A growing number of monks and religious leaders have come out in support of Burma’s controversial proposal to ban interfaith marriages, despite accusations that it would violate basic human and women’s rights
Over 100 Burmese migrants return to Burma from Malaysia, after clashes in Kuala Lumpur’s suburbs in the last month left at least four Burmese dead.
After mobs assaulted two reporters during riots in Shan state’s Lashio on Wednesday, journalists and editors in Burma called on the government and state security to do more to protect[…]
Buddhist mobs armed with sticks and machetes burned Muslim homes for a second day in Shan state’s Lashio on Wednesday, contradicting claims in state media that soldiers and police had[…]
In the wake of unspeakable violence carried out in a methodical manner by civilians with the acquiescence of local police, there must be a strong and swift response within Burma
Two freelance reporters covering the ongoing violence in Shan state’s Lashio for DVB were injured and had their SIM cards stolen after being assaulted by rioters on Wednesday
Religious riots have erupted in Shan state’s Lashio, after a Buddhist woman was allegedly ‘torched’ by a Muslim man.
A 15-year-old Buddhist boy told a local court that he was tortured by police after being arrested in central Burma on suspicion of participating in anti-Muslim riots
About seven thousand Muslims and Buddhists who were displaced by the violence in Meikhtila have returned to their homes. But despite their return, the community remains divided.
Five Buddhists standing trial for their alleged role in stirring anti-Muslim riots in central Burma in March were released on bail by a regional court on Wednesday, according to local sources
A Buddhist campaign, known as “969”, is being used to promote religious nationalism in Burma and has been linked to a recent surge in anti-Muslim violence. But who are the monks behind the movement?
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Tuesday called on people around the world to practice religious tolerance.
The families of three people charged with instigating riots in Mandalay last week held a press conference claiming they were wrongly accused.
The lawyer of an Arakanese student activist, who is standing trial in Rangoon for sedition and inciting religious hatred, has slammed authorities for prosecuting his client without sufficient evidence
Hundreds of Buddhist residents in western Burma’s Arakan state took to the streets this week to protest a government plan to resettle Rohingya Muslims, who were uprooted in last year’s ethno-religious clashes
Burma desperately needs to launch a comprehensive national campaign to promote reconciliation, tolerance and interreligious dialogue between Buddhists and Muslims.
Hundreds of Muslim villagers left homeless after the latest wave of sectarian riots to hit central Burma this week are in urgent need of food and shelter, according to local sources
Muslim residents living on the outskirts of Rangoon fear for their safety after one man was killed in a fresh outbreak of anti-Muslim violence in Oakkan township on Tuesday.
Aung San Suu Kyi emphasized the need for security in Burma while speaking to members of the Japanese and foreign media on Wednesday.
Aung San Suu Kyi says there is no easy answer to the sectarian violence that has rocked Burma. Speaking to students at Tokyo University she called for a dialogue and[…]
A spokesperson from the Communist Party of Burma has hit back at allegations that they were behind last month’s anti-Muslim riots, after a leading politician identified them as “instigators”
The government said it would rebuild all of the houses that were destroyed during the Meikhtila riots. But once the new houses are built – can the two communities live[…]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) obtains before and after satellite images of Meikhtila, showing extensive damage to towns that were burned in sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslims. HRW want the[…]
President Thein Sein on Thursday warned “perpetrators” behind this week’s anti-Muslim riots that he “will not hesitate” to deploy security forces to stop the escalating violence
The looming threat of religious violence in Rangoon is beginning to take its toll on the economy, after authorities force businesses to close early and residents are too scared to venture outside their homes
Two more townships in central Burma were placed under a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Wednesday evening as religious violence targeting Muslims continues to spread across the country
Mobs ransacked a mosque and assaulted houses owned by Muslims in Pegu division’s Zigon today as the country continues to reel from the spread of sectarian violence
Religious clashes continued to spread through Burma late on Monday night, as Muslim homes and businesses in two townships of Pegu division were ransacked
Residents living on the outskirts of Burma’s capital say they are still worried about security after anti-Muslim violence over the weekend.
The government announced the imposition of martial law in central Burma’s Meikhtila as rioting continued for the third day
