Tag: Myanmar
Rights groups slam Malaysia court decision on Myanmar deportation
Malaysia does not formally recognize refugees, treating them as undocumented migrants
Myanmar junta bars overnight visitors from Yangon monasteries
The decision marks the first time a religious organization has been used by the junta to enforce the Ward or Village-Tract Administration Law
Religious leader Hkalam Samson set to be prosecuted by Myanmar’s junta
International human rights group Global Witness called Hkalam Samson a respected religious and community leader for the Kachin people
Protestant Church leader banned from leaving Myanmar
The pastor was reportedly arrested and detained for questioning at the Mandalay International Airport on December 4
Bishop in Myanmar urges new deacons to be bearers of peace
“The first word to say to the people is ‘Peace be with you.’ The disciples are to bring peace, healing, and happiness to the people”
Cardinal Bo calls for dialogue after military raid on his home...
“We can never find any solution through war .... It is of great importance to tame our mind and stay humble and not to choose the path of war"
Myanmar junta looks to placate ASEAN with prisoner releases
The releases came just days after Indonesian President Joko Widodo assumed the rotating presidency of ASEAN
New bishop in Myanmar vows to work for ‘peaceful coexistence’
He invited Catholics in his area to “serve the best according to the respective apostolic work assigned to each one”
ASEAN leaders struggle for answers to Myanmar crisis
Leaders from the ASEAN will discuss ways to implement a peace plan agreed with Myanmar last year which the junta has so far ignored
Junta forces seize ‘Christian orphanage’ in Mandalay region, driving out children...
About 50 children from war-torn Kachin State in northern Myanmar were sheltering in the building when it was raided, according to locals
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