Tag: Myanmar
China detains at least 400 Myanmar migrants for more than a...
About 300 of the migrants were held at a prison in the southern coastal city of Dongguan
Junta troops accused of rape in Myanmar’s Chin state
Troops entered the village of Aklui located along the highway connecting Tedim with Kalay township in Sagaing region on November 11
Myanmar junta charges Suu Kyi with fraud during 2020 polls
Suu Kyi faces a raft of charges including illegally importing walkie talkies, sedition and corruption, and faces decades in jail if convicted
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
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