prisoners, easing of restrictions on the press, and beginning of [...]
FBR REPORT: Kachin State – Burma Army Burns and Loots Homes in Wai Maw District Free Burma Rangers Fighting between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the Burma Army broke out on 9 June 2011, ending a 17-year cease-fire agreement between the two groups. As many as 20,000 people have been displaced by [...]
Burma: Kachin and Karen Conflict Escalates As Talk of Change Grows Christian Solidarity Worldwide and Free Burma Rangers The deceased 7-year-old Saw Kaw Buh – Free Burma Rangers Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is deeply concerned by reports of a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Kachin State, Burma. Information received by CSW from Kachin sources indicate [...]
FBR Report: Fighting in Kachin State ends 17-year cease-fire; 10,000 people displaced Free Burma Rangers Kachin State, Burma http://www.freeburmarangers.org Fighting between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the Burma Army broke out on 9 June 2011, ending a 17-year cease-fire agreement between the two groups. As many as 10,000 people have been displaced by [...]
CSW Calls for Ceasefire and International Support for Refugees in Burma’s Kachin Civil War Christian Solidarity Worldwide Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is calling for a ceasefire in Burma’s Kachin state and urges the international community, including the United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU), to press Burma’s nearest neighbours, China and India, to [...]
Burma (Myanmar): Free Burma Rangers update Free Burma Rangers Over fifty years of civil war have left Burma one of the poorest countries in the world. The military dictatorship attacks its own people, killing thousands, and leaving millions displaced. Many in opposition are either imprisoned or killed. In most of the country there is a [...]
Free Burma Rangers: Burma army attacks, forced labor in Arakan and Karen state Free Burma Rangers Free Burma Rangers report – Arakan State Since the first week of January 2011, the Burma Army has been operating near the Indian border against the ALA (Arakan Liberation Army) and the CNA (Chin National Army), two pro-democracy ethnic [...]
FBR Report: Shan Relief Team Training Shan State, Burma Free Burma Rangers Dear Friends, On May 3rd, 2011 four new Shan relief teams completed their training in southern Shan State, Burma. The training, conducted by Karen, Karenni, Kachin and Shan Free Burma Ranger trainers, covered subjects including reporting, medical care, land navigation, Global Positioning System [...]
CSW CALLS FOR AID AND ACTION FOR EASTERN BURMA TO ADDRESS GROWING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS Christian Solidarity Worldwide Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is today calling for international action to end the growing humanitarian crisis in eastern Burma, where there is an acute food shortage in Karen state, and attacks on civilians in Shan [...]
Burma Overview Free Burma Rangers Over fifty years of civil war have left Burma one of the poorest countries in the world. The military dictatorship attacks its own people, killing thousands, and leaving millions displaced. Many in opposition are either imprisoned or killed. In most of the country there is a false peace due to [...]
FBR Report: Photo Essay from Western Burma Free Burma Rangers The following is a photo essay by ethnic Arakan, Chin and Kachin FBR team members providing humanitarian relief in Western Burma. These teams risk their lives to help people oppressed by the Burma Army. The Free Burma Rangers were formed during the [...]
EU MAINTAINS SANCTIONS ON BURMA, PROMOTES DIALOGUE AND SUPPORTS UN CALL FOR AN END TO IMPUNITY Christian Solidarity Worldwide Free Burma Rangers image – http://www.freeburmarangers.org/ European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers agreed to renew economic sanctions on Burma for another year when they met to decide the EU’s Burma policy yesterday. They also [...]
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