Myanmar’s Indian and Chinese Christians Facing Systematic Discrimination

June 2, 2021 —

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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...

Suffering of Karen Christians Intensified by Recent Coup

May 12, 2021 —

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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...

Thai Christians Provide Aid to Refugees Fleeing Myanmar

April 27, 2021 — 04/27/2021 Thailand (International Christian Concern) – As the military takeover of Myanmar approaches three months, Christians in neighboring Thailand are providing relief for those fleeing the conflict, including Christians from the...

ASEAN Summit Fails to Confront Myanmar’s Tatmadaw

April 26, 2021 — 04/26/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Held on Saturday, a special gathering of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) concluded without condemning Myanmar’s military, officially called the Tatmadaw. The Tatmadaw...

Tatmadaw Invited to ASEAN Summit in Controversial Decision

April 22, 2021 — 04/22/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Concern is rising over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) decision to invite Myanmar’s military junta to a special summit being held on Saturday...

Myanmar’s CCP-Backed Wa State a Hostile Place for Christians

April 21, 2021 —

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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...

International Pressure Increasing on Tatmadaw

April 8, 2021 — 04/08/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The international community has once again stepped up the pressure on Myanmar’s new military junta for the coup it conducted on February 1, 2021...

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....