London, UK: Ethnic Nationalities from Burma last week held a two-day historical event called ‘Union of Burma Ethnic Affairs Seminar (Europe)’ in Frankfurt, Germany from 21-22 June, 2008. The event was hosted by an organising committee formed by Germany-based ethnic groups and funded by the Euro-Burma Office (EBO).
London, UK: In attempt to draw attention to the ‘unknown’ devastating famine in Chin State, a Chin delegation made a three-day visit to the UK, which ended last Friday. The trip was sponsored by the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART) and hosted by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW).
London, UK: A delegation of five ethnic women from Burma on Aung San Suu Kyi’s 63rd birthday met UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, at 10 Downing Street last Thursday, signalling the international community has not forgotten Burma’s democratic leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Burma’s ruling junta declared the country’s referendum as ‘approved and passed’ but the Chin people are still suffering the aftermath, resulting in forced labour and detention in Chin State, sources unveiled.
London, UK: A trio of Chin delegates are today to attend Global Youth Congress, The Big Hope, organised by Liverpool Hope University in Liverpool, UK. The group includes Victor Biak Lian of ENC (Ethnic Nationalities Council), Cheery Zahau of Women’s League of Chinland and Sasa, a Chin medical student studying in Armenia.
A representative of the Bawm people, Laldawnsang Amlai testified of the violent repression faced by his people before British MPs and Peers at House of Commons in a reception hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tribal Peoples and Survival in London last Wednesday.
Pado Ba Thin Sein the chairman of Karen National Union and chairman of Ethnic Nationalities Council of Union of Burma passed away at Thai-Burma border on May 22, 2008.
Change for Burma, a campaign that highlights the current crisis in Burma and calls for urgent and meaningful change in the country was launched yesterday by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) in partnership with Premier Christian Media.
Rev. Dr. Robert G. Johnson, the last missionary to Chin Hills, is in intensive care at a hospital in Redlands, California after suffering from what is said to be “internal aneurysm”.
Chin churches and communities across the world held prayers and stood united in lending their helping hands for victims of Cyclone Nargis, which struck Burma on Saturday 3 May, 2008 leaving hundreds of thousands dead, injured, starved and homeless.
