No trust in regime's vote [in the referendum on the SPDC's constitution]...This constitution is not for the people It secures power for the military regime We don't want it...Burma's vote to nowhere...No freedom, no pay [forced labour, human minesweepers etc.]...Getting to safety (forced relocation]...Life is hard [internal displacement, refugees]...Life on the run [internal displacement, food insecurity]...It's not home, but it's safer [internal displacement, refugees]...No time to work for the family [forced labour, food insecurity]...Karen Leader - was murdered ["Pado Mahn Sha, 65, leader of the Karen National Union, Burma's largest armed opposition group, was assassinated in his Mae Sot home on Valentine's Day. In a recent interview with journalist Phil Thornton*, he discussed plots to kill him and his hopes for the Karen..."]...They treat us like slaves [military occupation, landmines, extortion, detention, torture...]...A mother's courage [military oppression, refugees]...Crimes against the people [Saw Lah Soe, a CIDKP Mine Risk Educator, has just returned from Karen State after an three month stay. He witnessed the Burmese Army attacking villages. He reports for Inside News...landmines, human minesweepers, military oppression, forced labour, extortion...] ...Soldiers make me sick ["...In late 2007, Naw Oo Shwe, from Thay Ba Htee village decided she couldn't take anymore of Burmese army soldiers raiding her village. "The soldiers located their base close to our village and stopped us from working. When we heard them coming, we ran. We feared they would shoot us." Naw Oo Shwe said if soldiers stayed in the village, they could not go back until they left. "We hid in the jungle until they left. Sometimes, it took up to a month before we could go home." Naw Oo Shwe says it was worst when the soldiers arrived at the village without warning. "If they see villagers running, they'd shoot at us. Sometimes people were killed and injured. We had no time to grab food."..."]...They can't stop me learning ["Saw Hser Gay, 14, wants to learn. But the Burmese army burnt and destroyed his school and village. His family took refuge in the jungle. Saw Hser Gay was determined to continue his studies. To do so he had no choice but to leave his parents and come to Ei Tu Hta Camp located on the Burmese side of the Salween River. He says it was hard to leave his family...]...