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Date: May 26, 2016 Open letter to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi regarding plans by Norway’s SN Power to build the Middle Yeywa Dam on the Namtu River To: Daw Aung San

Press release by the Shan State Farmers’ Network and Shan Human Rights Foundation March 3, 2016 Gold mining companies try to buy silence of villagers impacted by toxic waste in eastern Shan

New report calls for halt to Upper Yeywa dam and other planned dams on Namtu River March 30, 2016A new report launched today by Shan community groups calls for an immediate

December 28, 2015 Situation update Killing, disappearance, land-mine death during Burma Army offensive in central Shan State This update documents further incidents of abuse against civilians committed by Burmese government troops during

Situation update By the Shan Human Rights Foundation December 22, 2015 Burmese government troops torch Ta’ang village in northern Shan State; farmer forced to guide troops shot dead in battle In mid-November,

Hundreds attend ceremony to honor farmer killed by Burmese government troops at gold mine in eastern Shan State Over 300 farmers from different areas of Shan State attended a ceremony yesterday to