Shelling forces Christian IDPs from refugee campsDecember 29, 2016 — ICC Note: Shelling by Myanmar’s military has forced people that have already been displaced from their homes to be displaced from their makeshift refugee camps. Already cut off from aid...
Civilians from Christian ethnic groups killed in MyanmarDecember 28, 2016 — ICC Note: Three civilians have been killed and 8 injured as Myanmar’s military ramps up their offensive against predominantly Christian ethnic groups in Shan state. The deaths happened during fighting...
Myanmar is blocking aid to Christian refugeesDecember 21, 2016 — ICC Note: The UN has been blocked by the Burmese government from providing aid to the estimated 100,000 people displaced by the military’s offensive in Kachin State. Separatist groups in...
New reports documents persecution of Christians in MyanmarDecember 14, 2016 — ICC Note: At a press conference on Tuesday, December 13th, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released two reports on religious freedom in Myanmar including a report...
As Myanmar takes another step away from peace, civilians and Christians will suffer moreDecember 8, 2016 — ICC Note: In another step toward religious oppression, and another step away from peace for Aung San Suu Kyi’s government, Myanmar’s lawmakers have voted to brand separatist groups in Shan...
More than 60 churches have been destroyed by the government in Myanmar since 2011December 7, 2016 — ICC Note According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide, more than 60 churches have been destroyed in Kachin State since 2011. The most recent church to be destroyed, St Frances Xavier Catholic...
Kachin people call for the release of more than 50 detained civiliansDecember 2, 2016 — ICC Note: The Kachin people in Myanmar have called on the government to release civilians that were arrested by security forces. Fighting between a Kachin militia groups and Myanmar’s military...
Nearly 1.7 million Kachin Christians live in fearOctober 27, 2016 — ICC Note: Since 2011 Myanmar has waged a military campaign against the 1.7 million Kachin people, nearly 99 percent of which call themselves Christians. Over the past five years up...
Religious intolerance on the rise in Southeast AsiaOctober 26, 2016 — ICC Note: Southeast Asia has been experiencing a rise of religious intolerance and persecution. Whether it is the growing influence of Sharia law in some countries or the outright oppression...
Concern Over U.S. Removing Burma’s Economic SanctionsSeptember 23, 2016 — ICC Note: The United States recently lifted sanctions from Burma but religious persecution and violence suggest that Burma should continue human rights reforms before enjoying trade benefits with the US....
Three Religions Caught in Front of the Government Bulldozer in BurmaAugust 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Burma has been a hotbed for animosity among the three main religions, Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity. Buddhist radicals have been constructing religious shrines on or near Muslim and...
Christianity on the Rise in MyanmarAugust 4, 2016 — ICC Note: We often see and read about the persecution of Christians caused by Islamic theocracy and nationalism; however, minorities suffer at the hands of different religious majorities elsewhere as...
Burma Seeks Peace with Ethnic Rebels – Will it Lead to an End of Persecution?July 20, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Peace is the ultimate goal for the infant democratic government of Myanmar as the country has faced rebel conflict since its independence in the late 1940's from the...
Burma’s Religious Census Data to be Released on July 21July 13, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The long awaited census data for Myanmar's religious demographics will be released on July 21 after months of delays. Due to the controversial nature of the report and...
Burma: NGOs Urge Government To Protect Religious MinoritiesJuly 5, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is urging the government of Burma to take the initiative in protecting the human and religious rights of minorities in that nation. There have...
Myanmar Hit Hard by Latest Human Trafficking Report Despite New GovernmentJune 29, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Myanmar has been riddled with human rights violations for decades from religious and ethnic persecution to human trafficking. In the latest human trafficking report, Burma has been downgraded...
