Kayin State - Wikipedia
Kayin State (Burmese: ကရင်ပြည်နယ်, pronounced [kəjɪ̀ɴ pjìnɛ̀]; Pwo Eastern Karen: ဖၠုံခါန်ႋကၞင့်; S'gaw Karen: ကညီကီၢ်စဲၣ်, pronounced [kɲɔkɔshæ]), formerly known as Karen State, is a state of Myanmar. The capital city is Hpa-An, also spelled Pa-An.
Karen people - Wikipedia
These Karen groups reside primarily in Kayin State, southern and southeastern Myanmar. The Karen account for around 6.69% of the Burmese population. [1] Many Karen have migrated to Thailand, having settled mostly on the Myanmar–Thailand border.
Karen conflict - Wikipedia
The Karen conflict is an armed conflict in Kayin State, Myanmar (formerly known as Karen State, Burma). It is part of the wider internal conflict in Myanmar between the military government and various minority groups.
Karen National Union Seized Control of Myanmar’s Karen State ...
5 days ago · Karen National Union Seized Control of Myanmar’s Karen State, Established Parallel Administration January 14, 2025 GDC East Asia and Pacific Region 0 Soldiers from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) prepare to patrol Myawaddy, the Thailand-Myanmar border town under the control of a coalition of rebel forces led by the Karen National ...
Myanmar’s rebels liberate territory – administrating it is the next ...
Jan 11, 2025 · Karen State, Myanmar – Thaw Hti was a tiny speck amid a march of hundreds of thousands that snaked its way through the streets of Yangon in 2021, demanding a return to democracy after the ...
Ethnic Karen guerrillas in Myanmar leave a town that army lost 2 …
Apr 24, 2024 · BANGKOK (AP) — Guerrilla fighters from the main ethnic Karen fighting force battling Myanmar’s military government have withdrawn from the eastern border town of Myawaddy two weeks after forcing the army to give up its defense, residents and members of the group said Wednesday.
‘Humans are for the grave’: Karen face Myanmar military violence
Dec 5, 2021 · The attacks left 18 dead, according to figures from the grassroots Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG), and up to 49 injured, according to Karen National Union (KNU), the Karen state government.
Beyond the Coup in Myanmar: Inside Karen State
May 3, 2021 · Waking up on Feb. 1, a couple in Myanmar’s south-eastern Kayin State (known as ‘Karen State’ among the ethnic-Karen population living there) first noticed their phones were not working. It is common in Myanmar, especially in conflict areas, for cell coverage from one or more providers to be unavailable without warning or explanation.
How the Karen became crucial to Myanmar’s anti-coup resistance
May 6, 2022 · Soon afterwards, troops from the KNU’s armed wing, the Karen National Liberation Army, were seen providing security to protesters in Karen state, which lies along Myanmar’s border with Thailand.
Joint Press Statement on the Human Rights and Humanitarian …
Jan 6, 2025 · The text of the following joint statement was released by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union and the Governments of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Timor-Leste, and the United Kingdom to address the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar. Begin text: We are […]
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