Tag: Myanmar

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

Nearly 20,000 members of the stateless Muslim minority have already been sent to Bhashan Char island

A human rights group condemned the attack, saying it is a violation of international humanitarian laws

Local officials said some died when they tried to cross the poorly marked causeway, which is only around four meters wide

The full-moon that marks the end of the rainy season is celebrated across Myanmar in explosions of color, with fireworks, and lanterns

Suu Kyi faces a raft of charges including illegally importing walkie talkies, sedition and corruption, and faces decades in jail if convicted

A court found Fenster guilty of encouraging resistance to the junta, unlawful association and violating immigration laws on Nov. 12

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