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About State Administrations
An infographic explaining the role of the Burmese general administration, under the supervision of the Ministry of Interior, whose minister is appointed by the army
An overview by Asia Foundation of the General Administration Departments in Burma
A report sheds light on the parallel between the problem of citizenship and the malfunctioning of state administrations
About National Religious Peace Process
“Countdown to Annihilition: Genocide in Myanmar” is a 2015 report on the situation of the Muslim minority of Arakan state, the Rohingyas
“Everywhere is trouble” is a report on the Situation of Rohingya Refugees from Myanmar in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia
A 2016 report by International Crisis Group about Muslim group insurgency in Arakan State
About National Ethnic Peace Process
“Deciphering Myanmar’s Peace Process”, the 2016 reference guide
A report by the Transnational Institute about Political Reform and Ethnic Peace in Burma
An essay that presents the history of the Panglong Agreements beyond its mythical aspect
“I Thought They Would Kill Me” is a report by Fortify Rights about wartime torture in Kachin state
A report by The Asia Foundation on territorial administration in Burma during ethnic armed conflict
About Land
A general view of the land tenure issue in 2015 by Myanmar Responsible Business
A 2015 report on land-related laws
2017 OXFAM report on foreign investment in agriculture
A Global Witness survey on land requisitions in Kachin state concerning the jade extractive industry
A report by Human Rights Watch on land confiscation problems in Karen State in 2016
A report by the Karen Group on Human Rights on Land Problems Around the Construction of a Highway in Karen State
A series of articles on problems regarding land ownership and their consequences for local populations
A Burmese website on financial aid from international institutions to Burma
A report that examines ongoing militarization in southeast Myanmar from 2014 to 2016
About Human Rights
A 2017 report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Burma
Amnesty International's 2016/2017 annual report on Burma
A 2017 report on the human rights situation by Forum Asia in association with Progressive Voice Myanmar
Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma is a one of the older networks of organizations and individuals working to support the movement for human rights and democracy in Burma.
Free Burma Ranger is a Christian humanitarian service movement for oppressed ethnic minorities
An interactive map on human rights abuses in Burma between 2007 and 2015
A 2016 Human Rights Watch survey of the Criminalization of Peaceful Expression in Burma
A report on the concept of citizenship in Myanmar's reform process
“Under the radar” is a 2015 report about the ongoing recruitment and use of children by the Myanmar army
“A dangerous refuge” is a report from 2015 about the ongoing recruitment of children by the Kachin Independence Army
A 2017 report by the Transnational Institute on problems related to drug production and consumption
A 2014 report by Kachin Women's Association Thailand on the use of drugs by the military to coerce the Kachin minority
About Gender
Kachin Women's Association of Thailand
A survey by The Arakan Project on the situation of Rohingyas women in 2016
A 2014 report by the Women's League of Burma on the use of rape of ethnic women as a weapon of war
A report on human rights abuses encountered by women in Kachin state
About Freedom of speech
“They can arrest you at any time” is a report on the Criminalization of Peaceful Expression in Burma by Human Rights Watch
A 2016 report on the situation regarding hate speech in various media
A report about the ongoing problems of journalists and activists concerning freedom of speech
“How to Defend the Defenders?” is a report on the situation of Human Rights Defenders in Burma
About environment
A 2015 report on key environmental issues in Burma
Burma Environmental Working Group bringing together Burmese ethnic environmental and social organizations
Burma Rivers Network is comprised of organizations representing various dam-affected communities in Burma
Myanmar Environment Rehabilitation-conservation Network
The Burmese site of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Report on deforestation, conversion timber and land conflicts
A comic book to support the training activities of social movements and civil society organisations around climate change
About the economy
A survey by the UN on the Burmese business sector
A survey of Burmese SMEs from 2015
OXFAM’s 2017 overview of links between investments and the problems encountered by farmers in Burma
State Building, Infrastructure Development and Chinese Energy Projects in Myanmar
A report on natural resources and subnational governments in Myanmar
A 2015 report about the Myanmar tourism sector
First Myanmar Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) report
“Mountain of trouble” is a report by Amnesty International about human rights abuses at Myanmar’s Letpadaung mine
A 2013 report on the consequences of the construction of the dual gas/oil Shwe Gas Movement pipeline
About education
A survey of the Burmese education system and its needs
UNICEF's blog on education in Burma
The Curriculum Project provided curricula, materials and teacher training to further education and adult education projects run by Burmese exile, refugee and migrant communities on the Thai-Burma border
About the Constitution
A chronology of Burma's Constitution
“Vote to nowhere” is a report of Human Rights Watch group from 2008 which explains the process leading to the current 2008 Constitution of Burma
Analysis of the 2008 Constitution of Burma by the International Center for Transitional Justice
About Civil Society Organizations
An overview of Burmese civil society by the Asian Development Bank
A conference on the role of civil society in Burma's democratic transition process
Documents by theme
Progressive Voice (formerly Burma Partnership) is a participatory rights-based policy research and advocacy organization rooted in civil society
The website of the most recent English-language weekly magazine in Burma
A news website about South East Asia, hosted by the Australian National University (ANU)
Online version of the Eleven Media private group newspaper
A news website that supports local media, financed by the Thomson Reuters Foundation
Burmese independent media network, mainly ethnic minority groups
The Myanmar Times is the online version of Burma's leading private English-language newspaper
The Irrawaddy is a South East Asia-based information site centered on Burma, another historic voice of the Burmese opposition in exile, supported by the US
Radio Free Asia is an American Information website on Asia
Democratic Voice of Burma is an information website, one of the historical voices of the Burmese opposition in exile, supported by European countries
Formerly in exile, Mizzima is an information website about Burma
General information websites about Burmese society
Main non-Burmese Associations
supporting the Burmese People
The Burma Campaign UK association
The US Campaign For Burma association
Community site
The Globalvoices community site brings together articles written or translated by volunteers from around the world
An online library with much archive material
Data on Burma for 2016
The website of the Burmese presidency
The site of the State Special Adviser, the office currently held by Aung San Suu Kyi
Ethnic groups by state
Institutional
