Other External Web Sites |
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| Ethnic Nationalities of Burma News and Information - |
| Akha - |
| Akha Heritage Foundation - Working to protect the human rights of the Akha people in Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, China and Vietnam. |
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| Arakan - |
| Arakan National Council - Arakan political organization |
| Narinjara Online News - Arakanese news agency, Burmese and English languages |
| Arakan Laywaddy |
| Rakhapura - Arakan news and information |
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| Burman - |
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| Chin - |
| Chin National Front - Chin political organization |
| Chin Forum - A platform open to all Chins interested in working together for common democratic objectives. |
| Women League of Chinland - Focuses on Chin women capacity building through workshops, training programs, safe houses and income generation. |
| Chin Human Rights Organization - Working to protect and promote the rights of the Chin people; in English and Burmese. |
| Chinland Guardian - Chin news and and information |
| Khonumthung News Group - An independent news agency, covering Chin and Burma related issues in English and Burmese. |
| Chin UNPO page - United Nations Unrepresented Peoples and Nations Chin page |
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| Kachin - |
| Kachin National Organization - Kachin political organization |
| Kachin News Group - Kachin news agency |
| The Kachin Post - Kachin news agency |
| Kachin State - The Kachin State web site was initiated with an ideal to share and expose information about Kachin People around the world. |
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| Karen - |
| Karen Website - Provides general information on Karen people and their culture |
| Kawthoolei - Provides news and other information about Karen people in English |
| Kwe Kalu (Karen language newspaper) - Provides news and other information about Karen people in Karen |
| Karen Women's Organisation (KWO) - community-based organisation of Karen women working in development and relief in the refugee camps on the Thai border and with IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) and women inside Burma. |
| Karen Teacher Working Group (KTWG)- Perpetuating education for and by the Karen people |
| Karen Human Rights Group - An independent group documenting the human rights situation in rural Burma |
| Karen National Union - Karen political organization |
| Friends of the Karen People of Burma - working to promote and assist the Karen People of Burma in the areas of education, human rights, and self determination |
| Karen United - Karen language site |
| The Karen Community Association UK - assisting the Karen community with problems they face coming to live in the UK and raising awareness about the situation in Burma. Site includes many interesting links. |
| For more Karen websites in resettlement countries click here |
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| WW2 and the Karen - An archive of World War Two memories written by the public, gathered by the BBC. |
| Ethnomed - A brief Karen cultural profile |
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| Karenni - |
| Karenni Student Development Program (KSDP) - a small community based family charity providing aid for Karenni refugees on the Thai/Burma border |
| Karenni Students Union - helping Karenni students gain the skills necessary to serve their community |
| Karenni National Women's Organization - a grassroots organization of Karenni refugee women |
| Karenni Homeland - Karenni Homeland seeks to provide information about Karenni State. |
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| Kuki - |
| Kuki Forum - A common platform for all the KUKIS around the world |
| Kuki Students Democratic Front - |
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| Mon - |
| New Mon State Party - Mon political organization |
| Independent Mon News Agency - Mon news and information in Burmese, English and Mon languages |
| Kaowao News Group - Mon news and information in Burmese, English, Mon and Thai languages |
| Mon information site |
| Mon UNPO page - United Nations Unrepresented Peoples and Nations Mon page |
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| Naga - |
| Naga International Support Center - Naga News and information |
| Naga UNPO page - United Nations Unrepresented Peoples and Nations Nagaland page |
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| Rohingya - |
| Kaladan Press (Rohingya media) - An independent and non-profitable news agency of Rohingyas of Arakan, Burma. |
| Rohingya Boatpeople - A website is dedicated for the cause of Rohingya boatpeople's tragedy |
| Arakan Rohingya National Organization - Rohingya news and information |
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| Shan - |
| Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) - Shan English language news agency |
| Shan Women's Action Network (SWAN) - A network of Shan women active in Shan State and Thailand. |
| Taigress - Shan news and information |
| Global Shan - Tai Culture and Information. An interesting site which includes information on Shan art, music, festivals language, food and much more. |
| Federated Shan State - Shan news and information |
| Shan Youth Power Media - Shan news and information in Shan language |
| Mai Song Kha - Shan news, information and multimedia site |
| Mongloi - Shan news and information in Burmese and Shan languages |
| Tai Center - Shan language and culture |
| Tai Freedom - News and information in Shan, Engllish and Thai languages |
| Shan UNPO page - United Nations Unrepresented Peoples and Nations Shanland page |
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| Other |
| Indigenous Knowledge and Peoples Network - A network of indigenous people of mainland Southeast Asia |
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International Burma News and Media
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| Kwe Kalu (Karen language newspaper) - Provides news and other information about Karen people in Karen |
| Karen News - Reported and written by Karen journalists, provides Burma news and infomation in English |
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| Democratic Voice of Burma - Burma related news in English and several ethnic languages |
