Tag: Myanmar conflict

Observers say the move is a bid to appease the international community at a time when the junta is facing both global and domestic pressure

A local human rights group called the reported burning of a Baptist church and homes a “war crime” under international law

Artillery shells reportedly hit the Church of the Immaculate Conception, a four-year-old structure in Phruso town

“The officers warned him the denial would cause him much harm, but the president told them he would rather die than consent”

ASEAN members have voiced disappointment over the Myanmar junta's reluctance to abide by a five-point plan reached by the group in April

“I wish once again to implore from God the gift of peace for the beloved land of Myanmar,” said the pontiff

A rights activist says Christians have been targeted by a military that has been pursuing a "Buddhist nationalist agenda”

Sources said that following the strikes, local militia urged residents to dig bomb shelters and leave the conflict zone, if possible

The shutdown stoked fear in residents who recalled similar incidents when the military staged a coup on February 1, said media reports

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