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Activists have blamed the massacre on government soldiers fighting armed resistance opposing the country's military junta

The men were on their way back to their office after working on a humanitarian response when they were caught up in the attack

More than two dozen Myanmar civilians died at the hands of militias supporting and opposing the country’s military rulers by mid-December

North Korean escapees said executions were carried out at closely monitored sites with authorities ensuring no information gets out

The soldiers reportedly fired on a truck and later shoot at a crowd that gathered to protest the attack

Seven urns were handed to five families of victims of the government’s “war on drugs” on Wednesday

The Baptist World Alliance called for the immediate release of Rev. Thian Lian Sang and the arrest of the killers of Rev. Cung Biak Hum

Pastor Cung Biak Hum, 31, was shot and killed when he and several others ran to put out fires set by government soldiers

The Church leaders, however, called for “non-violent” actions, saying that it is “the only morally acceptable resistance.”

The Germany-based NGO Philippinenbüro marked the anniversary of the killing of Filipino rights defender Zara Alvarez with a protest action