Myanmar military drops charges against Pastor Hkalam Samson
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on September 9, a Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) officer dropped a lawsuit against Kachin pastor Hkalam Samson. The lawsuit surrounded comments that Rev. Samson More...
Kachin Baptist leader Hkalam Samson seeks justice during Myanmar military lawsuit
The leader of the Kachin Baptist Convention, Rev. Hkalam Samson, was sued by a Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) officer on August 26 over comments he made regarding Christian persecution in Myanmar when he met with US More...
Saw Soe Ku shares the struggles of Christians in Myanmar, the Karen State, living in refugee camps
Ei Tu Hta is an Internally Displaced People (IDP) camp located on the border of Myanmar and Thailand, consisting of 2,400 Karen State IDPs. Most of these residents are Christian, living in a predominately Buddhist More...
Myanmar military sues Rev Hkalam Samson for his sanctions remarks to President Trump
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on August 26, a Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) officer filed a lawsuit against an ethnic Kachin pastor for the comments he made during a meeting with President More...
Myanmar’s highest Buddhist body censors monks, declares group illegal
The government-appointed council, Myanmar’s highest Buddhist body declared a hardline monk organization an illegal association and ordered the nationwide removal of all its signage, three weeks after their leader, More...
Burma rebels have shut down at least 10 churches, detaining Christians
(International Christian Concern) –In September, ethnic Wa rebels in eastern Burma have shut down at least 10 churches and detained 92 Christian leader. Additionally, the militants burned crosses, destroyed church More...
North Carolina pastor, John Cao, sentenced to seven years in prison for missionary work
ChinaAid reports that North Carolina pastor, John Cao, has been sentenced to seven years in prison after a China’s southern Yunnan province court ruled that he was guilty of “organizing illegal border More...
Gospel for Asia- Empowering Rural People
Asia is a land of many developing nations which needs regular funding and empowerment, especially in rural areas. The constant need of aid for education and livings has given rise to NGOs and other such helping More...
Angelina Jolie, Bill Gates top Most Admired Poll
A new survey determines the World’s Most Admired People and place the wealthy and famous ahead of the most influential. Bill Gates tops the list with Angelina Jolie being the most admired woman. YouGov, a More...
Burma fighting with rebels leads to brutal rape, murder of two teachers
More than 2,000 villagers in Kachin State, northern Myanmar, on the border with China, have fled their homes because of renewed fighting between the Burmese army and the rebels of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). The More...
State Department on Christianity in Middle East: ‘shadow of its former self’
The State Department issued a shocking report on the state of religious freedom around the world this week, noting that Christianity in the Middle East, especially Syria, is becoming a “shadow of its former More...
