Prominent Baptist pastor in military-ruled Myanmar detained again hours after release from prison
Bangkok, Thailand AP A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar’s Kachin ethnic minority was detained by the authorities just hours after he was released from prison under an amnesty by the military government, a relative, a colleague and local media said Thursday. Rev Hkalam Samson, former head of the Kachin Baptist Convention and […]
US condemns Myanmar arrest, detention of Kachin Baptist leader
Washington DC, US Reuters The United States on Thursday condemned the Myanmar military authorities’ arrest and detention of a Christian religious leader and called for his immediate release and for all charges against him to be dropped. Reverend Hkalam Samson is the former head of the Kachin Baptist Convention, an organisation based in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state representing […]