2009

Photos — by admin — last modified 2009-01-16 09:49

 

Villager arrested for carrying Independence — by admin — last modified 2009-01-16 09:52

A villager in Selan sub-township, Muse township, northern Shan State was arrested after he was found carrying a copy of SHAN’s monthly Independence newsletter through the Sino-Burma border checkpoint, according to sources from the border.

Survey finds more Shan refugees seeking asylum in Thailand — by admin — last modified 2009-01-23 06:06

A humanitarian assistance group figured out that last year even more Shan refugees have fled to the Thailand-Burma border, to escape several abuses and forced labor by the Burma Army, according to a 2008 survey made by a relief group based in Chiangmai’s Fang district, northern Thailand.