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...
Myanmar Hit Hard by Latest Human Trafficking Report Despite New GovernmentJune 29, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Myanmar has been riddled with human rights violations for decades from religious and ethnic persecution to human trafficking. In the latest human trafficking report, Burma has been downgraded...
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...
