US imposes sanctions on Myanmar for “widespread human rights abuses”
World Watch Monitor The US government announced on Friday that it had imposed sanctions on Myanmar for “widespread human rights abuses” against Christians, Rohingya Muslims and other ethnic minorities, reports The New York Times. According to the Treasury Department the abuses against Rohingya Muslims in south-western Rakhine state, forcing more than 700,000 to seek refuge in neighbouring […]
Myanmar’s army accused of destroying churches and turning them into Buddhist temples
World Watch Monitor Myanmar’s military has destroyed about 60 churches in the past 18 months and turned a third of them into Buddhist pagodas in northern Kachin state, according to an American pastor who visited the region recently. “In the last 18 months, they have bombed 60 churches. Of the 60 churches they have bombed, […]
Myanmar’s Christians hope Pope Francis will speak for them
World Watch Monitor Pope Francis landed in Myanmar on Monday to start his six-day visit to Southeast Asia, raising the hopes of Christians there that he will address the issues they face in the majority-Buddhist nation. Among those welcoming the Pontiff in Yangon were more than 7,000 ethnic Kachin from the conflict-torn state in northern Myanmar, […]