Press Releases
25% of Burma's Karenni State is internally displaced
Over one quarter of the Karenni population of eastern Burma
has been forced from their homes due to years of military
oppression, a figure expected to increase as militarisation
of the state continues unabated, according to a new report
from Burma Issues.
April 2nd, 2008
Burma
Helicopters used in current offensive against ethnic minorities
- 25,000 threatened with starvation
Burma’s increased use of helicopters
to maintain a strong troop presence and bases in Karen State
in Eastern Burma ensures that there will be no cessation
to the offensive started in November 2005 which threatens
25,000 people with starvation.
July 24th, 2007
Raw Video Footage from Inside Eastern Burma
Members of Burma Issues video teams regularly make trips
inside Burma’s civil war zones to document the situation.
Our teams visit a number of different locations and while
inside they shoot interviews with villagers and internally
displaced persons (IDPs) and secondary footage of village
life, villages on the run from Burmese soldiers, IDP settlements,
living conditions, etc.
We use this footage to make powerful
advocacy videos to raise awareness at the regional and international
level of the problems in Burma. However, we also make our
raw footage available to media outlets. To find out more about
our raw footage please email the Burma
Issues Video Team.
Media Contact Points
Saw Kweh Say
Planning Committee Member
Burma Issues
Phone: +66 (0)878723015
Email: kapotati7@hotmail.com
Zetty Brake
Research and Publication Project Coordinator
Burma Issues
Phone: +66 (0)861830627
Email: zettyb@yahoo.com
Burma Issues
Phone: +66 (0)2 234 6674
Fax: +66 (0)2 631 0133
Email: burmaissues@burmaissues.org
Backgrounder
Burma Issues is a not-for-profit organization focusing on
marginalized communities within Burma to build peace based
on justice for everyone. Its approach is rooted in community
organizing and empowerment, which take their form through
grassroots organizing, activist development, information for
action and international peace campaigns.
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