Share31st, March 2019 M-Media – People in central Myanmar town voted against reopening of mosques in what they call referendum, a sign that show some groups in Buddhist majority country are not willing to accept freedom of worship which is officially enshrined in the country’s constitution. Mosques in Chauk, SalinRead More

Share14th, December 2017 M-Media Christians in central Myanmar were barred to celebrate pre-Christmas prayer following the Buddhist villagers complained about the plan, the latest incident that shows rise of religious intolerance among country’s Buddhist majority. In December 9th notice letter sent to U Kyaw Myint from administrator of Kan Thar villageRead More

ShareNovember 8th,2016 M-Media Reported By Phyu Lay Under the civilian government led by Noble laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD Party, as a further attempt to obliterate Islamic sacred places, local authorities decreed to demolish a Muslim place of worship in Shwe Hley village of Belin Township, Mon state.Read More

ShareNovember 6, 2014 | USCIRF WASHINGTON, DC – On the eve of President Obama’s November 12-14 trip to Burma, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released a new report, “Burma: Religious Freedom and Related Human Rights Violations are Hindering Broader Reforms.” The report and its recommendations reflectRead More