Tag: Myanmar conflict

Fighting between Karen National Union and the military broke out on Wednesday in the town of Lay Kay Kaw near the Thai border

The repugnant violence over the last ten months has offended the sensibilities of the world

Priests and nuns were reported to have been forced to flee and hide "in a safe place" as troops looted convents

Government troops reportedly fired artillery “without specific targets,” hitting civilian homes, including churches

At least five artillery shells “fell on the church,” which was identified in the report as the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart

Witnesses said soldiers entered Thantlang town on October 29, looted properties and then set fires to 200 homes and some churches

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

Clashes between anti-coup militias and junta troops have escalated in recent weeks along with bomb blasts and targeted killings

Sources in Myanmar said on Thursday that thousands of people in the country’s Chin State have already fled to India

The Bible is full of warnings about living a double life, and we’re told over and over again that we must practice what we preach.