Christian Chin from western Burma are denied religious freedom and face coercion to convert to Buddhism as a result of state policy, according to a new report The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) released Threats to Our Existence: Persecution of Ethnic Chin Christians in Burma on Wednesday which exposes a decades-long pattern of religious freedom
2012-09-05 Burma’s government is violating the religious rights of the ethnic group, according to a new report. RFA Some 90 percent of ethnic Chin consider themselves Christians. Christians among the Chin ethnic group in western Burma are facing religious persecution as they are coerced into converting to Buddhism as part of a government drive to
Briefing:Forced labour in Chin State and Sagaing Region, 2011 – 2012Click here to read.
By HANNA HINDSTROMhttp://www.dvb.no/news/chin-mp-threatened-at-gunpoint-by-military/20968 Burmese soldiers stormed into a Christian conference in southern Chin state and threatened a member of the state’s parliament at gunpoint, reports the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO). Several soldiers and two captains burst into the gathering of more than 1,000 delegates at the Chin Evangelical Church in Matupi township, near the
Chin govt minister ‘ordering forced labour’ Published: 8 September 2011 by Democratic Voice of Burmahttp://www.dvb.no/news/chin-govt-minister-%E2%80%98ordering-forced-labour%E2%80%99/17536 Men and women to forced to work on construction projects in Chin state (CHRO) Civil servants in northwestern Burma have been threatened with salary cuts by the chief minister of Chin state unless they labour weekly on efforts to prepare parts
Burmese Army Oppresses Chin Christians, Study Says Report shows widespread abuses, including murder, rape and forced labor. DUBLIN, January 19 (CDN) — Burmese soldiers are systematically using forced labor, torture and rape to persecute majority-Christian residents of Chin state in western Burma, according to a report released today. Entitled, “Life Under the Junta: Evidence of
Editorhttp://www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/11/11/intimidation-and-arrests-ethnic-areas-during-burma%E2%80%99s-elections11 November 2010 Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has received reports of harassment, intimidation, violence and arrests in several of Burma’s ethnic states, during and immediately following the sham elections three days ago. In Maungdaw, northern Arakan State, at least 38 Rohingyas were reportedly arrested on Election Day, and other arrests were reported in other towns.
Achara Ashayagachat and AFPhttp://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/205148/junta-faces-threat-claims7 November 2010 Burma’s military regime and its political proxies faced growing accusations yesterday of threats and intimidation on the eve of the country’s controversial first election in two decades. Up to 29 million eligible Burmese voters will go to the polling stations today, less than a week before opposition leader Aung
Al Jazeera and agencies http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/11/20101169237967672.html 6 November 2010 Myanmar is set for its first general elections in 20 years, but opposition parties still in the fray are already questioning the fairness of the vote. In the run-up to Sunday’s vote, the All Mon Region Democracy Party and the Rakhine National Development Party (RNDP) have accused the military-backed
Al Jazeera and agencieshttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/11/20101169237967672.html6 November 2010 Myanmar is set for its first general elections in 20 years, but opposition parties still in the fray are already questioning the fairness of the vote. In the run-up to Sunday’s vote, the All Mon Region Democracy Party and the Rakhine National Development Party (RNDP) have accused the military-backed Union Solidarity