Tag: Myanmar

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

Danny Fenster, who was arrested as he tried to leave the country in May, was charged under anti-terror and sedition laws

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

Barring Myanmar's junta chief from the ASEAN meeting was "tremendously significant,” said a political analyst

The groups said the February coup has emboldened the military to further persecute Christians and Muslims

Observers say the move is a bid to appease the international community at a time when the junta is facing both global and domestic pressure

ASEAN members have voiced disappointment over the Myanmar junta's reluctance to abide by a five-point plan reached by the group in April

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