Tag: Myanmar
Myanmar frees US journalist Danny Fenster days after conviction
A court found Fenster guilty of encouraging resistance to the junta, unlawful association and violating immigration laws on Nov. 12
Seven churches damaged by artillery strikes in Myanmar, says report
Government troops reportedly fired artillery “without specific targets,” hitting civilian homes, including churches
US journalist sentenced to 11 years in prison in Myanmar
Danny Fenster, who had been working for Frontier Myanmar, was arrested in May as he tried to leave the country to see his family
Catholic cathedral hit by artillery shelling in Myanmar’s Shan state, says...
A source said that five artillery shells “fell on the church,” which was identified as the “Phekone Cathedral Church of Sacred Heart”
Tens of thousands flee military operations in Myanmar’s Shan state, Sagaing...
The report said military operations have forced nearly 40,000 people to flee their homes in the past two days
Myanmar charges US journalist with terrorism, sedition
Danny Fenster, who was arrested as he tried to leave the country in May, was charged under anti-terror and sedition laws
Satellite imagery shows damage to town torched in Myanmar’s Chin state
Witnesses said soldiers entered Thantlang town on October 29, looted properties and then set fires to 200 homes and some churches
Catholic nuns in Myanmar tell stories of pain, suffering
The Sisters of Reparation have been present in the most remote villages of Myanmar “for a journey of sharing with local populations"
Myanmar’s military accused of using human shields
A human rights group said the abduction of 19 men marks the fourth time villagers were detained and used as human shields in Kayah state
Seorang imam diancam dengan todongan senjata tentara Myanmar
Tentara Myanmar dilaporkan mengancam dengan todongan senjata seorang imam Katolik di negara bagian Shan pada 30 Oktober.
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