
Today more than 300 people demonstrated peacefully in front of the UN office in Nu Po refugee camp, Thailand. It was the second protest in three weeks. [more]

Today more than 300 people demonstrated peacefully in front of the UN office in Nu Po refugee camp, Thailand. It was the second protest in three weeks. [more]
Buddha Day was celebrated on the 13th of May 2012 in Frankfurt by the Burmese Buddhist temple. [more]
When you pass through Mae Sots’ busy market with all it’s exotic smells and views, you arrive at a four storey building in Bua Khun Road with a banner over the entrance door saying “The Best Friend Library Free Education Center”. Founded by one of the key figures in Burma’s 2007 uprising, this library has become a safe haven for migrants and refugees from Burma and a meeting place for interested people from all over the world. [more]

Article about the Young Generations’ Note by Brennan O’Connor, The Irrawaddy
Mae Sot, Thailand — Nay Satkyar Naing, 19, is like many of the Burmese youth in the Thai border town of Mae Sot who came for a chance to get a better education in the dozens of migrant schools offering free classes. [more]

Ashin Gambira’s situation has worsened again. Apparently he has been receiving medical treatment in the last week. But according to his brother Ko Aung Kyaw Kyaw the doctor is now suddenly refusing to see him. Ashin Gambira’s brother thinks the doctor is afraid of the authorities. [more]