Pooling community talent to oppose the sham 2010 election; Patterns of sexual violence and impunity continue in Shan State; Struggling to be legal in Thailand ["Without access to asylum, hundreds of thousands of Shan refugees have been forced to become migrant workers in Thailand. Some have been able to obtain legal work permits, but many have not, for lack of funds and other reasons. However, recent Thai regulations now require all migrants to go through a ?national verifi cation? process at the Burma border, to obtain a temporary passport that will enable them to continue working in Thailand..."]... Hastening climate change in Shan State ["...While this year?s drought has been attributed to a number of factors, many in Shan State are convinced that widespread logging in the Shan hills over the past few decades is largely to blame..."]... Pushed back - again ["With civil war and oppression continuing in Shan State, thousands of refugees have continued to fl ow into Thailand each year. However, unlike Karen and Karenni refugees, the Shan are not recognized by the Thai government, and are denied access to refugee camps in Thailand. As a result, most refugees from Shan State have been forced to become migrant workers. About 6,000, including vulnerable populations of children, elderly and disabled, have ended up sheltering in fi ve camps just inside the Shan border..."]... Failed War on Drugs takes its toll on Shan youth ["Recent UNODC reports show that opium cultivation and methamphetamine production are increasing in Shan State. The Burmese regime?s failure to curb drug production is attributed by Shan analysts to the Burma Army?s reliance on taxation from drugs, as well as its policy to allow numerous proxy local militia to deal in drugs in exchange for policing against resistance activity..."]... Campaigning with regional networks to protect shared natural resources.