45 CHIN PERISHED IN THE SEA

By Victor Khambil  – December 21, 2007-Kuala Lumpur: A small boat carrying 99 ethnic Chin from Myanmar accidentally sunk into the sea near Koktoung which located at the southernmost borderline of Thai and Myanmar on December 20, 2007 after colliding with a huge fishing boat at night. According to available information so far received, 45 Chin nationals comprising several children perished or still missing in the most ever devastating tragedy in the Chin history.

CHRO Testify Persecution of Chin Christians at The U. S Congress

December 5, 2007-Washington DC: Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) had testified about decades long systematic persecutions of Chin Christians at a public hearing on Burma at the Capitol Hill on Monday. The hearing was organized by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a non-partisan panel appointed by the United States president and leaders of Congress.

 

Children of Hope Inspired by a Chin Medical Student

November 5, 2007—Yerevan-London-Kuala Lumpur: A Chin Medical Student Sasa, currently studying the sixth year of Doctor of Medicine at the State Medical University in Armenia and his friends in the United Kingdom have launched a project called “Children of Hope: Burma Project”.

The protest against SPDC continues

The peoples’ demonstration against the military regime in Burma continues amid the military government uses of various violent forces against the ongoing protesters. Not only in Rangoon and Mandalay , the demonstrations against the ruling military dictatorship go on in various cities including Hakha, the capital of Chin State.

Aussie-Burma Network Held Candlelight Vigil to Support Peaceful Protesters in Burma

Melbourne, Australia: Whilst the Australian Government said there was little point in tightening its economics sanctions because it would only hurt Burma ’s ordinary citizens, the Burmese living in Australia held candlelight vigil to support the ongoing demonstrations, the biggest since 1988 nationwide pro-democracy uprising in Burma , on September 28, 2007 at Victoria State Library, Melbourne.