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Aerial bombing by Burma Army jets kills three villagers, injures seven in Kyaukme, northern Shan State

Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation January 16, 2017 Aerial bombing by Burma Army jets kills three villagers, injures seven in Kyaukme, northern Shan State Three civilians were killed and seven

January 16, 2017

Looting, arbitrary arrest, torture, forced labour by Burma Army in Muse, northern Shan State

Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation December 28, 2016 Looting, arbitrary arrest, torture, forced labour by Burma Army in Muse, northern Shan State Looting, damage of villagers’ houses by Burma Army

December 28, 2016

Burma Army tortures three farmers, and shoots one farmer in Mong Yen, northern Shan State

Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation December 6, 2016 Burma Army tortures three farmers, and shoots one farmer in Mong Yen, northern Shan State Three villagers tortured for speaking loudly On

December 6, 2016

Extrajudicial killing, arbitrary arrest, looting by Burma Army in Nawngkhio, Hsipaw and Mong Hsu in October 2016

Update by Shan Human Rights Foundation November 29, 2016 Extrajudicial killing, arbitrary arrest, looting by Burma Army during operations against SSPP/SSA in Nawngkhio, Hsipaw and Mong Hsu in October 2016 This update

November 29, 2016

1,500 farmers demand cancellation of Upper Yeywa Dam as war in N. Shan State escalates

November 28, 2016 1,500 farmers demand cancellation of Upper Yeywa Dam as war in N. Shan State escalates On November 27, 2016, over 1,500 farmers from 19 townships gathered on the banks

November 28, 2016

New film: Shan State’s unique “Thousand Islands” under threat from Salween dam plans

Press release by Action for Shan State Rivers September 28, 2016 New film: Shan State’s unique “Thousand Islands” under threat from Salween dam plans A new documentary film launched today reveals the

September 28, 2016

Latest Burma Army attack on strategic SSPP/SSA mountain base stokes fears of major war escalation

Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation September 8, 2016 Latest Burma Army attack on strategic SSPP/SSA mountain base stokes fears of major war escalation and new displacement in central Shan State

September 8, 2016

Key concerns about the Naung Pha Dam

Concerns about the Naung Pha dam on the Salween River By Shan Community Groups Date: August 23, 2016 Background facts about Naung Pha dam Location: on the Salween River, between Lashio and

August 23, 2016

To: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor and Foreign Minister

Date: August 17, 2016 Open letter from 26 Shan community groups to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to cancel Salween dams To:Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor and Foreign Minister, We

August 17, 2016

KILLING FOR COAL

Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation August 2, 2016 KILLING FOR COAL: arbitrary arrest, torture, and killing of villagers by Burma Army to secure Nam Ma coal mines in Hsipaw

August 2, 2016

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