All Entries in the "FBR Reports" Category
FBR Report – October 30, 2009
FBR REPORT: Families Flee: over 1,500 people in hiding as Burma Army Columns shoot villagers, burn homes and destroy rice fields. Mone Township, Nyaunglebin District, Western Karen State, Burma 30 October, 2009 KEY DEVELOPMENTS The Burma Army is currently conducting attacks in Mone Township, Nyaunglebin District, Karen State. The operation began on 7 October. As [...]
FBR Report – Oct 20, 2009 Environmental Abuses Result in Deaths in Kachin State
FBR REPORT: Environmental Abuses Result in Deaths in Kachin State Karen State, Burma 20 October, 2009 The following is a report by a Free Burma Rangers relief team conducting relief missions in Kachin State, Northern Burma. At the Hpakant Jade Mine in Kachin State Burma mining companies are causing pollution, erosion, and flooding that results [...]
FBR Report – Forced Child Labor and Indiscriminate Shooting — Burma Army Oppression in Central Karen State
KEY DEVELOPMENTS Pa’an District: Villager Shot by Burma Army Proxy Force, Women Included in Forced Conscription Dooplaya District: Forced Child Labor, Torture, and Destroyed Homes: The Burma Army Continues Buildup in Central Karen State Pa’an District: Villager Shot by Burma Army Proxy Force, Women Included in Forced Conscription At 9:00 pm on the 30th of [...]
FBR Report – The Loss Of A Ranger: Di Gay Htoo
Dear friends, A Ranger died last week and this is a great loss for us, the Karen people, and the people of Burma. Di Gay Htoo was a humble, brave, dedicated and selfless young Karen leader. He died of a sudden fever while on a mission with the Karen resistance. After serving as a Free [...]
A Thank You From FBR
Dear friends, Thank you for all you do to support, encourage and help us. Your prayers, love, advice, and partnership are great gifts. (We have included a few photos from different multi-ethnic FBR trainings this year and from two relief missions.) I am constantly amazed and filled with gratitude that people would help others so [...]
FBR Report – August 26, 2009
FBR REPORT: Burma Army Troops Rape Four Women as Abuses Continue Against Villagers in Northern Karen State Karen State, Burma 26 August, 2009 KEY DEVELOPMENTS Burma Army commander Khin Maung Hsit (MOC5) charged with rapes, numerous other abuses. Troops from MOC5 also perpetrating additional rapes of villagers. Photos of landmine victim from Saw Wa Der [...]
FBR Report – August 31, 2009
FBR REPORT: More than 5,000 IDPs on the run from the Burma Army in Arakan State, 100,000 villagers suffer from food shortages. Arakan State and southern Chin State, Burma 31 August, 2009 More than 5,000 IDPs are on the run from the Burma Army in Arakan State and southern Chin State, while over 100,000 villagers [...]
FBR Report: Nursing Mother Shot In Neck And Mouth By SPDC (Contains Graphic Images)
FBR REPORT: Nursing mother shot in the neck and mouth by the Burma Army West Central Karen State, Burma 29 August 2009 Nursing mother shot in the neck and mouth by the Burma Army, she and her two month old baby at risk of death. On August 26th 2009, Burma Army troops and soldiers of [...]
FBR Report – Aug 6, 2009
FBR REPORT: “Train to Cry” Karen State, Burma 6 August, 2009 Dear friends, Here is a report from our FBR HQ team after the latest training of Shan, Karenni and Pao relief teams. It is about love and what can make us cry. We were there to start the training and our ethnic headquarters team [...]
FBR Report – July 24, 2009
FBR REPORT: Evidence of Burma Army extortion demands on villagers facing food crisis in southern Chin State Chin State, Burma 24 July, 2009 An FBR team operating in north west Burma has evidence of the demands made upon villagers in Paletwa Township by the Burma Army. (Paletwa Township is considered as part of Chin State [...]
