Burma Liberation Front members, and other pro-democracy activists, on 02.03.2010, 48th Anniversary of 1st military coup in Burma, made protest demonstrations in front of Burmese military regime embassy in London.

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Burma Liberation Front at its HQ in London held a Political seminar on 26.02.2010. BLF General Secretary Ko Tayza gave an introductory talk on current political climate in Burma and long term need for the struggle. 88 generation student activist Ko Aung Aung Tun talked about underground student movements. Kachin ethnic activist Ma Maureen talked about making social welfare voluntary grass-root efforts for the people. BLF members very keenly take part in the Q & A sessions afterwards.

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Burma Liberation Front at its HQ in London held the party meeting 1/2010 on 26.02.2010 at the designated meeting hall …

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These are pictures of a mother giving bith to her baby in a hiding place after the Burma Army chased her from her home. She and hundereds of other families are now in hiding as the Burma Army attacks and burns villages. Relief teams continue to do their best to help.
Here is the message we just received form the team leader with the iDPs in the hiding places:

Dear all,

Today myself and the Karen security (soldiers) we patrol for security and saw the Burma Army are staying and walk around Hti Baw Ta village, the village was totally burned and we got some photos from long distance. Even I saw the Burma Army walk aroundI could not get a good photo with my digital camera, but tomorrow I will try again.

We knew that all the IDPs belongings were destroyed and looted by the Burma Army troops. We felt sorry for all of our IDPs because what they have were gone in this time, they hide their properties but the Burma Army searches every days and gathers it. Today I saw about 20 soldiers walk up and down at Hti baw ta ( the place wher TUWAM do her program last year) carrying rice sacks full of things they stole on their backs so I realize those would be the IDPs properties.

The school was stopped but the school teachers try to teach in jungle. Therefore we need more help for our IDPs so please arrange for us to help these IDPs. The total of IDPs from 4 villages of Hti baw ta, Ko ta, K’dee mu der, Kaheeday were 500 people minimum. Including other places there are over 2,100 in hiding now. I sent the pictures of the baby being born.

The situation in Kge Der village tract was hot, the BA try to occupied or subjugate that area I guess.

Thra, we ask for help, we need the money and materials. If some outside friends want to help please send us the money and we will buy household materials can help our IDPs.

God bless and Love,
Koala Bear
K3 FBR team leader

Children sleep in hiding place

New born baby being delivered by medics

Mother giving birth in hiding place

Homes burned in K’Dee Me Der Village

Homes burned in K’Dee Me Der Village

Homes burned in K’Dee Me Der Village

And From a report sent 12 February, 2010:
More than 2,100 newly displaced Karen villagers hide from Burma Army after attacks

Seven Burma Army battalions (Five as the assault element and two in support) attacked villagers in Ler Doh township, Nyaunglebin District, Western Karen State, displacing over 2,100 villagers. The attacking battalions are advancing from three directions; north, west and east.

The first phase of this attack started in late January and resulted in the killing of 3 villagers, the destruction and burning of 2 villages and the displacement of 1,000 people in Ler Doh and 1,000 in a different area of Hsaw Hti. (please see January reports at www.freeburmarangers.org). The second phase of this attack started on February 5rh, is continuig today with 2,100 in hiding, 14 schools abandoned and 46 houses burned in the Toe Hta area, 28 houses in the Ka Di Mu Der area , 30 houses in Hti Baw Hta, and earlier 11 houses burned in Kweh Der. Total houses destroyed in these attacks is 125. Including farm huts and a clinic it is about 140 buildings destroyed.

The Karen resisitance (National Liberation Army) are trying to protect the people from these attacks and the Free Burma Ranger relief teams and others are providing humanitarian assstiance. . At least two villagers have been shot dead by the Burma Army which does not discriminate between combatants and civilians as it seeks to terrorize the Karen people. (See three reports UPDATE OF BURMA ARMY ATTACKS, MURDERS, DISPLACEMENT AND FORCED LABOR IN KAREN STATE, BURMA from January 21-31 .)

The FBR teams with the help of Partners are also bringing new medical supplies and are working with township medics to help treat those who have fled. These people, unable to return to their villages, now face life on the run and without sufficient food. They are also much more likely to suffer from illnesses such as dysentery, acute respiratory infections and malaria. The IDPs are trying to keep their children’s education going, but 14 schools have been closed as a direct result of these attacks. One clinic has also been burned to the ground by the Burma Army.

Seven battalions (each with about 130 men) from the Burma Army’s Military Operation Command 10, their command post being at Hti Baw Hta, Light Infantry Battalions 362 and 367, Tactical Operation Command 3 of Military Operation Command 10 attacking from the north, LIBs 361, 366 and 368 and troops from the Southern Command attacking from the west and east are responsible for the attacks. The numbers of the two supporting battalions are not known yet. They are using mortars and machine guns on the civilians in the area.

FBR teams saw Burma Army troops with villagers they were forcing to carry loads for them. In every area here that the Burma Army controls, they force villagers to carry loads and work for them. In spite of the threat of punishment of death, the villagers attempt to avoid this work and actively support the resistance instead. But often they cannot avoid carrying loads for the Burma Army occupying troops. 12 new FBR teams have joined the existing FBR teams in these areas and are providing medical and other humanitarian assistance. Over 2000 patients have been treated and over 100 loads of relief materials have been distributed by the new teams. There is now a need for more medical supplies to help those displaced by the new attacks. (Thanks to Partners Relief And Development (PRAD) and others who are sending more medical and food support and thanks to PRAD and Genocide Intervention Network for help with the early warning system of radios and other communications equipment that villagers use to warn each other and better escape impeding attacks.)

