Two pastors freed from prison in Myanmar
Morning Star News After spending more than a year in prison, two assistant pastors arrested by Myanmar’s Army were freed on Tuesday under a government amnesty program. Dom Dawng Nawng Latt, 65, and La Jaw Gam Hseng, 35, were among more than 8,500 prisoners granted amnesty by newly elected President U Win Myint, sources said. Some 37 jailed political activists were […]
Myanmar’s army admits detaining two Catholic church leaders
Army officials in Myanmar have confirmed they have arrested two assistant priests who have been missing since 24th December, accusing them of aiding ethnic separatists. Morning Star News reports that the army has accused Dom Dawng Nawng Latt and La Jaw Gam Hseng of serving as “informers and spreading false news on behalf of the armed […]
Clergymen missing after helping reporters cover bombing of church building in Myanmar, sources claim
Morning Star News Two assistant priests in Myanmar are missing after informing journalists about the bombing of a Catholic church building in Shan state, sources have told Morning Star News. Dom Dawng Nawng and La Jaw Gam Hseng went missing on Christmas Eve, 24th December, after helping journalists cover the bombing of their church building […]