Interviews with Internally Displaced People of Shan State By Antonio Graceffo

The Burmese government does not issue visas to journalists. In order to interview the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Shan State, I had to enter the country under the protection of the Shan State Army, an armed ethnic group, rebelling against the Burmese Junta, the SPDC.

Three hundred and fifty IDP families are living on the Shan State Army (SSA) headquarters at Loi Tailang. Following are several interviews which will be featured in an upcoming ... (more)