| Moe Maka - Burmese languge news and information |
| Mizzima - Specialises in Burma-related news |
| Burma Daily |
| Burma Post |
| Network Media Group - Burmese language news agency |
| Burma News International - More Burma news in English and Burmese |
| Burma News Network - Twitter's Burmanewsnet |
| Burma Newscasts - Burma news and information blog |
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| Radio Networks |
| BBC World Service (Burmese) |
| Radio Free Asia (Burmese) (RFA) |
| Voice of America (Burmese) |
| Melbourne Ethnic Community Radio - New weekly 1 hour Karen language radio program available on-line |
| Kaw Lah Media Center - providing Karen media for and by our Karen People. |
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| Films |
| Kaw Lah Films - Indigenous film group from Burma |
| Front Films - Documentaries and video projects about human rights in SE Asia |
| Ehnadoh's YouTube Channel : Documentaries of Karen news and culture in Karen and English languages |
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| Refugees / Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) |
| Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBBC) - Providing food, shelter and non food items to refugees and displaced people from Burma. This website is an excellent resourse for information on both refugees and IDPs in Eastern Burma. |
| Refugees International - Advocates for lifesaving assistance and protection for displaced people and promotes solutions to displacement crises. |
| US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants - Works to address the needs and rights of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide |
| UNHCR |
| Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre - A leading international body monitoring conflict-induced internal displacement worldwide. |
| Free Burma Rangers - A multi-ethnic humanitarian service movement bringing help to people in the war zones of Burma. |
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| Resettlement |
| Refugees from Burma, Their Backgrounds and Refugee Experiences - This profile published in 2007 by the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL), provides information about the richly diverse histories, cultures, and backgrounds of the refugees from Burma. A good resourse for those wishing to learn more about those being resettled from Burma. |
| Karen American Communities Foundation - KACF a network to bring together the Karen communities across America to assist Refugees |
| Karen Konnection - The purpose of this website is to help the newly-resettled Burmese Karen to connect with American Baptist-USA and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship churches throughout the U.S. |
| Karen Community of Dallas |
| Karen Society of Nebraska |
| Karen Canadian Community |
| Karen Swedish Community |
| The Karen Community Association UK |
| Karen American Communities Foundation |
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| US Directory of National Resettlement Agencies - A directory of US Volunteer Agencies (Volags) and their affiliates proving assistance for the newly resettled across the USA. |
| Cultural Orientation Resourse Center (COR) - The COR publication page with many resourses including the following |
Welcome to America: A Guidebook for Refugees: English and Sgaw Karen version available |
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| Mercy Housing; Refugee Housing Program - Assisting resettlement agencies, refugees, and ethnic community-based organizations with housing issues. |
Welcome To Your New Home: A Guidebook for refugee housing : English version |
Welcome To Your New Home: A Guidebook for refugee housing : Sgaw Karen version |
| Refugee Health Information Network: A US based national collaborative partnership managed by refugee health professionals whose objective is to provide quality multilingual, health information resources for those providing care to resettled refugees and asylees. |
| Life in the USA : Life in the USA is a comprehensive web guide to American life for immigrants and Americans. |
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Additional communitee service information handouts for those resettled in the USA in Karen and English languages are available: Here
These include information on Education, Emergency Services, Housing and more. |
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| Country-based Organizations |
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| Human Rights Organizations |
| Altsean |
| Amnesty International |
| Assistance Association for Political Prisoners - Burma |
| Burma Issues – Peaceway Foundation |
| Christian Solidarity Worldwide |
| Earth Rights International |
| Human Rights Foundation of Monland |
| Human Rights Watch |
| Karen Human Rights Group |
| Human Rights Education Institute of Burma |
| Women's League of Burma |
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| Environment |
| Karen Rivers Watch |
| Salween Watch - Campaign against a new dam on the Salween River |
| Project Maje - An independent information project on Burma's human rights and environmental issues. |
| Burma Rivers Network |
| Earth Rights International : |
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| Health |
| Mae Tao Clinic -Providing free health care for refugees, migrant workers, and other individuals who cross the border from Burma to Thailand. |
| Back Pack Health Worker Team - Providing primary health care in ethnic armed conflict areas and rural areas of Burma where access to healthcare is otherwise unavailable. |
| Free Burma Rangers - A multi-ethnic humanitarian service movement bringing help to people in the war zones of Burma. |
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| Burmese Military Regime - |
| The SPDC's Site - Official website of the ruling military junta |
| New Light of Myanmar - State controlled news agency |
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| Political Organizations |
| National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB) - Burma’s exile government, comprised of Members of Parliament elected in Burma’s 1990 elections. |
| National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB) |
| Democratic Party for a New Society - Second-largest pro-democracy political party in Burma, formed in 1988. |
| Ethnic Nationalities Council (Union of Burma) |
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