Buddhists Attack Muslim Community in Burma, Destroying Mosque and HomesJune 27, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Buddhist radicals have become equal opportunity offenders when it comes to religious persecution. The latest attack happened against a Muslim community in Thuye Thamain village after a heated...
UN Envoy Visits Burma to Discuss Rohingya Crisis, but not Christian PersecutionJune 23, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The UN envoy to Myanmar met with Muslim and Buddhist residents of Rakhine state in Burma Wednesday as she continues on a 12 day visit through the newly...
Burmese Christian IDPs Risk Imprisonment and Sex Trafficking to Find Work in ChinaJune 14, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Ethnic Kachin Christians have faced persecution and hardship for decades. The military has targeted various Christian villages and have committed unspeakable acts against men, women, and children throughout...
Radical Buddhist Group Ma Ba Tha Support Pagoda Construction on Christian LandJune 10, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The pagoda building nationalist Buddhists in Kayin State received a controversial supporter in the infamous Ma Ba Tha. Ma Ba Tha, also known as the Committee for the...
Buddhist Monastery Planned near Christian Church in Latest Defiance of Religious FreedomJune 8, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Radical nationalist Buddhist group known as Ma Ba Tha have continued to erect pagodas (shrines) on or around Christian church property in an effort to return Burma to...
Burmese Government Wants Religious Peace, But Military May Have Other PlansJune 7, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In what can be seen as little surprise, the military in Burma will likely create problems for the National League of Democracy (NLD) and their efforts to pass...
Release of Census in Burma Prompts Fear of Religious Violence by Buddhist NationalistsJune 1, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Latest census figures will be released by the Ministry of Labour in Myanmar which will provide the most updated numbers regarding religious affiliation among its population. Details of...
Religious Freedom Key to Burma’s Future According to Burmese CardinalMay 27, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As nationalist Buddhist groups work both politically and religiously to take control of Burma, the government continues to target religious minorities such as the Rohingya and ethnic Christian...
Religious Conversion Ceremony Sees 71 People Switch to Buddhism in BurmaMay 25, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The nationalist Buddhist movement known as Ma Ba Tha conducted a religious conversion ceremony recently which saw 71 individuals become Buddhists. Among those converted was a reported right...
Myanmar Proposes Religious Harmony Law to Thwart Animosity Among ReligionsMay 20, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The infant democratic government of Myanmar is attempting to pass a religious harmony law which had previously been attempted prior to the National League for Democracy's victory. In...
Radical Buddhists Protest U.S. use of Rohingya to Describe Muslim Minority in BurmaMay 16, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The radical nationalist Buddhist group known as Ma Ba Tha was found protesting the government to officially denounce the U.S. government's use of Rohingya to describe the ethnic...
Religious Officials Take Notice of Buddhist Intrusion on Christian Lands in BurmaMay 12, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Religious leaders in Burma have finally taken notice of the Radical Buddhist monk known as U Thuzana who has been illegally building pagodas on Christian church property. The...
U.S. Unlikely to Lift Sanctions on Burma due to Slow Progress on Human Rights ReformMay 11, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Like many other countries deemed either dangerous to the U.S. or dangerous the indigenous people, the government has placed many sweeping economic sanctions against them. Myanmar is no...
Democratic Burmese Government Calling an End to Term “Rohingya” by International CommunityMay 9, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Minority Rohingya Muslims in Burma have been considered one of the most persecuted religious minorities in the world. They have called western Myanmar their home for generations...
Christians in Burma Faithful Despite Buddhists Building Shrines on Church PropertyMay 9, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Despite the push by radical Buddhist monks to build pagodas (religious shrines) on church property, Burmese Christians are remaining faithful and passive. In a volatile situation, any sort...
182 Years Later, SE Asian Group Receives the Gospel in their Language from WycliffeMay 4, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Bible translating organization Wycliffe who suffered a terror attack in the Middle East earlier this year has continued its mission to reach every language in every nation...
