John Zaw

Myanmar-based Journalist working for covering politics, human rights, humanitarian, marginalized and religion affairs.

[UCA News @UCANews]

@VaticanNews Myanmar's famous kneeling nun Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng has become a global icon of peace
https://t.co/9UoQH6NwDO

[UCA News @UCANews]

Myanmar bishops appeal to the faithful to lay emphasis on doing charity and spiritual preparations instead of indulging in merrymaking and other celebrations during the coming Christmas season.
Read more… https://t.co/9deHu07cRz #Christmas #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #SaveMyanmar

[UCA News @UCANews]

Challenging violence, poverty and lack of education, Kachin Catholics have emerged from the shadows of foreign missioners, writes @Johnzaw
#Catholics #Myanmar #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #MyanmarMilitaryTerrorists
https://t.co/Up56f8wgyi

[John Zaw @Johnzaw]

@ChinHumanRights @CSWPress @RapporteurUn @persecutionnews

[UCA News @UCANews]

A Baptist pastor shot dead in Myanmar’s battle-ravaged Chin state as the military intensifies attacks on civilians in the predominantly Christian region.
#Myanmar #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #SaveMyanmar #persecution
https://t.co/0zYAotYhOT

[John Zaw @Johnzaw]

@MagsaysayAward @CFSI_rebuilds

[UCA News @UCANews]

American humanitarian Dr. Steven Muncy is one among five recipients of this year’s #RamonMagsaysayAward. #Asia #Philippines #refugee #HumanitarianPrize
https://t.co/IWei7CqOht

[UCA News @UCANews]

Solidarity and sympathy marked the fourth Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day recalling the Rohingya exodus from Myanmar following the military crackdown in 2017.
#SaveMyanmar #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Rohingya #Genocide https://t.co/dXRmETkCoP

[John Zaw @Johnzaw]

@ASEANMP @EP_ASEAN

[UCA News @UCANews]

ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly to convene its 42nd General Assembly in Brunei via video conferencing from Aug. 23-25 for representatives of 10 Southeast Asian nations.
#MyanmarMilitaryTerrorists #SaveMyammar #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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[UCA News @UCANews]

According to UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, 2020 was the deadliest year on record for refugee journeys in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea.
#Rohingya #refugees https://t.co/quTjXxBZCS

[John Zaw @Johnzaw]

What are we waiting for? #SaveMyanmar #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

[UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews @RapporteurUn]

Yet another horrific milestone in Myanmar: AAPP reports that more than 1,000 people have now been confirmed killed by junta forces. 5,736 are in detention. US Amb. DeLaurentis was right when he told the UNSC: "What are we waiting for? The longer we delay, the more people die."

[UCA News @UCANews]

#Catholic Church's healthcare commission in #Myanmar sends mobile medical teams to the camps in conflict-torn Kachin state for testing and medical check-ups, and offers medicines, face masks and pulse oximeters.
#COVID19 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
https://t.co/7cZ8OPBA6W

[UCA News @UCANews]

Myanmar's famous kneeling nun focuses on helping sick patients from pandemic-stricken villages where health workers cannot reach.
Read more… https://t.co/MKQNwR3P4H #SaveMyanmar #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #COVID19

[John Zaw @Johnzaw]

@cardinal_bo @SalMissions

[UCA News @UCANews]

Catholic Church in Myanmar receives six new Salesian priests as a blessing and hope for a nation that has been in political turmoil following February’s military coup.
Read more… https://t.co/AhD90UEfDa #Myanmar #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar #SaveMyanmar #Catholic

[John Zaw @Johnzaw]

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

[Martin Bille Hermann @BilleHermann]

A strong 💪🏼 message from @UN 🇺🇳 General Assembly on #Myanmar. Only 1 vote against resolution. #Denmark 🇩🇰 will continue to stand in solidarity w people of #Myanmar and respect for human rights, democracy & rule of law. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

[John Zaw @Johnzaw]

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

[Sam Zarifi @SZarifi]

#Myanmar: the #UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC, facing contested claims to representation of the country (between the junta and the @NUGMyanmar) decides to postpone Myanmar's Universal Periodic Review until UN General Assembly decides which government is legitimate. @CrphMyanmar

[UCA News @UCANews]

Church officials in eastern Myanmar’s Kayah state prioritize the emergency needs of thousands of people who were forced to flee from their homes due to fighting that has escalated in Kayah state since May 21.
Read more: https://t.co/3To8W3kXiX
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

[UCA News @UCANews]

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Myanmar (CBCM) appeals for a “humanitarian corridor" for thousands of displaced people who face starvation.
Read more.... https://t.co/HUHaIhHCeZ #Myanmar #Catholic #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

[UCA News @UCANews]

Myanmar Church calls for an end to attacks on religious buildings following military assaults on three Catholic churches within the space of two weeks.
Read more… https://t.co/ilBtDGJ870 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Myanmar #ReligiousPersecution #SaveMyanmar #Catholic

[John Zaw @Johnzaw]

Myanmar bishops habe appealed for a humanitarian corridor for thousands of people who face starvation. @UCANews @LaCroixInt @VaticanNews @CatholicNewsSvc @religions4peace @ChristianPost @cardinal_bo https://t.co/PSuNHhCrtV #SaveMyanmar

[John Zaw @Johnzaw]

a fragile democracy to a human rights catastrophe

[Phil Robertson @Reaproy]

“In just over four months #Myanmar has gone from being a fragile democracy to a human rights catastrophe. The military leadership is singularly responsible for this crisis, and must be held to account" says @mbachelet @OHCHRAsia
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
https://t.co/BkoIbOpmX9.

[UCA News @UCANews]

A Myanmar military plane carrying at least seven people, including two senior monks, crashes near the central city of Mandalay due to bad weather.
Read more… https://t.co/NkO3wQXKij #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #planecrash #Myanmar