Buddhist Radicals Construct Religious Shrines on Church property in BurmaMay 4, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Further ethnic and religious conflict arises in Burma, who has not seen a reprieve from either in over 60 years. Recent conflicts emerging have been the forceful construction...
Religiously Volatile Border State Clashes with Burmese ArmyApril 20, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Burmese soldiers entered into a conflict with Rakhine State rebel armies as the ethnic border states continue to oppose the central government. Historically the relationship between the central...
U.S. Recognizes Human Rights Abuses in Myanmar, Vietnam, and CambodiaApril 14, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Human rights abuses in Myanmar, Vietnam, and Cambodia seem to be a daily recurring problem for activists and religious minorities. The Rohingya and ethnic Christian minorities of Myanmar...
Myanmar Shows Two Sides in Release of Political Prisoners and Arrest of Kachin SupportersApril 12, 2016 — ICC NOTE: On one hand, Myanmar's new government releases political prisoners in an effort to follow what Aung San Suu Kyi considered to be a priority. On the other hand...
Religious Persecution is Abound in MyanmarApril 7, 2016 — ICC NOTE: It is no surprise for Myanmar to consider religious minorities to less of a citizens than Buddhist citizens. Most religious minorities in the country are also ethnic minorities,...
Rights Groups Call on Burmese Government to End Persecution of RohingyaApril 6, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As Burma is a majority Buddhist nation, the presence of religious minorities typically would not raise much issue as cooperation is a key attribute. However, in Burma, the...
Will Religious Freedom Occur under Aung San Suu Kyi’s New Burmese Government?April 4, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As Aung San Suu Kyi's government begins to take shape, the question of whether religious freedom will take place in the historically repressive nation of Burma remains to...
New Ministry Cabinet for Ethnic Affairs Brings Hope to Burma’s Religious MinoritiesMarch 18, 2016 — ICC NOTE: According to UCA News, Myanmar's new parliament have approved a proposal for the creation of a new ethnic affairs ministry. For a nation which has been plagued by...
Buddhist Nationalists to Protest Nomination of Christian Vice PresidentMarch 18, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Buddhist nationalists are requesting permission to protest the nomination of an ethnic Christian as vice president. Burma's Buddhist nationalists are on a quest to protect "race and religion",...
Burma Elects first Civilian President in over 50 Years of Military RuleMarch 15, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Burma has selected its first freely elected civilian president in more than 50 years of military rule. Htin Kyaw is a close adviser and ally to Aung San...
Burmese Military Nomination for President Shows no Desire for Democratic ReformsMarch 14, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Burma's military led party has nominated a former Lt. General Myint Swe as their party's choice for president. Under Burmese law, each party nominates a president and vice...
Ethnic Burmese Lawmaker has Opportunity to be First Christian Vice President in HistoryMarch 11, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As Myanmar continues the process of forming its new government, presidential nominees are being selected by each house of parliament. In the latest round of nominations Henry Van...
Ratification to Allow Burmese Party Leader to Become President Likely to FailMarch 1, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As the National League for Democracy continues to solidify itself as the new head of the Burmese government, the NLD's attempt to ratify the Junta written constitution to...
Ethnic Karen People have a Renewed Hope for an Independent Nation in BurmaFebruary 19, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Karen people in eastern Myanmar (Burma) have been under extreme religious and ethnic persecution for decades. Since Burma's independence from the British Empire in the late 1940's...
1 Year Later No Justice for Christian Missionaries Brutally Raped and Murdered by Burmese ArmyFebruary 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: One year ago two Kachin Christian missionaries aged 20 and 21 were brutally raped and murdered by the Burmese military. There bodies were found mutilated in Kaung Kha village,...
Ethnic Karen Christian Selected to lead Upper House in Myanmar’s New GovernmentFebruary 3, 2016 — ICC NOTE: An Ethnic Karen Christian lawmaker has been selected from Augn San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party to be the speaker of Myanmar's House of Nationalities. The...
