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Myanmar: Drop Defamation Cases Against Kachin Anti-War Protest Organizers Trial against three protesters continues today

May 21, 2018

(YANGON, May 21, 2018) – The Government of Myanmar…

Myanmar: Drop Criminal Defamation Charges Against Kachin Activist

November 14, 2017

Decriminalize defamation laws, uphold right to freedom of expression (YANGON,…

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The Burmese military has ruled and waged civil war within the territory of the union of Burma for many decades. As a result, Kachin and non-Burman ethnicities have been enduring severe hardship, such as impoverishment, and lack of access to health and education. In 1994, a ceasefire agreement was signed between the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO/A) and the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), but did not lead to any political negotiation. Instead, the SPDC took advantage of the agreement to start large-scale extraction of natural resources from the territory of Kachin State.

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