Save River Irrawaddy

Burmese terrorist fascist regime and China is going to restart their project to build a dam on the confluence of the Mali and N'Mai rivers in Kachin State, one of the most important biodiversity hotspots. Once complete it will flood the rainforest with a reservoir the size of New York city and displace over 10,000 people, mostly Kachin ethnics, as well as submerging cultural heritage sites central to Kachin identity, according to International Rivers. The Burma Rivers Network, an NGO which represents communities along the river, said China's massive hydropower investments had widened the gulf between the government -- which wants to benefit from cross-border electricity sales -- and Kachin independence groups, which fear the dams will bring environmental, cultural and social disruption. This project was suspended during Thein Sein Government a decade ago after nation-wide protests by people and Kachin ethnics groups had taken place. However, after the terrorist fascist regime of Min Aung Hlaing grabbed the power by force from the people's elected government in 2021, the leader of the coup and China have signed the agreement very recently to start the Myitsone Project. Both sides of the authorities (China and Burma) must stop their projects for the safety of Irrawaddy and for the safety of Kachin ethnics before it is too late. We humbly requested you to vote against the project which is to begin very soon.