ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ:
Caught in the crossfire of Burma?s civil war, hundreds of thousands of Karen, Karenni, Mon and Shan are trapped in No Man?s Land...
"At night, my mother and I boiled rice while my sister dried our wet clothes by the fire,? said Moo Kay Paw. ?We were too scared to light a fire during the day in case the government troops saw it and came for us.
?We survived for weeks only on boiled rice. At night, we slept rough on the ground with pieces of bamboo for pillows. I shared a single blanket with my four sisters to stay warm,? she said.
a family waits for help before rushing across a Burmese military road in northern Karen State. (Photo: FBR)
Four years ago, when Moo Kay Paw was 14, her village was burnt down by government soldiers and her father was shot before her eyes.
In many ways, her story is typical of someone from a farming village in eastern Burma. Constantly on the move to avoid the war between the Tatmadaw—the Burmese military government?s forces—and the ethnic insurgents of the region, Moo Kay Paw?s family has lived in a state of fear since the 1980s..."
ရင်းမြစ်:
"The Irrawaddy" Vol. 17, No. 7
Date of Publication:
2009-10-00
Date of entry:
2010-02-27
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
အကြောင်းအရာ/အမျိုးအစား:
Language:
English
