Based on reporting by Verena Hölzl, The New York Times, Sept. 20, 2026 In 2021, Myanmar’s military overthrew the elected government. U Kyaw Moe Tun, the country’sambassador to the United Nations, said no to the generals and kept working. Today,... Read More

Based on reporting by Tiffany May, The New York Times, Sept. 29, 2026 Around noon on Monday, a Myanmar military jet dropped two bombs on a packed market inKyauktaw, a town in Rakhine State. Local authorities say at least 50... Read More

A recent decision from the Board of Immigration Appeals, Matter of V-S-A-, 30 I&N Dec. 37 (BIA 2026), gives asylum seekers an important lesson: experiencing violence or threats does not automatically mean that U.S. immigration law will consider the experience... Read More

Man from Cameroon denied asylum because he had been convicted four times of drivingunder the influence of alcohol here in the United StatesMatter of P-A-C-, 29 I&N Dec. 708 (BIA 2026) Mr. P-A-C- suffered persecution and trauma in Cameroon. He... Read More

A few days ago, I had a conversation with a 25-year-old woman, who lives inYangon Burma. She is full of stress and uncertainty, due to the threat of militaryconscription.She immediately said that she was scared. She reads and hears about... Read More

No asylum for a man held in detention for three days, where he wasbeaten once, because he did not need medical treatment, and he did notsuffer “significant” injury A man from Mauritania took part in protests his government and was... Read More

The August 5, 2025 questioning of the Burmese activist was a textbook example of a high-pressure asylum interview—methodical, repetitive, and designed to test both memory and credibility. The officer probed every aspect of the activist’s account: application history, past harm, political activities... Read More

July 4 2025 While America is often described as a land of opportunity, it is also a land of freedom, human rights, and dignity. The story of this Karenni refugee family, whom Free Burma Society helped resettle in the United... Read More

June 13 2025 Free Burma Society is honored to share the bittersweet outcome of a recently resolved asylum case involving an elderly Burmese woman who faced years of hardship before receiving protection in the United States. After surviving two strokes... Read More

From the desk of Thone Dari Maung, Assistant DirectorMay 21, 2026 Free Burma Society filed a FOIA request with US-CIS, askingfor documents given to asylum officers, about Burma. US-CIS ignored the request, so Free Burma filed a Complaint in federal... Read More