Kachin Baptist Convention Pressured to Support Myitsone Dam

March 6, 2019 — 03/06/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Chinese authorities in Yunnan province, which borders Myanmar’s northern Kachin state, pressured the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) to support the construction of Myitsone Dam...

Two Kachin Christian IDPs Injured by Landmine Continue to Suffer

February 24, 2019 — 02/24/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Two Christian Kachin IDPs were badly injured when one stepped on a landmine in Kachin state, Myanmar on January 7. When they left the...

Thousands of Kachin IDPs Might Soon Return Home

February 20, 2019 — 02/20/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Between 6000 and 10,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Kachin State who have been displaced since 2011 may be able to return to their...

Rev. Samson: Return of Kachin IDPs Must Not Be Rushed or Managed by Army

February 18, 2019 — 02/18/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Rev. Hkalam Samson, the chairperson of the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC), told Kachin News Group (KNG) in a recent interview that the return of...

Myanmar Pushes Back on Beijing-backed Dam That Could Displace Thousands of Kachin

January 29, 2019 — 01/29/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – There have been heated debates inside Myanmar on whether or not to resume the controversial China-backed Myitsone dam project in Kachin state. The dam...

Kachin IDPs Were Able to Enjoy a Peaceful Christmas

January 15, 2019 — 01/15/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – This last Christmas, thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in Myanmar's Christian-majority Kachin State were able to celebrate Jesus’ birthday peacefully as the...

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...

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...

Crimes Against Kachin’s Predominantly Christian People

September 8, 2018 — ICC Note: Recently a large number of gross human rights violation has been reported by a U.N. fact-finding mission. Th conflict between Burma and Kachin began decades ago, partly because...

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...

Aung San Suu Kyi Calls for New Strategic, Patience to Build Peace

July 17, 2018 — ICC Note: The civilian leader of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday calls for more patience and a new strategic vision in Myanmar peace talks. The 21st-Century Panglong Conference concluded...

Peace Process in Myanmar Hinges on Relationship Between Aung San Suu Kyi and the Military

July 13, 2018 — ICC Note: The peace talks in Myanmar to resolve ongoing military conflicts with ethnic militias, including the Christian-majority Kachin, have been hindered by the collapsed relationship between Myanmar’s civilian leader...

Christians in Myanmar’s Kachin State Need Help

July 12, 2018 — ICC Note: Advocates in the U.S. are calling for the U.S. to impose sanctions again on Myanmar, given the atrocities committed by the tatmadaw (Burmese army) against the mostly Christian Kachin...

Bishop Urges Myanmar’s Army To Stop Offensive Against Kachin State

July 10, 2018 — ICC Note: A bishop in conflict-torn Kachin State has warned Myanmar’s military not to reinforce its troops and called for a ceasefire in the run-up to a planned peace conference. Renewed...

Myanmar’s Military Bombs 60 Churches in Kachin State, Replaces Them with Pagodas

July 6, 2018 — ICC Note: American pastor Bob Roberts who recently traveled to Kachin State in Myanmar reports that Myanmar’s military has bombed 60 churches in the last 18 months, replacing 20 of...

Myanmar’s Ethnic Groups Ask Australia for Help

June 19, 2018 — ICC Note: Over five hundred migrants from Myanmar gather in Perth to call on Australia and other western governments to take action to help protect their ethnic minority groups. Chin (mostly...