Kachin Pastors Among Those Set Free by the Burmese ArmyOctober 20, 2021 — 10/20/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On October 18, the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) set more than 5,000 prisoners freed “on humanitarian grounds.” Three ethnic Kachin pastors were among the 5,000...
Burmese Soldiers Not Brought to Justice For Rape and Murder of a Kachin WomanJuly 22, 2021 — 07/22/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The Burmese military has detained three soldiers to investigate a crime against a 55-year-old ethnic Kachin woman named Khaw Ywe. The soldiers are accused...
Churches Offer Shelter to the Influx of Refugees in Myanmar’s Kachin StateMay 19, 2021 — 05/19/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Since the Feb. 1 coup, which resulted in the demise of Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected civilian government, the fighting between the Burmese...
Kachin Baptist Convention Calls for Prayer and Advocacy for MyanmarApril 15, 2021 — 04/15/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The leaders of Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) are calling for prayer and advocacy amid the deteriorating situation in Myanmar, two months after the military...
Justice is Missing for Kachin Christian Teachers Raped and Killed by TatmadawJanuary 21, 2021 — 01/21/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Kachin Christians continue to seek justice for the two ethnic Kachin teachers who were allegedly raped and killed by the Tatmadaw (Burmese Army) in...
Christians in Myanmar Cast Their Votes Hoping for Better FutureNovember 9, 2020 — 11/09/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On November 8, Myanmar held its general elections, where more than 37 million eligible voters got to cast their votes to elect the lawmakers...
Kachin IDPs Risk Their Health for Work During Coronavirus EpidemicApril 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...
Rights Group Urges Myanmar to Protect IDPs from CoronavirusMarch 30, 2020 — 03/30/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Although Myanmar claims to have only 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19, many question the government’s ability to reflect the actual situation and its capacity...
Closure of China Border Due to Coronavirus Affects Rural Kachin TownshipsFebruary 28, 2020 — 02/28/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The fast-spreading Coronavirus in China has pushed Beijing to close borders inside and around the country. Myanmar’s northern Kachin state, which heavily depends on...
Five-year Anniversary Memorial Held for Two Killed Kachin Baptist TeachersJanuary 26, 2020 — 01/26/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On January 19, the 5th year anniversary of the death of two Kachin Baptist teachers was held at Jawbwan in Myitkyina. According to Eleven...
Kachin Groups, Burmese Government Discuss Safe Return of IDPsMay 26, 2019 — 05/26/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Today, several Kachin groups will sit down with representatives from the Burmese government to talk about repatriation of internally displaced persons (IDPs), who fled...
Humanitarian Access Blocked for Myanmar’s Kachin StateMay 18, 2019 — 05/18/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – According to UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in Kachin and northern Shan state, nearly 47,000 people have been temporarily displaced...
Ceasefire Extended to June in Myanmar’s NorthMay 4, 2019 — 05/04/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The Burmese Army (tatmadaw) has extended by two months a unilateral four-month ceasefire that was put in place last December in five regional commands...
NGO Steps In to Help Relocate Kachin IDPsApril 8, 2019 — 04/08/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – A Japanese foundation has delivered a grant of US$300,000 to assist displaced Kachin communities in Myanmar’s Kachin state last week. In partnership with the...
Kachin IDP Women Sold to China as Child-bearerMarch 23, 2019 — 03/23/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The ongoing armed conflict in Myanmar’s northern Kachin state has not only displaced more than 100,000 people since 2011, it also created an opportunity...
There Are Still 40,000 IDPs Across 89 IDP Camps in Kachin StateMarch 15, 2019 — 03/15/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – According to Myanmar’s Union Minister Thein Swe of Labors, Immigration and Population, Kachin State currently has more than 40,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) living...
