While Burma Link has paused regular activities since November 2018, the wealth of information we've shared over the years remains a critical resource for understanding the ongoing challenges in Burma. Although we haven’t been able to update our content recently, our website continues to provide essential and| Burma Link
Burma Link | January 30, 2019 After more than seven months’ delay, the third session of the 21st Century Panglong Conference (21CPC), taking place in July 2018, excluded discussions on contentious issues such as non-secession, self-determination, and ethnic rights. The country’s peace process has stalled over the Burma Army’s insistent demand on| Burma Link
Burma Link | January 23, 2019 Despite the years-long peace process and the October 2015 signing of the ‘Nationwide’ Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), Burma’s civil society organizations continue to be significantly underrepresented in peace negotiations and largely excluded from the processes. Youth are one group who have no formal platform for including their| Burma Link
November 29, 2018 Dear Friends and Colleagues, due to current lack of resources, Burma Link is pausing information sharing until such time that we have adequate means to continue to a high standard in line with our Mission and Values. This pause in media sharing includes updating the resource collection on our website, sharing| Burma Link
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | November 28, 2018 Mon State — The Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) is accusing the Myanmar Army of torturing two ethnic Kachin men detained on their way to a football match on Monday in Shan State after suspecting them of ties to| Burma Link
Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) | November 27, 2018 Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) joined together with Pyar Taung Region Social Development Association to launch a new report and documentary—The Attran River to Pyar Taung—on November 15th 2018 at the Rehmonnya Hotel in Mawlamyine, Mon State. The| Burma Link
Shan Women’s Action Network | November 25, 2018 — The Shan Women's Action Network is recognizing the 16 Days of Activism by addressing the challenges young girls and women face in conflict in Burma through a social media campaign called #WhyNoWomen. Every year since 1991,| Burma Link
Karen Human Rights Group | November 25, 2018 As the world observes the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, KHRG calls on the government of Myanmar to take urgent action to protect the rights of survivors of sexual violence and to bring perpetrators to justice. Widespread| Burma Link
By Nan Way Phyo Zar / Karen News | November 26, 2018 To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women that falls on November 25, the Karen Women Organization (KWO) launched 16 days of activism with event held at Lay Ger Kler, Ta Mo Daw| Burma Link
By Ashley South / Frontier Myanmar | November 23, 2018 The greatest challenge in the peace process is transforming the hearts and minds of the Bamar majority, against the spectre of populism. WHEN THE National League for Democracy-led government assumed power in 2016, hopes were high for| Burma Link
