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Burma: Kachin and Karen Conflict Escalates As Talk of Change Grows

The deceased 7-year-old Saw Kaw Buh - Free Burma Rangers

  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 [...]

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Burma (Myanmar): Free Burma Rangers update

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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 [...]

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Free Burma Rangers: Burma army attacks, forced labor in Arakan & Karen state

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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 [...]

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Free Burma Rangers Report: Shan Relief Team Training in Burma

Good Life Club with Shan children

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 [...]

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Eastern Burma: Christian Solidarity Worldwide calls for aid and action

Refugee girl from Eastern Burma suffering from malnourishment

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 [...]

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FBR Report: Photo Essay from Western Burma

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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 [...]

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Burma: Free Burma Rangers and the death of Khu Neh Reh

Woman shot by the DKBA

Burma: Free Burma Rangers and the death of Khu Neh Reh Free Burma Rangers Burma Overview 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 [...]

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CSW Urges EU to Support Inquiry into Crimes Against Humanity in Burma

Karen villages in Myanmar (Burma) still fleeing

  CSW Urges EU to Support Inquiry into Crimes Against Humanity in Burma   Christian Solidarity Worldwide   Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is urging the European Union to support calls for a United Nations Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma, ahead of a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers on [...]

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Free Burma Rangers: villagers are forced to build a dam and camps

Displaced villagers after the Burma Army onslaught in Northern Karen State

  FBR REPORT: Burma Army Restricts Movements of Villagers as They Build New Dam and Camps in Nyaunglebin District. Karen State, Burma Free Burma Rangers   In This Report The following report describes Burma Army human rights abuses during the building of dam and army camps in Ler Doh township, Nyaunglebin District, northwestern Karen State. [...]

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