Kachin Baptist Convention Pressured to Support Myitsone Dam

March 6, 2019 — 03/06/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Chinese authorities in Yunnan province, which borders Myanmar’s northern Kachin state, pressured the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) to support the construction of Myitsone Dam...

Ethnic Armed Groups Propose Ceasefire with Myanmar Army

March 2, 2019 — 03/02/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On February 25, the four ethnic armed groups of the Northern Alliance met with the government’s National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC) in Yunnan...

Pastor in Myanmar Faces Legal Battle with Radical Buddhist Monks

February 26, 2019 —

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02/26/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Every year, during the Christmas season, many Christians are compelled to share the Gospel and express their love with people...

Two Kachin Christian IDPs Injured by Landmine Continue to Suffer

February 24, 2019 — 02/24/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Two Christian Kachin IDPs were badly injured when one stepped on a landmine in Kachin state, Myanmar on January 7. When they left the...

Thousands of Kachin IDPs Might Soon Return Home

February 20, 2019 — 02/20/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Between 6000 and 10,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Kachin State who have been displaced since 2011 may be able to return to their...

Pastor in Myanmar Abducted by Arakan Army

February 20, 2019 — Christians in Rakhine State Face Increasing Danger 02/20/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on February 13, Pastor U Thar Tun was taken from...

Rev. Samson: Return of Kachin IDPs Must Not Be Rushed or Managed by Army

February 18, 2019 — 02/18/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Rev. Hkalam Samson, the chairperson of the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC), told Kachin News Group (KNG) in a recent interview that the return of...

Kidnapped Pastor Killed in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

February 5, 2019 — Pastor Is Survived by Wife and Three Young Children 02/05/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on February 1, Pastor Tun Nu, who was...

Pastor Kidnapped by Local Gang in Myanmar Still Missing

February 1, 2019 —

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02/01/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Gospel for Asia (GFA), a ministry that has been serving the least...

Asia is the New Hotbed for Christian Persecution, Says Open Doors

January 16, 2019 — 01/16/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Christian persecution watchdog Open Doors released its annual World Watch List on Wednesday, calling Asia “the new hotbed of persecution for Christians,” with an...

Kachin IDPs Were Able to Enjoy a Peaceful Christmas

January 15, 2019 — 01/15/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – This last Christmas, thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in Myanmar's Christian-majority Kachin State were able to celebrate Jesus’ birthday peacefully as the...

Lahu Christians Asks Wa Army to Re-open Churches

December 23, 2018 — 12/23/2018 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – United Wa State Army (UWSA) forcibly closed churches and a Bible school in the Wa region of Myanmar's northern Shan State in September. Now...

Myanmar President Criticized for Claiming Improvement on Human Rights

December 12, 2018 — 12/10/2018 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On Human Rights Day this year, Myanmar President Win Myint stated that his country’s human rights situation has improved. His statement was quickly dismissed by...

Trafficking of the Majority Christian Kachin People

December 8, 2018 — 12/8/2018 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – As China’s population suffers from a proportionately larger male population than female, it has given rise to a trafficking industry that targets tens of...

USCIRF Calls for More Myanmar Military Sanctions for Human Right Abuses

December 5, 2018 — 12/05/2018 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is seeking to place more sanctions on the Myanmar military as a result of the human...

Four Christians Escaped Ethnic Wa Militia in Northern Myanmar

November 30, 2018 — 11/30/2018 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – An ethnic Wa militia, in northern Myanmar has been forcibly recruiting young adults into joining them for the last few months. Yesterday, a Lahu...