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Displaced Christians Flee The Conflict in Myanmar

Published January 25th, 2021 - 08:30 GMT

Minority Christians are running out of northern Myanmar  due to the conflict there to find a better and safer place; now, they are building a sanctuary on the outskirts of Yangon.

The small community is currently part of 200,000 people who fled about four years ago because of fierce fighting in the northern Rakhine state.

Myanmar's crisis began after the clashes started between the country's military and the Arakan Army, a militant group calling for autonomy for its ethnic Rakhine people. The ensuing war resulted in hundreds of deaths or injured.

Hundreds of others were forced to the neighbouring Chin state, forcing ethnic Chins, predominantly Christian, out of their villages and into temporary camps.

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This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin child playing with a doll in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP

This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin child playing with a doll in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP

This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin children playing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP

This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin children playing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP

This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin child playing with his cat in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP

This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin child playing with his cat in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP

This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin man washing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP

This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin man washing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP

This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin ethnic people washing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP

This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin ethnic people washing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP

This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin children playing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP

This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin children playing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP

This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin baby sleeping under a mosquito net in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP

This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin baby sleeping under a mosquito net in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP

This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin people preparing food in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP

This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin people preparing food in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP

This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin child playing with a doll in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin children playing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin child playing with his cat in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin man washing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin ethnic people washing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin children playing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin baby sleeping under a mosquito net in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin people preparing food in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin child playing with a doll in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin child playing with a doll in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin children playing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin children playing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin child playing with his cat in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin child playing with his cat in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin man washing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin man washing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin ethnic people washing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin ethnic people washing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin children playing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin children playing in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin baby sleeping under a mosquito net in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows a Chin baby sleeping under a mosquito net in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin people preparing food in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This photo taken on January 11, 2021 shows Chin people preparing food in Bethel village in Hmawbi, on the outskirts of Yangon, where hundreds of members of the Chin ethnic community have settled after being displaced by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in the country's north. Ye Aung THU / AFP

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