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Palm Oil Company occupies Ba Aye village, leaving displaced villagers without a home 0 Verified
18:36 Aug 13, 2015
Reported in 2013, following the ceasefire between the Karen and Burma governments, as well as the and forced relocation by Burma Army, Karen...
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Palm Oil Company occupies village and leaves displaced villagers without a home 0 Verified
18:32 Aug 13, 2015
Reported in 2013, following the ceasefire between the Karen and Burma governments, as well as the and forced relocation by Burma Army, Karen...
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Displaced villagers return to their land to find palm oil company occupying grounds 0 Verified
18:23 Aug 13, 2015
Reported in 2013, following the ceasefire between the Karen and Burma governments, as well as the and forced relocation by Burma Army, Karen...
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Village tracts able to return to their original places after forced relocations in 1996-1997 0 Verified
18:09 Aug 13, 2015
Reported in 2012, the village tracts of Wan Paang, Zalaai, Wan Heng, Wan Saang, Wan Thi, Kaang Un and Naa Poi in Lai-Kha were able to return...
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Mongton Hydroelectric Power Project to impact over 100 villages 0 Verified
17:15 Aug 13, 2015
Reported in 2013, Shan Saphawa, a Shan environmental organization, reports that the the Mongton Hydroelectric Power Project will impact not...
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Land Grab by Village Land Management Body 0 Verified
17:05 Aug 13, 2015
In 2008 1 farmer built unofficially 4 households and lived on authorized Yar Myar. On 30 Dec 2013, the Village Land Mgmt Body grabbed land for...
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Large-scale land confiscations predicted for the Salween dam infrastructure project 0 Verified
16:42 Aug 13, 2015
Reported in February 2014, large-scale land confiscations for the Salween dam infrastructure in northern Shan State is being predicted. Villagers...
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Shan organizations concerned over future dam projects 0 Verified
16:50 Aug 12, 2015
Shan organizations met in a public meeting in March 2014 expressing concerns about the negative impacts on the environment and nearby villages...
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Land owner denied land registration while high ranking official in military approved 0 Verified
16:26 Aug 12, 2015
Since 2014 local farmers tried to officially register for land their family has owned for generations, but the land registration office instead...
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Military InvolvementLand grab by military for army recruitment ground expansion project 0 Verified
16:20 Aug 12, 2015
3,257 acres in LawJar, Dawlawkhuu, KholyarKhu, Dawta-Htaw, Lawku-Khu, and Markhayar-Shay villages, Hpruso Township,
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Victims of land confiscation to receive compensation from the government 0 Verified
15:31 Aug 12, 2015
Hpa-an residents that lost 40 acres of land to a construction project in town’s industrial zone in January 2015 are to receive compensation...
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Dam projects to force up to 20,000 from 47 villages to relocate near Myitsone Dam 0 Verified
15:13 Aug 12, 2015
China Power Investment Corporation (CPI) is working on seven mega dams on the Mali and Nmai rivers and at the Irrawaddy Myitsone, the crux of...
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Farmland Investigation Commission receives complaints totaling 247,077 acres of confiscated land by military 0 Verified
15:08 Aug 12, 2015
In March 2013 the Farmland Investigation Commission submitted its first report to Burma’s Union Parliament that focused on land seizures...
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Protests held against Myanmar Fisheries Department for land grabbing without compensation 0 Verified
13:54 Aug 12, 2015
It was reported in 2011 that protests were held against the Burma government’s Myanmar Fisheries Department for land grabbing without...
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Gold mining operations affecting up to 340 people in nearby villages, destroying environment, Eastern Shan state 0 Verified
20:34 Aug 11, 2015
In 2014 Shan Farmers’ Network and affected villagers held a press conference calling for an end to the destructive gold mining operations...
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Dam project incites water conflicts among locals and UWSA (United Wa State Army) 0 Verified
20:06 Aug 11, 2015
Reported September 2012 in Muring Haang village tract, Mongton Township, that the dam project for Nam Haang river incites water conflicts among...
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Land grabs by UWSA affecting local indigenous populations livelihoods 0 Verified
19:25 Aug 11, 2015
It was reported in September 2012 from local people in Murng Kyawt area, Huay Aw village tract, Murng-Ton township (Mongton), that members of...
