Shelling forces Christian IDPs from refugee campsDecember 29, 2016 — ICC Note: Shelling by Myanmar’s military has forced people that have already been displaced from their homes to be displaced from their makeshift refugee camps. Already cut off from aid...
Civilians from Christian ethnic groups killed in MyanmarDecember 28, 2016 — ICC Note: Three civilians have been killed and 8 injured as Myanmar’s military ramps up their offensive against predominantly Christian ethnic groups in Shan state. The deaths happened during fighting...
Myanmar is blocking aid to Christian refugeesDecember 21, 2016 — ICC Note: The UN has been blocked by the Burmese government from providing aid to the estimated 100,000 people displaced by the military’s offensive in Kachin State. Separatist groups in...
New reports documents persecution of Christians in MyanmarDecember 14, 2016 — ICC Note: At a press conference on Tuesday, December 13th, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released two reports on religious freedom in Myanmar including a report...
As Myanmar takes another step away from peace, civilians and Christians will suffer moreDecember 8, 2016 — ICC Note: In another step toward religious oppression, and another step away from peace for Aung San Suu Kyi’s government, Myanmar’s lawmakers have voted to brand separatist groups in Shan...
More than 60 churches have been destroyed by the government in Myanmar since 2011December 7, 2016 — ICC Note According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide, more than 60 churches have been destroyed in Kachin State since 2011. The most recent church to be destroyed, St Frances Xavier Catholic...
Kachin people call for the release of more than 50 detained civiliansDecember 2, 2016 — ICC Note: The Kachin people in Myanmar have called on the government to release civilians that were arrested by security forces. Fighting between a Kachin militia groups and Myanmar’s military...
Thousands of Christian-Kachin people flee conflict in MyanmarNovember 23, 2016 — ICC Note: More than 2,000 people have taken refuge in churches and monasteries in the most recent spate of violence by government forces against the predominantly Christian Kachin ethnic group....
With all eyes on the Mediterranean refugee crisis, few notice the 1 million Asian refugeesNovember 1, 2016 — ICC Note: While the refugee crisis spotlight rests on the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean and the reaction of Western countries to the influx of refugees, very few have taken...
Nearly 1.7 million Kachin Christians live in fearOctober 27, 2016 — ICC Note: Since 2011 Myanmar has waged a military campaign against the 1.7 million Kachin people, nearly 99 percent of which call themselves Christians. Over the past five years up...
Religious intolerance on the rise in Southeast AsiaOctober 26, 2016 — ICC Note: Southeast Asia has been experiencing a rise of religious intolerance and persecution. Whether it is the growing influence of Sharia law in some countries or the outright oppression...
Three Religions Caught in Front of the Government Bulldozer in BurmaAugust 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Burma has been a hotbed for animosity among the three main religions, Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity. Buddhist radicals have been constructing religious shrines on or near Muslim and...
Christianity on the Rise in MyanmarAugust 4, 2016 — ICC Note: We often see and read about the persecution of Christians caused by Islamic theocracy and nationalism; however, minorities suffer at the hands of different religious majorities elsewhere as...
Burma Seeks Peace with Ethnic Rebels – Will it Lead to an End of Persecution?July 20, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Peace is the ultimate goal for the infant democratic government of Myanmar as the country has faced rebel conflict since its independence in the late 1940's from the...
Burma’s Religious Census Data to be Released on July 21July 13, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The long awaited census data for Myanmar's religious demographics will be released on July 21 after months of delays. Due to the controversial nature of the report and...
New Govt To Defend ‘Race And Religion’ Laws At UN MeetingJuly 6, 2016 — ICC Note: The government of Myanmar is defending legislation that in essence squanders the rights of women along with Muslims, which are the minority. This legislation deliberately discriminates against Muslims...
