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...
View ArticleBurmese 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...
View ArticleSalween 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,...
View ArticleThe 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...
View Article(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...
View ArticleHydropower 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleEthnic 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...
View ArticleAppeal 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,...
View ArticleThe 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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