The majority of the 1.7 million Kachin people living in Myanmar are Christian, mainly Catholic or Baptist. Due to their ethnicity and Christian faith, they have endured discrimination and persecution at the hands of Myanmar’s authorities for decades, as well
Read moreMyanmar’s Christian population has increased dramatically, according to the latest figures released in a supplement to the 2014 Population and Housing Census, conducted by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). Christians now make up 6.2 per cent of the population – more
Read moreThe government of Myanmar will seek to defend a package of four controversial “protection of race and religion” laws at a key UN meeting on discrimination against women in Myanmar, being held in Geneva tomorrow, 8th July. The legislation, which
Read moreOpen Doors International are asking for prayer for Ali*, a man who recently began following Christ after leaving Islam. Ali is 31, from Rakhine State, Myanmar, and is from the disadvantaged Rohingya people group. As a Rohingya, he’s denied citizenship
Read moreSeeking to leave a peaceful legacy for the future, Christians in Myanmar are choosing to be patient with an influential Buddhist monk’s campaign to build pagodas on church properties. Initially social and news media registered an outcry from Christians when
Read moreNear the town of Pindaya, in the heart of Myanmar, Burmese pilgrims and tour buses filled with foreigners flock to a massive limestone cave, where there are more than 8,000 golden statues of Buddha collected over more than 240 years.
Read moreOver 30 members of the Christian anti-drug group known as “Pat Jasan” were injured, after they were ambushed and attacked by assailants carrying guns, machetes, grenades and slingshots. The Christians were working to destroy poppy fields near the Htan Mo
Read moreChristian politicians in ethnic minority areas of Myanmar are concerned that renewed fighting there will undermine the peace process in a country where insurgents have waged war for decades. According to local media reports, fresh fighting between the military and
Read moreSupporters of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi are already celebrating and claiming victory in Myanmar’s parliamentary election. By midday on Monday, Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, or NLD, had won about 70 percent of the votes, according to
Read moreMyanmar’s much-anticipated election is due to take place today, Sunday 8th November. However, problems with missing ballot papers and inaccurate voter lists are confirming the long-held concerns of political opponents and advocacy groups that the poll will not be free
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