Karen News

We consider the present moment opportune, as stated in a release marking the 75th Karen National Revolution Day on January 31st. The release continues: “In the midst of widespread resistance against the Military Council, encompassing various ethnicities, including the majority Bamars, IKO asserts that the present moment is opportune for the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF), Democratic Karen Benevolent Army…

According to the records compiled by BWU, the women who experienced unjust detentions included individuals sentenced to prison terms ranging from a few months to 65 years, as well as those who were given life imprisonment and the death penalty. M Shwe Zin, the joint general secretary No.1 of BWU, told KIC that some of the women unjustly imprisoned faced…

January 24, 2024. (Karen Information Center/ Thanlwin Times and editors) Major General Saw Tun Hlaing, BGF’s chairperson asserted that BGF had already notified its decision to cease receiving salaries and benefits from the Military Council since last month, choosing to operate independently. He reaffirmed BGF’s unwavering commitment to it original decision to declare an autonomous Myawaddy zone. The BGF leader…

Despite a series of border security meetings between Thai and Myanmar top military officers, purportedly aimed at cracking down on Myawaddy-based illegal online casinos, these businesses are reportedly operating without disruption, expanding their workforces, and hiring new workers on a daily basis, according to a member of staff from an employment agency. In reality the top military on both sides…

As per a statement from KNU on January 18th, Nyaunglebin District under the jurisdiction of KNU’s 3rd Brigade reports the highest number of war-displaced people at 248,160 followed by Dooplaya District, under the control of 6th Brigade, with the second-highest count at 149,969. The surge in the number of war-displaced individuals is attributed to intensified conflict in Kawkareik and Mone…

This month, a political prisoner in Mandalay’s Obo Prison suffered severe beatings by certain prison officials while shackled, resulting in near-fatal injuries, necessitating emergency hospitalization. Some political prisoners, including women have endured being shackled for nearly two years and faced verbal sexual abuse. Concerns have been raised by their close associates, who have lodged complaints with the National Unity Government…

Under the pretext of mandatory service for regional peace, local administrators compel men aged 18 to 60 to draw lots, with the unfortunate winners being recruited into the militia against their will, as explained by the locals. Residents who were chosen to join the militia but resisted doing so, were coerced into paying MMK 500,000 weekly, with regime authorities threatening…

However, the mediation of China, persuaded the two parties to meet in Kunming on January 10th and 11th, reaching a second agreement for a temporary ceasefire. The Three Brotherhood Alliance issued this statement in response to the Military Council’s violation of the agreement. The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), a member of the Alliance, reported that the Military Council continued…

The Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) announced that the Military Council has burned the wreckage of its K-8W fighter jet, which was shot down by Karenni ethnic resistance forces on November 11th last year. On December 14th, as Junta soldiers advanced to the paddy fields near Kamadipoli village in Thandaung Township, they clashed with local resistance forces in a shootout.…

Over the recent days, the Military Council has expressed heightened concern about the possibility of renewed attacks on its military installations, attributing the apprehension over the coordination between Lion Battalion commander Eh Say Wah and Special Operation Force (SOF) comrade Aung San Shar, according to joint resistance forces. “The Military Council and BGF are going all -out to bolster their…