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2,000 Karens gather on the Salween to call for a halt to dam plans

Press release by Karen Rivers WatchMarch 15, 2013,     Mutraw/Papun District, Karen State:About 2,000 internally displaced people and villagers from the Wei Gyi area gathered yesterday at Ei Htu Hta...

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Burmese military stokes war in northern Shan State to clear way for Salween dam

Press release by the Shan Sapawa Environmental OrganisationApril 1, 2013The Burmese Army has given an ultimatum to the Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) to clear its troops from the west bank of the...

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Salween communities urge Thailand to halt plans to build dams in Burma’s war...

Press release by Salween community groupsOctober 15, 2013Ethnic community groups today urged the Thai government at a public forum in Bangkok to halt plans to build dams on the Salween river in Burma,...

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The Salween dams are sabotaging Burma’s peace process

Press release by Burma Rivers NetworkOctober 29, 2013The Burma Rivers Network (BRN) is holding a press conference in Yangon today to urge the Burmese government as well as Chinese and Thai investors to...

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(33538) ethnic signatories and (131) civil society and political parties in...

PRESS STATEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR RIVERS AND AGAINST DAMS: MARCH 14, 2014By Burma Rivers Network(33538) people from Shan, Karenni, Karen and Mon State and (131) civil society and...

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Hydropower Projects on the Salween River: An Update

  Over the past decade, plans for 13 hydropower projects have been proposed for the Salween River in China and another six in the lower reaches of the river in Burma and at the border of...

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New Burma Army offensive in Karen State linked to Salween dam plans

StatementSalween Watch 13 October 2014Salween Watch is gravely concerned at the recent escalation of fighting and displacement in Karen state, Burma/Myanmar, which is linked to plans by the Burma Army...

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Ethnic communities: Salween dams are fuelling war and must be stopped

Press release by Burma Rivers NetworkJanuary 19, 2015Community representatives from Shan, Karenni, Karen and Mon States are handing a petition today to the Myanmar Ministry of Electric Power, and to...

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Appeal to Stop Dams Construction on Salween River

19 January 2015Embassy of the People's Republic of China 1 Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road, Yangon, Myanmar Tel: +95-1-221280, 221281 To,Embassy of the People’s Republic of China We, the Burma Rivers Network,...

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The communities in Shan State urge halt to large dams amid escalating conflict

Press release by the communities in Shan State marking the International Day of Action for Rivers and Against Dams: March 13, 2015 By: Action for Shan State Rivers   The communities in Shan State are...

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