Events commemorating the third anniversary of renewed conflict in Kachin State were held across Burma on Monday, coinciding with statements from rights groups criticising the Burmese military for human rights violations.
Baptist churches in the Kachin State capital Myitkyina staged a mass prayer for peace on Monday morning to commemorate the end of a 17-year ceasefire between the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) and the Burmese government.
Government, rights groups at odds on third anniversary of Kachin conflict - Myanmar News Now
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