Aung San Suu Kyi
Churches, temples and monasteries regularly hit by airstrikes in Myanmar, activists say
By Grant Peck — January 23, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) — The 10 reported attacks on churches in the western state of Chin examined by the researchers are part of a broader assault on religious communities across the war-torn nation, other religious and human rights workers said.
Myanmar’s generals unveil giant Buddha statue as they seek to win hearts and minds during civil war
By Grant Peck — July 24, 2023
BANGKOK (AP) — The military-controlled government of strife-torn Myanmar on Friday showed off a new giant statue of a sitting Buddha that is scheduled to be consecrated on Aug. 1.
‘We cannot wait!’ pleads Catholic missionary in Myanmar
By Claire Giangravé — May 13, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Democratic protests have sparked all over the embattled country, with some Catholics taking center stage in opposing the violence of the military junta.
Catholic nun’s kneeling protest in Myanmar praised as ‘model for church leaders’
By Claire Giangravé — March 3, 2021
(RNS) — A Catholic nun kneeling in front of government troops in Myanmar became a symbol of democratic resistance after a military coup seized the country last month.
Democratic values compete with Buddhist ones in Myanmar
By Mark Silk — February 13, 2021
(RNS) — Democracy is making inroads, but the tradition of karmic kingship persists.
The military coup in Myanmar presents opportunities to Buddhist nationalists
By Anders C. Hardig and Tazreena Sajjad — February 8, 2021
(RNS) — The Buddhist nationalist MaBaTha movement has become an important social force in Myanmar.
Ousted Myanmar leader warned of possible army obstruction
By Associated Press — February 1, 2021
(AP) — On Monday, those warnings proved prescient. The military detained Suu Kyi and other senior politicians and announced it was seizing control of the country for one year under a state of emergency.
Holocaust Museum revokes Suu Kyi’s human rights award
By Associated Press — March 7, 2018
(AP) — The move is just the latest in a series of blows to Suu Kyi’s international reputation, which has plummeted over the Rohingya massacres.
The history of the persecution of Myanmar’s Rohingya
By Engy Abdelkader — September 21, 2017
(The Conversation) — This pattern of persecution goes back to 1948 – the year when the country achieved independence from their British colonizers.
Myanmar disaster another case of civilizational climate change
By Mark Silk — September 16, 2017
Xenophobic nationalism is the societal equivalent of global warming.
Rohingya Muslims tell of abuses during army crackdown
By guest — July 15, 2017
(Reuters) Myanmar's government, led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, has denied most of the claims, and is blocking entry to a U.N. fact-finding mission tasked with looking into the allegations.
‘Time 100’ ranking includes a few religious mentions
By Adelle M. Banks — April 21, 2016
(RNS) Pope Francis made the cut, as did a few others motivated by their religious beliefs.
Why Myanmar’s Nov. 8 election won’t be ‘free and fair’
By Brian Pellot — October 27, 2015
The military is harassing and arresting Facebook users, Rohingya Muslims can’t vote, and chief opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains barred from the presidency, even if her party wins.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi urges supporters not to let race, religion dominate upcoming election
By Reuters — October 17, 2015
Toungup, MYANMAR (Reuters) Hardline Buddhist monks and nationalists have branded Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy too sympathetic to Muslims and unwilling to protect Buddhism.
Anti-Muslim Buddhist group moves toward Myanmar’s mainstream
By Reuters — September 1, 2015
YANGON (Reuters) Myanmar's Committee for the Protection of Race and Religion has pushed through four laws that critics say effectively legalize discrimination against women and the country's minority Muslims ahead of the country's first free vote in 25 years.
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