Burmese Government Troops Torch Ta’ang Village in Northern Shan State; Farmer Forced to Guide Troops Shot Dead in Battle

In mid-November, 2015, Burmese government soldiers burned down half of the houses in an ethnic Ta’ang village in Namtu township, northern Shan State, in punishment for allegedly supporting an ethnic armed group. A displaced farmer forced to guide the Burmese troops was shot dead in battle […]