Tag: Myanmar
Catholic priest threatened at gunpoint in Myanmar
The UN said it feared a wider human rights catastrophe amid reports of thousands of troops massing in the north and west of the country
Myanmar junta accuses anti-coup fighters of razing western town
The junta's information team confirmed Saturday that two churches and 70 homes were burnt down in Thantlang
60 houses, church torched in Myanmar since September, says report
Between October 13 and October 25, junta soldiers torched 42 houses and one church in Falam township
Southeast Asian summit begins without Myanmar after junta snubbed
Barring Myanmar's junta chief from the ASEAN meeting was "tremendously significant,” said a political analyst
‘We cannot but speak about what we have seen and heard’...
How can we see hope, how can we see life amidst the arrogant dance of death and evil amidst us?
Religious rights groups join calls for UN action on Myanmar
The groups said the February coup has emboldened the military to further persecute Christians and Muslims
Families ruptured by Myanmar’s junta observe Harvest Moon Festival with heavy...
The Thadingyut Festival is a time when people usually visit with parents and elderly relatives to pay their respects
7 Caritas workers arrested in Myanmar’s Loikaw diocese
The Caritas team was bringing humanitarian aid to communities affected by the ongoing conflict in the area when the incident happened
Myanmar junta frees thousands of detainees in amnesty
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
Tentara Myanmar membakar gereja dan rumah
Pasukan junta Myanmar telah membakar seluruh desa, termasuk sebuah gereja Baptis dan selusin bangunan lainnya, di negara bagian Chin, kata penduduk pada Kamis (14/10). Hal itu memicu kecaman dari kelompok hak asasi manusia setempat yang menyebut tindakan itu sebagai “kejahatan perang” di bawah hukum internasional.