Thank you and God bless you,
The Free Burma Rangers

The Free Burma Ranger’s (FBR) mission is to provide hope, help and love to internally displaced people inside Burma, regardless of ethnicity or religion. Using a network of indigenous field teams, FBR reports on human rights abuses, casualties and the humanitarian needs of people who are under the oppression of the Burma Army. FBR provides medical, spiritual and educational resources for IDP communities as they struggle to survive Burmese military attacks. For more information, please visit www.freeburmarangers.org

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Burma Liberation Front members at their designated office held a ceremony in honour of the 95th birthday of late national hero and father of Independence of Burma Bogyoke Aung San, on 13.02.2010.

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Burma Liberation Front in London on 11.02.2010 staged a demonstration in front of Burmese military regime embassy to mark 63rd Anniversary of forming Union of Burma.

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Burma Liberation Front on 05.02.2010 (Kachin Revolution Day) supported Kachin community in UK to protest in front of Burmese military regime embassy against building of dams which cause flooding and destroy the livelihood of Kachin ethnic people.

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Dear Friends,

Here are more photos of people fleeing the recent attacks in Karen State, Burma. This set of pictures includes a picture of a villager who has been decapitated by the Burma Army (image blurred to make less graphic. It is the last photo in the set if you do not wish to see it). Also included are pictures of Burma Army troops on the way to attack the Karen, and victims of forced labor. This photo set follows the report and photos we sent out fro here in Karen State, earlier this week. For the earlier report please see www.freeburmarangers.org report: UPDATE OF BURMA ARMY ATTACKS, MURDERS, DISPLACEMENT AND FORCED LABOR IN KAREN STATE, BURMA.

Thanks so much helping us put a light on the situation in Burma and thanks to the news agencies who help get the word out.

May God bless you,

A Relief Team Leader, Free Burma Rangers

Western Karen State, Burma

WARNING: Report contains graphic images.

Families fleeing attacks in Northern Mon Township 24 Jan 2010

Children flee Burma Army attacks in Northern Mon Township 24 Jan 2010

Families at hiding site 24 Jan 2010

Burma Army Troops on the way to attack the Karen 18 Jan 2010

Burma Army camp above Maladaw forced relocation village.18 Jan 2010

Tha Bin Nyunt Army camp on a hill in the plains west of the Karen State and transite point in the plains for attacks into Karen State 19 Jan 2010

Children forced to porter for the Burma Army 17 Jan 2010

Villagers forced to porter for the Burma Army.

Villager Saw Htoo Nay Wa killed and decapitated on 19 Jan 2010 in Toungoo District.

The Free Burma Ranger’s (FBR) mission is to provide hope, help and love to internally displaced people inside Burma, regardless of ethnicity or religion. Using a network of indigenous field teams, FBR reports on human rights abuses, casualties and the humanitarian needs of people who are under the oppression of the Burma Army. FBR provides medical, spiritual and educational resources for IDP communities as they struggle to survive Burmese military attacks. For more information, please visit www.freeburmarangers.org

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Dear friends,

Here are photos from one of the areas (Kweh Der, Ler Doh) attacked last week. They show villagers in hiding, burned homes, burning paddy rice, families rebuilding, and the bodies of the two men killed by the Burma Army, Saw Ee Moo and Saw Mya Kaw Htoo. The local KNU leadership, their organizations and FBR relief teams are providing emergency relief, while PRAD has supplied immediate medical supplies and food assistance.

Over 2,000 people are still displaced and in hiding. The Burma Army continues to patrol. Please see UPDATE OF BURMA ARMY ATTACKS, MURDERS, DISPLACEMENT AND FORCED LABOR IN KAREN STATE, BURMA at www.freeburmarangers.org.

Thanks so much helping us put a light on the situation in Burma and thanks to the news agencies who help get the word out.

May God bless you,

A Relief Team Leader,
Free Burma Rangers
Western Karen State, Burma

WARNING: Graphic images contained in report below.

IDPs hiding after Burma Army attacks

Villagers rebuilding their homes

Saw Ey Moo, shot and killed by the Burma Army

Saw Mya kaw htoo, killed and burned by the Burma Army

Homes Burned by Burma Army Kweh Der village

Rice still burning after Burma Army attack

Recap of attack: On January 17: Keh Der village in Ler Doh Township, Nyaunglebin District, was attacked by LIB 367 under Military Operation Command 10. Ten houses were burned down. 2 villagers were shot and killed. One man’s name is Saw Mya Kaw Htoo. He is 48. He has a wife and 6 children (5 girls). The villagers ran before the SPDC attacked, but later some villagers went back to try to retrieve some of their belongings and that was when Saw Mya Kaw Htoo was shot. The second villager killed was Saw Ey Moo who was killed on the 19th of January 2010 by the same patrolling unit. Because of the early warning system everybody ran away before the Burma Army troops attacked this village or there may have been more people killed. Now the Burma Army is patrolling in this area of Kgaw Hta village and Keh Der village tract. As per above report, the Burma Army burned Khwe Der village, killed two villager and displaced 10 villages. The villages are; Khwe Der, Kaw Taw Kee, Thur Kaw der, Thaung Nya Der, Kaw Hta, Ler Taw Loo, Day Baw Kee, Muki, Hti Law Kee, Ko Lu.

The Free Burma Ranger’s (FBR) mission is to provide hope, help and love to internally displaced people inside Burma, regardless of ethnicity or religion. Using a network of indigenous field teams, FBR reports on human rights abuses, casualties and the humanitarian needs of people who are under the oppression of the Burma Army. FBR provides medical, spiritual and educational resources for IDP communities as they struggle to survive Burmese military attacks. For more information, please visit www.freeburmarangers.org

© 2007 Free Burma Rangers | Contact FBR