Photos of Forced Relocation
                                                                                                                                                      

A villager stands in the remains of her burned home. (Source: Free Burma Rangers, 2003)
 

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Photo:P1,P2,P3,P4 - The images show families looking at the remains of their former lives, destroyed by the military of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC).
(Source: Free Burma Rangers, 2003)
 

 


 

 

These villagers must now move on. It is too dangerous to stay, and they have no home left anyway. (Source: Free Burma Rangers, 2003)
 

Another family on the run. In this case they are fleeing from another hiding site.

(Source: Free Burma Ranger 2003)
 

A portion of a group of 150 Karen IDPs.
Composition of group: 75 women, 50 children, 25 men.
(Source: Free Burma Ranger 2003)

Burma army practiced military operation in
Kho kay area, Mu Htraw District.

The Burma Army attacked Kho Kay for the second time in 2003. During the attack, five houses including one paddy barn were burned down. According to reports, on  4 April 2003, Burma Army LIB 6  and IB 14 under the control of LID 66 departed from Ka Hsaw Hta military camp. On 8 April 2003 these troops arrived at Kho Kay Thet Lu (former Kho Kay village) and started burning down villagers' shelters and some other belongings. On 9 April 2003, they withdrew and returned to their camp. As a result of the operation, 521 people from Kho Kay area had crossed to the eastern side of the Salween River and were staying in Thailand at the time of the report. .

Note: Short Background of Kho Kay Village

Kho Kay Village is closely situated to the west of the Salween River, Papun (Mutraw) District, Karen State. After the military offensives against the Karen in 1997, the Kho Kay villagers had to flee into Thailand. When they arrived in Thailand, the Thai authorities did not permit them to remain as refugees. Therefore, they remained in Thailand for a short time and later returned to Karen State and are currently residing in Kho Kay Village.

(Source: KNU Department of Information, 2003)

Photos of Kho Kay villagers who fled into Thailand in April 2003


 



Ler Per Heh (IDP location site) was burned down by the DKBA combined with SPDC troops. (Source: KNU Department of Information, 2003)

Ler Per Heh mobile clinic after having burned down. (Source: KNU Department of Information, 2003)

Ler Per Heh school after burned down. (Source: DOI 2003)

Text Box: C Text Box: B Text Box: A Photo: A,B,C - Mae La Po Hta mobile clinic after having been burned down by SPDC soldier. (Source: KNU Department of Information, 2003)


 

Mae La Po Hta IDP's relocation site before it was burned down.(Source: KNU Department of Information, 2003)

Mae La Ah village after an SPDC military operation led by Commander Moe Hein. (Source: KNU Department of Information, 2003)

Tarae Kla village after a military operation led by Commander Moe Hein. (Source: KNU Department of Information, 2003)

In the first of half of September 2003, fighting broke out between Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) troops and combined troops from SPDC and DKBA.  As a result, about 152 people (children and adults) from 37 households became war victims and fled to the Thai-Burma border. They were from villages such as Thi Wah Pu, Wa Klu Pu, Po Thwee Mu and Htee Ka Par, located in Thi Wah Pu village tract in Ta Nay Chah Township of Pa-an District. Fighting occurred almost everyday. The villagers fled across the border and settled in a Buddhist temple compound in Klen Mu Kyauk village in Tha Song Yang, of Tak Province. Most of these victims were women (mothers) and children.

See the following photos as below:

The villagers become internally displaced people and fled to the Thai-Burma border.
(Source: Burma Issues, 2003)

These villagers are hiding from SPDC military troops in the jungle.  

 (Source: Burma Issues, 2003)

Villagers arriving at the Moei River in order to cross to Thailand and seeking a place of refuge. (Source: Burma Issue 2003)

 

The villagers crossing the Moei River into Thailand. (Source: Burma Issues, 2003)

Arriving on the Thai side of the Moei River. (Source: Burma Issues, 2003)

   On 1 August  2003, Hsi Pa Day Kee Farm hut in Lu Plein Township of Pa-an District burned by combined troops Burma Army LIB 703, Column 2 led by Bo Sein Win and DKBA led by Pah Daw Bo and Moe Kyo. (Source: Burma Issue 2003)

 

   On 1 August 2003, Hsi Pa Day Kee village was burned by combined troops from Burma Army LIB 703, Column 2 led by Bo Sein Win and DKBA troops led by Pah Daw Bo and Moe Kyo. (Source: Burma Issues, 2003)

On 1 August 2003, Hsi Pa Day Kee village, Lu Plein Township, Pa-an District was burned by combined troops from Burma Army LIB 703, Column 2 led by Bo Sein Win and DKBA led by Pah Daw Bo and Moe Kyo. (Source: Burma Issues, 2003)

On 10 June 2003, Htee Th'blu Hta farm hut was burned by combined troops from Burma Army LIB 703, Column 2 led by  Bo Kyi Tun and DKBA # 555 led by Moe Kyo and Pah Daw Bo. (Source: Burma Issues, 2003)

A Htee Th'blu Hta farm hut burned by combined troops from Burma Army LIB 703 Column 2 led by Bo and DKBA # 555 led by Moe Kyo and Pah Daw Bo. (Source: Burma Issues, 2003)

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