Tag: Myanmar conflict
Monks flee temples in eastern Myanmar as fighting intensifies
The UN said more than half the population of Loikaw township has been internally displaced
Poverty pushes thousands of people in Myanmar to Thailand
With borders closed since March 2020, migrants have no choice but to make the journey illegally
Thousands spill across Thai border amid flight from clashes in Myanmar’s...
Refugees are enduring extremely unsanitary conditions with just a few toilets for thousands of people
Hundreds flee to Thailand as Myanmar junta clashes with rebel group
Fighting between Karen National Union and the military broke out on Wednesday in the town of Lay Kay Kaw near the Thai border
Enough is enough, my dear Myanmar
The repugnant violence over the last ten months has offended the sensibilities of the world
Myanmar junta troops intensify attacks, continue to target Catholic churches
Priests and nuns were reported to have been forced to flee and hide "in a safe place" as troops looted convents
Seven churches damaged by artillery strikes in Myanmar, says report
Government troops reportedly fired artillery “without specific targets,” hitting civilian homes, including churches
Catholic cathedral hit by artillery shelling in Myanmar
At least five artillery shells “fell on the church,” which was identified in the report as the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Satellite imagery shows damage to town torched in Myanmar’s Chin state
Witnesses said soldiers entered Thantlang town on October 29, looted properties and then set fires to 200 homes and some churches
Catholic priest threatened at gunpoint in Myanmar
The UN said it feared a wider human rights catastrophe amid reports of thousands of troops massing in the north and west of the country