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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

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...

Gold mining companies try to buy silence of villagers impacted by toxic waste in eastern Shan State

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...

Burma Army expansion, abuses along Kokang-China border creating scores of “ghost villages”

Update by the Shan Human Rights FoundationApril 21, 2016 Burma Army expansion, abuses along Kokang-China border creating scores of “ghost villages” Burma Army expansion and ongoing...

New report calls for halt to Upper Yeywa dam and other planned dams on Namtu River

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...

Government troops attack Ta’ang village in Lashio, killing two villagers, one mentally disabled, on Burma’s Independence Day

Update by the Shan Human Rights FoundationJanuary 18, 2016  Government troops attack Ta’ang village in Lashio, killing two villagers, one mentally disabled, on Burma’s Independence...

Killing, disappearance, land-mine death during Burma Army offensive in central Shan State

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...

Burmese government troops must withdraw to allow IDPs to return home in central Shan State

Burmese government troops must withdraw to allow IDPs to return home in central Shan State Shan community groups are calling for pressure on Naypyidaw to...

Burmese government troops torch Ta’ang village in northern Shan State; farmer forced to guide troops shot dead in battle

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...

Hundreds attend ceremony to honor farmer killed by Burmese government troops at gold mine in eastern Shan State

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...

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