Myanmar’s Army Increased Attacks Against Christians in Kayah State

June 12, 2021 —

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Burmese Army Attacks Another Church in Kayah State

June 8, 2021 — 06/08/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On June 6th, the Burmese Army unleashed artillery fire on Our Lady, Queen of Peace Church, located near the town of Demoso in Kayah...

Catholic Seminary Volunteer Killed in a Raid by the Burmese Military

June 7, 2021 — 06/07/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – A young man who volunteered at a Catholic seminary in Loikaw, capital of Myanmar’s Kayah state, was killed when the Burmese military raided the...

Another Church Attacked by Burmese Military in Eastern Myanmar

June 2, 2021 — 06/02/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – During the evening of May 26, another church in Kayah state was attacked by the Burmese military. Fighting between the military and local resistance...

Myanmar’s Indian and Chinese Christians Facing Systematic Discrimination

June 2, 2021 —

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Myanmar Cardinal Pleads for the Internal Fighting to End

May 28, 2021 — 05/28/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) –Myanmar’s Roman Catholic leader, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, published an appeal on his Twitter page Wednesday night calling for military attacks on places of worship...

Myanmar Christians Flee to India Amidst Military Crackdowns

May 27, 2021 — 05/27/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – As the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) continues cracking down on pro-democracy demonstrations, thousands of people, mostly Christians, are fleeing to bordering Mizoram state in India....

Four Killed in a Military Attack on a Myanmar Church

May 24, 2021 — 05/24/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Four people were killed on May 24 when the Burmese military attacked a Catholic church in eastern Myanmar. This event is another in a...

Prayers Needed for Restive Myanmar as Armed Conflicts Intensify

May 23, 2021 — 05/23/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – As the military junta in Myanmar continues to destabilize the country by cracking down pro-democracy protesters, attacking villages in Christian-majority states, and disabling the...

Churches Offer Shelter to the Influx of Refugees in Myanmar’s Kachin State

May 19, 2021 — 05/19/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Since the Feb. 1 coup, which resulted in the demise of Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected civilian government, the fighting between the Burmese...

A Priest in Kachin State was Arrested by the Burmese Army

May 18, 2021 — 05/18/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On May 14, a Catholic priest from the diocese of Banmaw in Myanmar’s Kachin state was arrested by the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) while he...

Myanmar Cardinal Asks for Prayers for Peace, Justice Amid Coup

May 2, 2021 — 05/02/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Throughout the month of May, Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon is asking Catholics to pray for peace and justice in military-ruled Myanmar. UCA News...

Another Suspect Linked to Makassar Cathedral Attack Arrested

April 19, 2021 — 04/19/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The Special Anti-Terror Squad (Densus 88), together with the South Sulawesi Regional Police, arrested a man in Maros Regency, South Sulawesi today. He is...

Kachin Baptist Convention Calls for Prayer and Advocacy for Myanmar

April 15, 2021 — 04/15/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The leaders of Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) are calling for prayer and advocacy amid the deteriorating situation in Myanmar, two months after the military...

Myanmar’s Military Junta Conducts Search of Church Groups in Kachin State

April 8, 2021 — 04/08/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – During Easter weekend, the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) conducted a search at several church organizations in Mohnyin, Kachin state, claiming illegal activity was taking place....

Kachin Christians Beaten by Police before Release

March 3, 2021 — 03/03/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern has learned that the 11 Christians in Myanmar’s Shan state (previously reported as 14 Christians) who were taken away during a...