Myanmar President Criticized for Claiming Improvement on Human Rights

December 12, 2018 — 12/10/2018 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On Human Rights Day this year, Myanmar President Win Myint stated that his country’s human rights situation has improved. His statement was quickly dismissed by...

Trafficking of the Majority Christian Kachin People

December 8, 2018 — 12/8/2018 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – As China’s population suffers from a proportionately larger male population than female, it has given rise to a trafficking industry that targets tens of...

Students from Myanmar Share Stories of Forced Recruitment to Wa Military

December 7, 2018 — 11/06/2018 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – In September of 2018, multiple students were forcibly recruited to the Wa military as a part of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) clampdown...

Chin Refugees Fear Returning Home to Myanmar

November 15, 2018 — 11/15/2018 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – A recent decision made by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) plans to no longer resettle or designate refugee status for people from...

Increased Number of Catholic Clergymen Expelled from Myanmar Regions

November 9, 2018 — 11/08/2018 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) –Yesterday, three nuns and a priest, all from the Kengtung Diocese in Myanmar’s Shan State have been ordered to leave the Wa hills boarding China...

UN Envoy Visits Kachin State

October 21, 2018 — 10/21/2018 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – In a recent visit to Kachin State, UN Special Envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener, met with officials and representatives for her second visit to the...

Kachin Pastor Beaten by Burmese Militia Recounts His Ordeal

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10/17/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Mading Zai Dan Bawm Ying is one of two Kachin youth pastors beaten by members of the Myanmar army-based Border...

Wa Army Expels More Clergy in Myanmar’s Shan State

October 16, 2018 — 10/16/2018 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On Oct 12, the United Wa State Army (UWSA) ordered two Salesian priests, three nuns from the Missionary Society of St. Paul, and three lay...

Myanmar’s Ethnic Army Releases 100 Detained Wa Christians

October 8, 2018 — 10/08/2018 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On October 5, a month after the United Wa State Army (UWSA), the ethnic armed group comprising the military wing of the United Wa State...

China is Behind Halting of Aid to Kachin IDPs in Myanmar

September 19, 2018 — 09/19/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – With pressure from Beijing, Myanmar’s military and civilian authorities are blocking humanitarian aid from reaching thousands of displaced ethic Kachin in the conflict-torn...

Ethnic Wa Army in Myanmar Target Christian Clergy and Churches

September 18, 2018 — 09/18/2018 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – According to news reports, Myanmar’s largest and best-armed non-state army is detaining several Christian clergy members to investigate their activities while destroying churches in its...

Myanmar Military Leaders Must Be Investigated for Genocide and Violations of Human Rights

August 29, 2018 — ICC Note: Several military leaders in Myanmar are being investigated for numerous violations of human rights against the citizens, including Christians who are a religious minority. Government officials are trying...

Religious Freedom Violations in Asia Increasing – UN Rapporteur

August 28, 2018 — ICC Note: A report from the UN reveals the oppression religious minorities experience in several countries in Asia. Both China and Vietnam have increased government control over religious minorities, while...

Myanmar Sanctioned for “Widespread Human Rights Abuses”

August 21, 2018 — ICC Note: The US has sanctioned Myanmar for human rights abuses against minorities like Christians and the Rohingya. These economic sanctions are targeted towards Myanmar's military forces who have been accused...

US Imposes Sanctions on Myanmar for ‘Widespread Human Rights Abuses’

August 21, 2018 — ICC Note: The US government has placed several economic sanctions to Myanmar’s security force due to their violent campaigns against Christians and other ethnic groups. Myanmar’s military has committed several...

Two Kachin Youth Pastors in Myanmar Beaten by Military-linked Group

August 6, 2018 — ICC Note: Two Kachin youth pastors in northern Myanmar were beaten by Burmese army-backed militia last week. The army-based Border Guard Force (BGF) kicked and beat the two members of the...