Data breakdown of Chin political parties, candidates & voters

By Amy Alexander – 21 March 2007- Around noon local time today RELA raided construction site in Bukit Bintang and rounded up about 1000 workers including nearly 300 Chins. Those caught in the midday round-up included many UNHCR recognized refugees. As of this evening, it remains unclear just how many persons were arrested.

In its statement on the devastating food crisis in Burma’s Chin State, the Ethnic Nationalities Council (ENC) today expressed concern for the Chin victims, calling for the immediate action to address the ‘military-neglected’ situation.

Amid widespread religious freedom violations by Burma’s government, Christians among the ethnic Karen, Karenni, Chin and Kachin nationalities suffer particularly harsh persecution