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 […]
UN chief strongly condemns Myanmar executions; rights expert calls for sanctions
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned on Monday the execution of four democracy activists by Myanmar’s ruling military, a UN spokesperson said. “The Secretary-General reiterates his call for the immediate release of all arbitrarily detained prisoners, including President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi,” deputy UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said […]