Legislation Being Planned to Address Military Junta in Myanmar

September 22, 2021 — 09/22/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – U.S Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Representative Greg Meeks (D-NY) are planning to introduce legislation sanctioning Myanmar’s oil and gas industries and pushing...

Chin Pastor Killed by the Burmese Army After Bombing of Homes

September 21, 2021 — 09/21/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On September 18, the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) shelled at least 19 homes and a government building in Chin state, before shooting dead a Baptist...

Burmese Army Attacks a Baptist Church in Chin State

September 16, 2021 — 09/16/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Following intense fighting between the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) and the local defense groups in Myanmar’s Christian-majority Chin state, on September 14, the Tatmadaw shelled...

More Than 1000 Flee Christian-majority Chin State Due to Fighting

September 14, 2021 — 09/14/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The latest fighting between the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) and the local defense groups has forced more than 1,000 people to flee their homes in...

“Burmese Bin Laden” Released by the Burmese Army

September 8, 2021 — 09/08/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On September 6, the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) released the ultranationalist Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu, after dropping all previous charges against him for no reason....

Shadow Government in Myanmar Calls for Popular Revolt Against Military Rulers

September 7, 2021 —

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Junta Faces Renewed Opposition to Its Oppressive Rule 09/07/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Duwa Lashi La,...

Majority of Christians in Myanmar Live in Conflict Zones after the Coup

September 3, 2021 —

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09/03/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Six months after ousting Myanmar’s democratically elected civilian government,...

Another Church in Chin State Reportedly Desecrated by the Junta

September 2, 2021 — 09/02/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – As the fight between the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) and the ethnic militia groups continues, more and more cases of churches being targeted and desecrated...

Deceased Rohingya Christian Refused Burial at Cox’s Bazar

September 1, 2021 — 09/01/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – In late August, a Rohingya Christian refugee passed away due to illness in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar. While usually the deceased from both Islamic and...

Chin Church Leaders Gather to Re-consecrate their Church after Military’s Occupation

August 30, 2021 — 08/30/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On August 28, church leaders from Falam area in Chin state gathered and had worship service to re-consecrate their church building in Tal Village....

Rohingya Christians Face a Double Threat: Myanmar Military & Rohingya Neighbors

August 30, 2021 — 8/27/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The 2021 coup executed by the Myanmar military, known as the Tatmadaw, follows a history of brutal atrocities such as the ethnic cleansing...

Cardinal Bo Again Calls for Justice and Peace in Myanmar

August 27, 2021 — 08/27/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – More than six months after the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) has taken over Myanmar, the Southeast Asian country is trapped in an ongoing pandemic and...

Released Chin Priest and Catechist Resume Their Work

August 24, 2021 — 08/24/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The priest and the catechist who were released on August 4, after being abducted by a local defense force in Chin state, have now...

Death Toll Passes 1,000 Under Military Junta in Myanmar

August 18, 2021 — 08/18/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — Human rights watchdog group Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) reported today that the military junta in Myanmar has killed over 1,000 civilians since seizing...

Burmese Military Blocks Supply Routes to 50,000 Chin Refugees

August 11, 2021 — 08/11/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Ever since the military coup on February 1st of this year that deposed Myanmar's democratically elected government and resulted in the military junta in...

ASEAN’s Special Envoy to Myanmar Begins His New Role

August 9, 2021 — 08/09/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) announced the appointment of Erywan Yusof, Brunei’s second minister for foreign affairs, to the position of Special...