Tag: Myanmar
Myanmar diocese bans priests from ‘active participation in politics,’ criticizing junta
The diocese said the priests “active involvement in politics” and their social media posts "cause great perplexity" in the community
Myanmar civilian death toll surpasses 2,000 since coup, claims activist group
Pope Francis has called on the international community to take action for the people of Myanmar who continue to suffer violence
Pope Francis laments continuing violence, displacement in Myanmar
The pontiff supported the call of Myanmar's bishops to the international community to help protect the Burmese people
Soldiers torch Catholic church in Myanmar
The St. Matthew Catholic Church in Dawnyaykhu in Phruso Township in Karenni State was gutted by flames
Myanmar’s Catholic bishops call on country’s military to respect places of...
“We strongly demand respect for life, respect for the sanctity of sanctuary in places of worship, hospitals and schools,” said the bishops
Refugees in Myanmar’s Chin state excluded from ASEAN humanitarian assistance plan
The number of internally displaced people in Myanmar topped 1 million as of May 30 amid fighting and armed clashes across the country
US report on international religious freedom cites genocides in China and...
The report singles out the two countries for their repression of mostly Muslim Uyghurs and Rohingya
Mobile phone service cut amid heavy fighting in Myanmar’s Sagaing
Northwest Myanmar’s Sagaing region has been the center of some of the strongest armed resistance to junta rule since February 2021
27 charred bodies discovered in Sagaing after Myanmar junta’s latest arson...
Villagers said three monks from the village monastery were taken away by the military, said a report on Radio Free Asia
Rights group hits ASEAN for refusing UN envoy from attending meeting...
The meeting addressed plans to deliver humanitarian aid and administer COVID-19 vaccines to Myanmar