Interviews

“Since the start of ” Operation 1027 “, we fought hard for 72 days and then successfully captured the MOC-16. On 6 January, GE unit, medical unit and the rest dropped all their weapons. They also dropped the tanks. Then, they retreated and ran away.” Comrade Ni Ni Kyaw – General Secretary of PLA

“I can’t forgive them. As long as I live in this world, I can’t forgive them. I am deeply hurt in my heart. … I want justice for all the victims including my children who were killed in the Moso incident.” (Mother who lost her son and daughter in the Moso massacre)

“I stayed in that house for eight days without food. I had to crouch under the house due to the shootings by flight. When children cried, I had to shut their mouths so that they wouldn’t make a sound. There was no one left in the ward.” Daw Hla who was trapped in fighting for eight days in Pauktaw battle

“But now that the fighting has extended to the entire prison area over a longer period. The situation of the entire prison is on lockdown and fighting is worse than before. So getting food will be much more difficult. Medical care will be extremely poor. I think it has completely collapsed.” – A spokesperson of the Karenni Political Prisoner Association (KPPA)

“Many houses have already been burned down. I think there is nothing as bad as Htigyaing. The army torches the villages almost every day. Almost all houses have been burned down. According to the estimate, three quarters of the town have been burned down.” Ma Aye Mon (alias) A local from Htigyaing

What kind of challenges do IDPs in Rakhine face amid roadblocks?

An interview with Sai Gum, in charge of Human Rights Development Foundation (HRDF), which helps migrant workers in Thailand

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