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    Freedoms denied: Burma’s Christians fight for religious rights under NLD
    December 20, 2016in Lead Story, News, Religion5by KIMBERLEY PHILLIPS / DVB
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    Freedoms denied: Burma’s Christians fight for religious rights under NLD

    Christians around Burma say they are no better off under the democratically elected government headed by Aung San Suu Kyi, despite promises made in the lead-up to the historic 2015…

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    Burmese soldiers extort Chin Baptists: CHRO
    March 4, 2015in Chin, Lead Story, News, Religion258by CHINLAND GUARDIAN
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    Burmese soldiers extort Chin Baptists: CHRO

    Chin NGO says troops from Light Infantry Battalion 289 extorted 180,000 kyat (US$180) from a group of ten Baptist evangelists in Paletwa Township.

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    February 16, 2015in Lead Story, News, Religion, Video3by DVB and REUTERS
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    Charles Maung Bo elevated to cardinal in Vatican ceremony

    The Archbishop of Rangoon, Charles Maung Bo, is officially a cardinal after his elevation at a ceremony at St Peter’s Basilica on the weekend.

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    May 28, 2010in Analysis33by BENEDICT ROGERS
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    ‘In an age of intolerance, solidarity inspires’

    I urge every Christian and every Buddhist to speak out for all the people of Burma, including the Rohingya, who desperately need a voice

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    January 13, 2009in Uncategorized1by Staff Reporter
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    Prayer houses threatened with closure in Rangoon

    Jan 13, 2009 (DVB), Christian prayer houses in Rangoon wards have been told by the government’s Ministry of Religious Affairs to stop holding group prayer services or face closure, according…

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    February 28, 2008in Uncategorized1by Staff Reporter
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    Referendum law excludes monks and bans dissent

    Feb 28, 2008 (DVB), The Burmese government's newly-approved referendum law has banned monks and prisoners from voting, and made campaigning against the referendum punishable by up to three years in…

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