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Businessman and Burma Army LIB314 confiscate woodlands and force villagers to relocate 0 Verified
19:05 Aug 11, 2015
In early May 2011, in area of Huay Saai village in Kaad Pha village tract in Kaeng-Tung township, an ethnic Chinese businessman, named Lung...
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Hundreds of acres confiscated for military bases and airstrip 0 Verified
18:29 Aug 11, 2015
During 2011, starting from the early part of the year, hundreds of acres of land were confiscated without any compensation by the Burmese military...
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200 acres confiscated for residential quarters development and Burman settlers 0 Verified
18:15 Aug 11, 2015
In March 2011, approximately 200 acres of farmlands along the Nam-Zarng - Kho Lam main road, west of Kho Lam village, in the areas of Wan Phui...
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2 plots of cultivated land confiscated for government development 0 Verified
18:08 Aug 11, 2015
It was reported in late 2011, 2 plots of cultivated land, about 4 acres each, were confiscated from villagers of Kaad Lur village in Kaad Lur...
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Land and house confiscated by owner in Shan State for government development 0 Verified
17:55 Aug 11, 2015
It was reported in June 2011, a villager of Kho Lam village, Nam-Zarng township, Ya Zing (m), aged 45, had his plot of land and house where...
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Land grab threatsLand grab threats ordered to Shan people 0 Verified
20:08 Jul 31, 2015
In late 2012, it was reported in Murng Kyawt area, Mongton Township, that threats of land confiscation, arrests and restrictions have been ordered...
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Land grab, forced relocation and extortion in Mongton Township 0 Verified
20:01 Jul 31, 2015
It was reported in July 2011 that land grabbing, forced relocation and extortion happened in Mongton Township, Shan State. Land grab was intended...
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30,000 acres confiscated by dam project, no compensation offered to land owners 0 Verified
19:45 Jul 31, 2015
Reported in 2011, two hydropower dam projects on the Shweli River will displace 30,000 acres of arable lands, affecting local residents’...
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Reported land grab, forced relocation and extortion by businessmen and military authorities 0 Verified
19:33 Jul 31, 2015
Reported in the Shan Human Rights Foundation Monthly Newsletter for July 2011: Land confiscation, forced relocation and extortion occurred in...
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Fly Dragon tea-drying industry announces it would impound 500 acres of Ta'ang ancestral land 0 Verified
19:24 Jul 31, 2015
In February 2012, U Hla Shwe, who is a major of the Fly Dragon tea-drying industry, announced that in order to begin growing the new tea plantations,...
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Paoh National Army threatens to confiscate land in future 0 Verified
19:07 Jul 31, 2015
In Namhsan Township, Shan State, on 8 January 2013, one of Paoh National Army militia groups came to Haai Naeng and Kaad Lur village tracts,...
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Land grab for mining project by Phuzin Company 0 Verified
18:43 Jul 31, 2015
In Namhsam Township on August 17, 2013, land was confiscated for a mining project by the Phuzin company with the support of township administer,...
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Shwe Gas and Oil Pipeline project report documents land confiscation in Namtu 0 Verified
18:37 Jul 31, 2015
In late 2012 The Ta’ang Students and Youth Organization (TSYO) released a report called “Pipeline Nightmare” that illustrates...
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Shwe Gas and Oil Pipeline project report documents land confiscation in Hspiaw 0 Verified
18:33 Jul 31, 2015
In late 2012 The Ta’ang Students and Youth Organization (TSYO) released a report called “Pipeline Nightmare” that illustrates...
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Shwe Gas and Oil Pipeline project report documents land confiscation. 0 Verified
18:23 Jul 31, 2015
In late 2012 The Ta’ang Students and Youth Organization (TSYO) released a report called “Pipeline Nightmare” that illustrates...
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Shwe Gas and Oil Pipeline project report documents land confiscation in Kyaukme Township 0 Verified
18:16 Jul 31, 2015
In late 2012 The Ta’ang Students and Youth Organization (TSYO) released a report called “Pipeline Nightmare” that illustrates...
