Rohingya Christian Beaten by Refugee Camp Authorities in Cox’s BazarJanuary 3, 2022 — 01/03/2022 Bangladesh/Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – A Rohingya Christian man in Cox’s Bazar refugee camp, Bangladesh, was beaten with a stick by the camp authorities. He was previously harassed by...
Deceased Rohingya Christian Refused Burial at Cox’s BazarSeptember 1, 2021 — 09/01/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – In late August, a Rohingya Christian refugee passed away due to illness in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar. While usually the deceased from both Islamic and...
Rohingya Christians Face a Double Threat: Myanmar Military & Rohingya NeighborsAugust 30, 2021 — 8/27/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The 2021 coup executed by the Myanmar military, known as the Tatmadaw, follows a history of brutal atrocities such as the ethnic cleansing...
Rohingya Christian Refugees from Myanmar Allegedly Attacked by MilitantsJanuary 29, 2020 — 01/29/2020 Bangladesh (International Christian Concern) – Twelve Christian Rohingya refugees from Myanmar claim that they were attacked by Rohingya militants “due to their faith.” They are undergoing treatment for injuries...
Myanmar army chief tells Pope ‘no religious discrimination’November 28, 2017 — ICC Note: Despite overwhelming evidence for the persecution of the religious minorities in Myanmar, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, whom many hold responsible for Rohingya crisis, has told Pope Francis...
Global terror groups set to exploit violence in Myanmar’s RakhineOctober 4, 2017 — ICC Note: Regional and international terrorist groups are eager to utilize the Rohingya crisis as an entry point for waging jihad in Myanmar, according to analysts familiar with the situation....
Malaysian fighters could enter Myanmar through underground channels to join fightSeptember 15, 2017 — ICC Note: Myanmar’s security forces face danger from Malaysians aspiring to join Rohingya militants. Many South Asians are eager to join the fight in Myanmar in order to retaliate against...
Burma’s Religious Census Data to be Released on July 21July 13, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The long awaited census data for Myanmar's religious demographics will be released on July 21 after months of delays. Due to the controversial nature of the report and...
UN Envoy Visits Burma to Discuss Rohingya Crisis, but not Christian PersecutionJune 23, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The UN envoy to Myanmar met with Muslim and Buddhist residents of Rakhine state in Burma Wednesday as she continues on a 12 day visit through the newly...
United Nations calls for the Immediate Release of Rohingya Refugees in MalaysiaJune 10, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Rohingya Muslims are one of the most oppressed religious minorities in the world as they continue to face persecution from the government and military in Burma. For those...
Radical Buddhists Protest U.S. use of Rohingya to Describe Muslim Minority in BurmaMay 16, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The radical nationalist Buddhist group known as Ma Ba Tha was found protesting the government to officially denounce the U.S. government's use of Rohingya to describe the ethnic...
Democratic Burmese Government Calling an End to Term “Rohingya” by International CommunityMay 9, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Minority Rohingya Muslims in Burma have been considered one of the most persecuted religious minorities in the world. They have called western Myanmar their home for generations...
Religiously Volatile Border State Clashes with Burmese ArmyApril 20, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Burmese soldiers entered into a conflict with Rakhine State rebel armies as the ethnic border states continue to oppose the central government. Historically the relationship between the central...
U.S. Recognizes Human Rights Abuses in Myanmar, Vietnam, and CambodiaApril 14, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Human rights abuses in Myanmar, Vietnam, and Cambodia seem to be a daily recurring problem for activists and religious minorities. The Rohingya and ethnic Christian minorities of Myanmar...
Religious Persecution is Abound in MyanmarApril 7, 2016 — ICC NOTE: It is no surprise for Myanmar to consider religious minorities to less of a citizens than Buddhist citizens. Most religious minorities in the country are also ethnic minorities,...
Rights Groups Call on Burmese Government to End Persecution of RohingyaApril 6, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As Burma is a majority Buddhist nation, the presence of religious minorities typically would not raise much issue as cooperation is a key attribute. However, in Burma, the...
