Court Hearing for Burmese Pastor Who Defied COVID-19 Ban Continues

July 2, 2020 — 07/02/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The Canadian Burmese pastor who ignored COVID-19 ban and created the largest cluster of confirmed cases in Myanmar, continues to face his trial after...

First Baptized Convert in Myanmar Remembered Forever

July 1, 2020 — 07/01/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On June 27, 1819, U Naw became the first reported Christian to be baptized in Myanmar (previously named Burma during that time). U Naw...

Pastor Lah Faces Sixth Hearing for Breaking COVID Ban

June 24, 2020 — 06/24 /2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – David Lah and church member Wai Tun appeared before the Myanmar Township Court for their sixth hearing on June 18th. During this hearing, two...

Meeting the Needs of the Body: ICC’s COVID-19 Response

June 16, 2020 —

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06/16/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Three months after COVID-19 pushed the United States and many other countries into lockdown, International Christian Concern continues to...

105,000 Kachin IDPs Trapped in Myanmar Camps

June 14, 2020 — 06/14/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Civil war between the Myanmar Army (Tatmadaw) and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) on northern Myanmar’s Kachin state since 2011 continues to be a...

Indicted Burmese Pastor Receives Medical Care from ICC

June 13, 2020 —

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06/13/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – In December 2018, Pastor Aung Tun Oo from Agape Baptist Church in Mandalay, the second largest city in...

Hearing for Burmese Pastor David Lah Continues

June 11, 2020 — 06/11/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On June 8, Burmese Canadian pastor David Lah appeared for the third time in court for violating the 2013 Natural Disaster Management Law (NDML),...

Myanmar Court Denies Bail to Pastor David Lah

June 5, 2020 — 06/05/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – David Lah, the Burmese Canadian controversial pastor who once said that those who genuinely believe in Christ would not contract the COVID-19 virus, only...

Burmese Pastor with COVID-19 Appears in Court

May 20, 2020 — 05/20/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – ICC recently reported on Burmese pastor David Lah and three others on their potential charges with three years in jail due to defying COVID-19...

Pastor Faces Three Years for Defying COVID-19 Ban

May 16, 2020 — 05/15/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On May 13, pastor David Lah and three others were charged with three years in jail for defying large group bans due to COVID-19....

ICC Delivers Medical Service, COVID-19 Prevention to IDP Camps

May 7, 2020 — 05/07/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Civil war has torn normal life apart in the borders of Burma for over 60 years. The sound of mortars is normal and the threat of...

Christians in Rakhine State Stuck Between COVID-19 and Armed Conflicts

May 1, 2020 —

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05/01/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – "Will this civil war ever end? I cannot...

Controversial Burmese Pastor Tested Positive for COVID-19, Perception of Christians Worsened

April 29, 2020 —

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04/29/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Along with COVID-19, Christians are increasingly being put...

ICC Provides Medical Care in Myanmar

April 24, 2020 —

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04/24/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Ever since converting to Christianity, Pastor Tin Shwe has faced hostility for his faith. In 2018, the threats...

Prominent Burmese Monk Donates to Catholic COVID-19 Fund

April 20, 2020 — 04/20/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On April 16, Archbishop Marco Tin Win of Mandalay Archdiocese received US$10,000 from the Burmese prominent monk, Ashin Nyanissara, also known as Sitagu Sayadaw....

Kachin IDPs Risk Their Health for Work During Coronavirus Epidemic

April 9, 2020 — 04/09/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Despite the Burmese government’s orders and lockdowns to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, hundreds of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Kachin state continue...