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    Category: Ethnic issues

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Calls grow for withdrawal of Burma Army troops in Karen State’s Hpapun

    Joining a rising chorus of voices objecting to the encroachment of Burma Army troops into territory in Karen State, hundreds of villagers in the state’s Hpapun Township staged a protest on Monday, calling on the military to withdraw its forces.

    Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Two civilians killed as RCSS-TNLA fighting flares again

    Fighting between the Restoration Council of Shan State and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army flared once again this week in Kyaukme Township, Shan State, with a shelling from the clashes landing in a local village and killing two civilians.

    Ethnic issues Karenni Lead Story News

    Ethnic Kayan demand representation

    “Because of the current law, Kayah State does not even have a Kayan Ethnic Affairs Minister. But Shan State does.”

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    Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    NMSP and KNU clash again in Tanintharyi Region

    Clashes between the New Mon State Party and the Karen National Union, two Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement signatories, erupted on Sunday morning in Yebyu Township, Tanintharyi Region.

    Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Mon, Karen national ceasefire signatories clash in southeast Burma

    A clash between soldiers from the New Mon State Party (NMSP) and Battalion 16 of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) reportedly erupted over the weekend near Mahn Aung village in Ye Township, Mon State. The skirmish flared eight miles away from the village.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Two steps closer to peace? Mon, Lahu ethnic armed groups sign NCA

    The New Mon State Party and Lahu Democratic Union signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) on Tuesday, fulfilling a pledge that the two ethnic armed groups made last month to accede to an accord initially inked by eight non-state armies more than two years ago.

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    Ethnic issues Lead Story Photos Shan

    In Pictures: Shan National Day draws a crowd to RCSS’s border headquarters

    During the 71st Shan State National Day commemoration at the headquarters of the Restoration Council of Shan State’s Loi Tai Leng headquarters, European ambassadors and UN representatives rubbed shoulders with ethnic armed group leaders.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process

    Mon, Lahu armed groups to sign NCA on Feb. 13

    The New Mon State Party and Lahu Democratic Union will sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement on 13 February, with their accession to the accord marking one of the most substantive breakthroughs in Burma’s peace process since the National League for Democracy took power nearly two years ago.

    Ethnic issues Karenni Lead Story News

    Jailed for protesting KNPP deaths, Karenni youths walk free

    Five Karenni men were released from Loikaw Prison on Wednesday after serving 20-day sentences for violating Burma’s Peaceful Assembly Law, and the day prior three other men who were arrested for holding a subsequent solidarity protest were informed that the prosecution would be dropping their case.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process

    Two of several ethnic armed group holdouts commit to signing NCA

    The New Mon State Party will sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, marking the first time that an ethnic armed organisation has acceded to the accord since eight initial non-state signatories joined the previous government and military in formally agreeing to its terms over two years ago.

    Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News Politics

    Three Kachin political parties agree to merge

    Three political parties who stake their appeal on claims to represent the interests of the ethnic Kachin population in northern Burma have agreed to merge, after none of them managed to make much headway at the polls in the country’s 2015 general election.

    Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News

    Changes at the top as KIO chairman retires

    The Kachin Independence Organisation holds a ceremony in Laiza, Kachin State, to mark the retirement of its now former chairman and appointment of his successor.

    Analysis Ethnic issues Lead Story Peace Process

    Resolving northern stalemate is key to peace in Burma

    Insofar as the Union government’s agenda for ethnic reconciliation is concerned, there is little doubt that the north, where the most powerful rebel armies operate, holds the key to a permanent negotiated settlement.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics

    Shan party says NLD is neglecting ethnic minority relations

    The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), Burma’s main ethnic Shan political party, has strongly criticised the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) for what it says is the latter’s neglect of the concerns and political representatives of ethnic minorities.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Govt, military and ethnic armed groups mark NCA’s two-year anniversary

    Aung San Suu Kyi reaffirms her commitment to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement at the second anniversary of the pact’s signing as Burma’s commander-in-chief urges holdouts to get on board and the leader of the most prominent ethnic armed signatory to the accord acknowledges doubts about the peace process.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process

    Northern ethnic armed bloc makes peace conference overture

    The Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee released a statement on Thursday conveying the ethnic armed bloc’s intention to join the next iteration of the government’s 21st Century Panglong Conference if its members are officially invited to do so.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Shan ethnic armed group bids UNFC farewell

    A major member of the United Nationalities Federal Council, the Shan State Progressive Party, has submitted a resignation letter to the council, with the ethnic armed group on Sunday revealing its plans to leave the coalition.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process

    4 of 8 NCA points agreed at govt, ethnic bloc talks

    DPN and govt agree on principles that would pave the way towards a nationwide ceasefire agreement and kick-starting the peace process.

    ‘All people want is to go back home’: Dispatches from the Kachin conflict video

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    ‘All people want is to go back home’: Dispatches from the Kachin conflict

    Follow DVB as we visit Kachin State some six years into the conflict there, which has displaced more than 100,000 civilians.

    Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Indigenous rights advocates highlight scourge of civil war in Burma

    Amid decades of civil conflict in Burma that has most-acutely impacted the country’s ethnic minorities, the rights of indigenous people are still being violated, said Naw Ei Ei Min, an executive member of the Myanmar Indigenous Peoples/Ethnic Nationalities Network.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics

    UEC approves re-registry of Arakan League for Democracy

    Burma’s Union Election Commission has allowed the registration of the Arakan League for Democracy, re-establishing a political party that was a formidable competitor in national polls 27 years ago but may further fracture ethnic Arakanese political solidarity in future votes.

    Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Burmese military warns of imminent ‘terrorist attack’ in Lashio

    Ethnic rebels refute allegations, and say the Burmese military is “spreading lies”. KIA spokesman says the campaign is a veiled threat against the local population.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process

    KIA official in explaining UNFC exit: ‘Things that can’t be said here’

    The dwindling alliance of ethnic armed groups joined under the United Nationalities Federal Council banner convenes a conference in Thailand chaired by a leader of one of its former members, the influential Kachin Independence Army.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story Military News

    Manpang People’s Militia conscripting youths in Shan State

    “Out of each three boys, they had to draw lots to determine which one would have to join the militia.”

    Analysis Ethnic issues Lead Story Opinion Peace Process

    Post-Panglong, peace process challenges remain

    The second session of the 21st Century Panglong Conference made substantial progress that offers a beacon of hope for sustainable peace in Burma, but key hurdles remain.

    Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News Shan

    ‘Ready to talk,’ TNLA says of ending conflict with RCSS

    A spokesman for the Ta’ang National Liberation Army says his people are ready to hold talks aimed at ending their ongoing conflict with the Restoration Council of Shan State.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process

    Panghsang allies say they will attend peace summit

    A negotiating committee representing seven ethnic armed groups in northern Burma says it intends to attend next week’s Union Peace Conference in Naypyidaw, which is being organised by State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s government.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Two arrested over nationalists’ search for Rohingya in Rangoon

    At least two nationalists have been arrested in connection with a mob search in Mingalar Taung Nyunt Township for alleged undocumented Rohingya’s.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process

    ANP mulls skipping Panglong summit

    The Arakan National Party says its decision on whether or not to participate in the 21st Century Panglong Conference’s second round will be made after weighing the outcomes of a meeting of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee this week.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Kachin, Wa armies cut ties to UNFC

    The Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) and the Wa National Organisation (WNO) have withdrawn from the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), a formerly seven-member coalition of ethnic armed groups.

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