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Families 'confirm' Karen disappearances
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/11/2013
» Witnesses have confirmed 55 male members of the Karen rebel God's Army went missing at the Thai border 13 years ago, a solicitor from the Lawyers Council of Thailand (LCT) has said.
'God's Army' twins search for answers
Published on 02/11/2013
» SANGKHLABURI - When they were children, Johnny and Luther Htoo were bulletproof and invulnerable to land mines -- or so went the story that briefly made them famous as hundreds of guerrillas followed and even worshipped them in the southeastern jungles of Myanmar.
Rebel boss says troops took 55 Karen
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/10/2013
» Luther Htoo, a former leader of the Karen rebel God's Army, yesterday claimed 55 males belonging to his group were captured by the Thai military 13 years ago and have not been seen since.
Ex-chief seeks aid in finding missing Karen
News, Published on 04/10/2013
» A former leader of the God's Army, a Karen rebel group, has asked the National Human Rights Commission and the Lawyers Council of Thailand to determine the whereabouts of 55 people belonging to the ethnic group who have been missing since 2000.
No magical army, says twin
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 25/08/2013
» After the near-defeat of the Karen National Union (KNU) by Myanmar's government-backed military in 1997, twin boys Johnny and Luther Htoo inspired a group of its army's fleeing insurgents to fight for and protect their homes. The surviving Karen soldiers, devout Christians, hailed them as their holy saviours.
Child soldiers still recruited in Myanmar: group
AFP, Published on 24/01/2013
» Child soldiers are still being recruited in Myanmar despite the nation's recent political reforms, an advocacy group said Wednesday, as it urged better monitoring of the powerful military.
As seen through the lens of an insider
Spectrum, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 16/09/2012
» Over the course of 25 years covering Myanmar and Southeast Asia as a photojournalist, Thierry Falise has come under fire from Lao militia, been hit by shrapnel covering riots in Bangkok and come face to face with a diminutive follower of the 10-year-old twins commanding God's Army who would stand on a chair to beat his wife.