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As a service to our readers, The Irrawaddy is creating a virtual library of Burma-related reports available on the Internet. Most of these reports can be downloaded free of charge from Web sites run by various organizations.
Please note that The Irrawaddy is not the source of these materials and is not in any way profiting from this new service. Just click on the “More information” link below each brief summary to go to a Web site where you can download the report. (The Irrawaddy is not responsible for the content of external Web sites.)
If you have a report that you would like to share with our readers, please let us know by submitting details to information@irrawaddy.org.
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Protracted Displacement and Militarisation in Eastern Burma
TBBC, November 2009
TBBC has been collaborating with ethnic community-based organisations to document internal displacement in eastern Burma since 2002. This year's survey update information about the scale and distribution of displacement in 38 townships and reviews trends through an analysis of interviews with over 3,100 households between 2005 and 2009. It also includes a conflict assessment based on community consultations in areas of ongoing fighting as well as cease fire areas. More information |
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Resisting the flood
Kachin Development Networking Group, October 2009
The source of one of Southeast Asia's greatest rivers, the Irrawaddy, lies at the confl uence, or Myitsone, of the Mali and N'Mai rivers in northern Burma's Kachin State. More information |
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Will ASEAN fail to confront the SPDC, again?
Altsean-Burma, October 2009
“Will ASEAN fail to confront the SPDC, again?” covers the SPDC actions between March and September 2009 and recommends that ASEAN pressure the SPDC to adopt the recommendations contained in the Burmese pro-democracy movement’s “Proposal for National Reconciliation”; address and resolve the Rohingya problem; pressure the SPDC to release Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners; and pressure the SPDC to stop human rights abuses and armed aggression against ethnic nationalities. More information |
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International Trade: U.S. Agencies Have Taken Some Steps, but Serious Impediments Remain to Restricting Trade in Burmese Rubies and Jadeite
United States Government Accountability Office, September 2009
Congress passed the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE Act in 2008 prohibiting the import of Burmese-origin jadeite, rubies, and related jewelry and calling for certain international actions. The act also requires GAO to assess the effectiveness of the implementation of this section of the act. More information |
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Burma's Cease-fires at Risk
Tom Kramer, September 2009
In August the Burma army occupied the Kokang region after several days of fighting, ending two decades of cease-fire with the ethnic minority group. The resumption of fighting in northern Burma raises speculation about the other cease-fires. Tensions are rising and the cease-fire groups have put their armed forces on high alert.
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