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One year on, memories of Moso massacre remain an open wound
As junta atrocities continue in Karenni State and across Myanmar, survivors of one of the worst committed since the coup have barely begun to heal
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Karenni fighters kill 25 junta troops in attack on army convoy
The clash on Saturday also reportedly resulted in the destruction of four army vehicles and the seizure of weapons
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As details of Christmas Eve massacre emerge, calls for justice grow
Even in a year filled with horrors, the events of December 24 still have the power to shock
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‘Nowhere is safe’ – two children among six killed as junta bombs camps sheltering civilians in Karenni
The two sisters were sleeping when shrapnel tore through the walls of their shelter
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In Pictures: Funeral for victims of Myanmar military’s Christmas Eve massacre
The Karenni community on Wednesday morning held a funeral for 33 of the at least 35 people who were killed by the Myanmar military troops in Kayah (Karenni) State on Christmas eve. Their charred bodies were found near the village of Moso in Hpruso Township on Saturday morning. “Members of all religions prayed for them. Some relatives of the victims came while some others couldn’t due to various reasons,” said a commander of the anti-regime Karenni Nationalities Defence Force, which found the burned bodies on Saturday. The international aid group Save the Children said on Tuesday night in a statement that two missing staffers were confirmed to be among the at least 35 people, including women and children, who were massacred by regime troops last Friday. Citing credible reports, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) also said on Tuesday that two 17-year-old boys, a teenage girl, and a child approximately 5 or 6 years of age, were among the victims. UNICEF condemned the attack on children and humanitarian workers and called for urgent action to investigate the “deplorable incident” and to hold those responsible to account. “The protection of civilians, and particularly children and humanitarian workers, must be treated as…