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At around 8:00 pm on April 6th, two young men were arrested by troops from the Military Council while wandering in Hpa-An. The soldiers then demanded that their families pay 500000 kyats each in order to release them, sources close to the victims’ families told KIC. “ Both young men were arrested in the street behind Grace Hotel in Yae…

Since the 5th of this month, the two commanders from the KNLA- PC, a splinter group participated in the joint revolutionary forces including the mainstream KNLA, and the Military Council-BGF joint forces. According to sources on the ground, the fighting between the two sides continued until yesterday, resulting in over 80 casualties on the BGF side. Many Karen civil society…

On March 28, Colonel Myo Min Naung, the Security and Border Affairs Minister of Karen State, acting on behalf of the Karen Chief Minister of the Military Council, sent the notification to the Karen National Union (KNU) Liaison Office, KNU/KNLA Peace Council (KNU/KNLA-PC) Liaison Office, and the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) Liaison Office in Hpa An. These organizations are…

In March, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) clashed with both the Border Guard Forces (BGF) under the Military Council and the Military Council itself. The clashes resulted in 92 deaths and 45 wounded on the side of the Military Council, according to the monthly battle report of the KNU 5th Brigade. Four members of the KNU side lost their…

Five of the wounded Military Council troops managed to flee across the Thanlwin River into Thai territory. The Royal Thai Army is currently transporting them to nearby hospitals for treatment, the report also stated. The battle to take over the Mel Kha Hta Camp started at around 5:00 am on March 28th and lasted only 45 minutes. After the battle,…

According to a comrade of the PPDF-KD, the joint revolutionary forces, including the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) Brigade-1, People’s Defense Force (PDF), Kyaikhto Revolution Force (KRF), and PPDF-KD, carried out a drone attack in response to the expansion of military forces and repression of the people at the Military Council checkpoint station. “The Military Council gate oppresses the people.…

Amidst scorching temperatures, the fleeing population – including the elderly, children, and pregnant women – are experiencing a multitude of difficulties related to food, shelter, and health, a Kyondoe resident, who did not wish to be named, told KIC. “As people fled, many were forced to leave with only a single article of clothing. Among the refugees were the elderly,…

Padoh Saw Hla Tun, Joint Secretary (2) of the KNU, stated that the report titled “Human Lives Lost Due to the War Crimes of the Myanmar Military” listed human rights violations and war crimes committed in KNU territory during the two-year period of the Military Council. The report is divided by sector, and was published with the aim of shedding…

Under Section 25 of the Political Parties Registration Law, the KNDP party can file an objection to the Election Commission with valid evidence within 7 days from the date of publication of the name, flag and logo of the party that will be re-registered and used. “The re-registration is based on the belief that Karen should have a registered party.…

On March 23rd at approximately 3:00 pm, the 97th Light Infantry Battalion of the Military Council based in Kawkareik, launched an unprovoked attack on Kyaung Shar Kone village. Despite the absence of any ongoing conflict, the battalion arbitrarily bombarded the village, resulting in an explosion that injured four innocent villagers. “ Today, the Military Council shelled our village without any…