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Shwe Gas and Oil Pipeline project report documents land confiscation in Namkham 0 Verified
18:14 Jul 31, 2015
In late 2012 The Ta’ang Students and Youth Organization (TSYO) released a report called “Pipeline Nightmare” that illustrates...
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Mining project destroys over 100 acres of farmland 0 Verified
17:26 Jul 31, 2015
Since 2012, six companies have been mining silica in the hills south-east of Namkham for export to China. Large amounts of mining waste have...
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Land confiscated for military base and airstrip 0 Verified
17:11 Jul 31, 2015
In Kunhing township, March 2012, land was confiscated to build new military bases and an airstrip. Source: PHR
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Land grab for expansion of the Kha-Ma-Ya (422) and ceasefire groups 0 Verified
17:05 Jul 31, 2015
In 2011 in Moebyae village, Pekon Township, 1,575 acres was confiscated from a total of 400 homes by the Burma Army to expand the Kha-Ma-Ya...
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Nearly 10,000 villagers in 23 villages relocated for dam project that will power 140 megawat power plant 0 Verified
01:49 Jul 30, 2015
In August 2014 Nearly 10,000 villagers from 23 villages, most of them farmers, in Paunglaung Township, located between Naypyidaw and Shan State,...
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Land grab for Hotel Zone project 0 Verified
01:26 Jul 30, 2015
On August 17, 2013, in Nyaungshwe Township, Shan State, land was confiscated from one household from the Phuzin company with the support of...
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Land grab from government and police officials working with private company 0 Verified
01:14 Jul 30, 2015
On 5 July 2013 in Mahtasu village in Dagon Township, Yangon District, about 50 government and police officials that were working with a private...
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Burma Army returns confiscated lands to original landowners at high cost 0 Verified
01:01 Jul 30, 2015
On June 2nd, 2013, 70 landowners that had approx. 168 acres of farmlands confiscated by the Burma Army, were given official permission to work...
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Families in Thilawa being displaced and impoverished to make way for Thilawa SEZ projects 0 Verified
00:22 Jul 30, 2015
In December 2013 it was reported that land was being confiscated by families in Thilawa and that families are being displaced and impoverished...
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Confiscated paddy farms for Shwe Gas Project ignites protestors in local villages demanding compensation 0 Verified
01:25 Jul 28, 2015
In 2011 farmers living on Kyaukpru’s Madae Island had two thirds of their paddy farms confiscated by the China National Petroleum Corporation...
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Land confiscated to plant oil palm trees 0 Verified
01:16 Jul 28, 2015
In April 2012 It is reported that an oil palm company and Malaysian logging company deforested 700 acres of land in Ler Mu Lah Township, near...
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Land confiscation due to a road repair and expansion project 0 Verified
00:52 Jul 28, 2015
On January 2, 2014 in Hta Paw village tract, Bilin Township, the Zwe Nyi Naung Company began a road repair and expansion project, which resulted...
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Land confiscated for factory project, IDPs from project to receive resident housing 0 Verified
00:46 Jul 28, 2015
Plans for a stone crusher cement factory project in Hpa-an Township were created by the Thaton District leader and Tatmadaw Military leader....
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Land confiscated for highway construction, villagers not compensated for loss 0 Verified
00:18 Jul 28, 2015
There were two highways constructed at the beginning of 2013 between Hpa-an Township and Kyaikto Township, and one highway in 2014 in Doo Tha...
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Land confiscations leave farmers worry for future livelihoods, job security 0 Verified
00:10 Jul 28, 2015
On February 24, 2014 in Htaung Hmuu Village Track, Thaton Township, 10 acres of land was confiscated by 64-year-old retired civil servant farmer...
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Land east of the Kywe Thone Nyi Ma Island confiscated by Burma Navy for military field training 0 Verified
23:45 Jul 27, 2015
Report documents back in 2011 the Human Rights Foundation of Monland-Burma (HURFOM) reported that the Burma Navy Unit No. 43 has confiscated...
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Burma Navy confiscates land from residents of Kywe Thone Nyi Ma Island 0 Verified
23:10 Jul 27, 2015
Report documents in 2010 the Burma Navy Unit 43 had confiscated over 1,000 acres of the 1,400 acres of available rubber plantations, farmland,...
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