Tag: Myanmar

Myanmar Junta killed two Chin pastors last week

Pastor Om Kee from Oakphu ward in Kanpetlet, Chin state, was arrested on Saturday and killed the next day.

A Pentecostal church in Chin State burned down by the Burmese army

Since the 9th of September, more than 450 houses, including five church buildings were burned down in the now desolated Thantlang.

Another church attacked by Burmese army in Chin State

Since September, more than 300 houses, including four churches, have been burned to the ground in the now deserted town.

Tatmadaw raids Catholic institutions in Myanmar

Kayah State is a stronghold of Catholicism, with a population of 90,000 Catholics, about one-quarter of the total population.

US State Department condemns attacks on churches and in Myanmar

The statement concludes with a promise to hold the perpetrators of violence accountable.

Catholic church and convent attacked by Tatmadaw in Myanmar

Time will tell whether the Tatmadaw can be reasoned with diplomatically in order to spare the lives of innocent Christians.

Two churches and a Baptist office hit with incendiary rockets in Chin State

Recent reports that soldiers have come out on the streets and deliberately torched houses in different locations.

Myanmar military occupies a baptist church

The violence occurred a few days after the fire of an entire village, including a Baptist church in the village of Rialto.

Myanmar junta destroys a Chin church after failing to set it ablaze

On the same day, the military junta also burned down other 13 houses in the village.

Myanmar junta burns church and houses after arresting civilians

Christians have long faced oppression and persecution under iron-fisted military rule for more than five decades.