The Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) has continually targeted churches and civilians in Myanmar’s predominantly Christian regions where thousands of people have fled since the February coup last year. According to UCA News, Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Doukhu Parish of Loikaw township in Kayah state was hit by military airstrikesContinue Reading
A military court in Myanmar has sentenced American journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison, Fenster, 37, from Detroit, Michigan, was detained on May 24, denied bail and held in the Insein Prison in Yangon. His lawyer, Than Zaw Aung said Fenster was found guilty of three charges brought against himContinue Reading
Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar said in a statement yesterday concerning the coup in Burma (Myanmar), “My heart is with the Burmese people, especially the Rohingya population, who have already suffered so much. “Until 2011, the Burmese people suffered under a five-decade military dictatorship, only to have their hopes for a peacefulContinue Reading
David Lah, the Burmese Canadian controversial pastor who once said that those who genuinely believe in Christ would not contract the COVID-19 virus, only to be infected soon after, has his bail denied by the court after a hearing on June 3. The pastor defied national bans on large groupContinue Reading
