Over 30,000 Villagers Face Humanitarian Crisis in Shan State
10 August 2011: An estimated 31,700 people from nine townships in Shan State are in a dire humanitarian crisis following recent intensified attacks by Burma Army soldiers.
Category: Recent News
World’s Indigenous Peoples Day Observed in Aizawl
10 August 2011: The Zo Indigenous Forum and the Chin Human Rights Organisation (CHRO) jointly organised a seminar in Aizawl, Mizoram State of India, commemorating the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples yesterday.
4-year-old Chin Refugee Girl Abducted in New Delhi
09 August 2011: Mai Ngun Tle Mawi, 4, was abducted by a ‘masked’ Indian man while she was sleeping with her parents at their rented apartment in New Delhi, India last Thursday.
Chin Female Pastor Died After Bike Accident
09 August 2011: A Chin Christian pastor drew her last breath at a hospital in Thantlang Town today after being hit by a motorcycle around 9am in the morning yesterday.
Protests to Mark Burma’s 8888 Nationwide Uprising
08 August 2011: People from Burma living in foreign countries today organise a demonstration rally to mark the anniversary of what has been also known as the ‘People Power Uprising’ against the military regime on 8 August 1988.
Seven Arrested after being Accused of Supporting Insurgent Group
07 August 2011: Seven locals from Vangva, Satawm and Saek villages in Falam Township were arrested on suspicion of supporting the Chin insurgent group by Burma Army soldiers late last month.
Father of Two Killed by Explosive Device in Kalay Myo
05 August 2011: An explosive device, reportedly used for catching fish, went off near 9-Mile of Kalay Myo in Sagaing Division today, killing a Chin resident identified as Mr. Lian Za Thang.
Establish ‘Peace Committee’: Ethnic Parties
4 August 2011: The ‘Ethnic Brotherhood Forum’, a five-member ethnic alliance, on Wednesday appealed for the establishment of a “Peace…
University Student Detained in Kalay
28 July 2011: Burmese police has detained a Chin student studying Civil Engineering at the Kalay Technological University in Sagaing Division after he was caught in a raid at a local home that turned up with five grams of herion on Sunday.
Suu Kyi Calls for End to Armed Hostilities
28 July 2011: In a rare open letter addressed to the new Burmese president and ethnic resistance groups, pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday called for the immediate cessation of all armed hostilities across Burma, saying the ongoing conflicts have only brought devastation to country.