29 September 2021<\/p>\n
The Institute of Chin Affairs strongly condemns the recent Myanmar military actions of
\nviolence and persecution against the Chin people including destruction of religious
\nbuildings and arrests and torture of religious leaders. During the ongoing armed conf lict
\nin Chin State, the Myanmar military deployed troops to occupy Churches and religious
\nshrines; destroying churches with heavy artillery; burning church property and using the
\nChurch premises for coordinating military operations in the area.<\/p>\n
Since the coup on February 1, 2021, fourteen Chin Christian pastors have been unjustly
\narrested. The Myanmar Military have arrested eleven Pastors from Chin State; one from
\nMandalay and two from Kal ay myo Township. These pastors were severely beaten and
\ntortured by Myanmar military during their interrogation an d imprisonment. In Thantlang
\none pastor was shot dead by the Myanmar military soldiers.<\/p>\n
The actions of the Myanmar regime is a deliberate insult to the people and their religio us
\nvalues and deeply offend the Christians in Chin State. These acts are punishable under
\ndomestic law as well as war crimes under international law.<\/p>\n
The Institute of Chin Affairs calls on the Myanmar military: to immediat e halt all
\nreligious persecution, destroying our Churches, arresting and harassing our religious
\nleaders. We also call for the immediately release of Rev. Thian Lian Sang and Pastor
\nNgai Kung from prison.<\/p>\n
The Institute of Chin Affairs also calls on the in ternational community to do whatever
\nhumanely possible to stop the Myanmar military from committing violence and atrocities
\nin Chin State and all across Myanmar.<\/p>\n
Media contact: info@chinaffairs.org
\n+91936263 4715<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
29 September 2021 The Institute of Chin Affairs strongly condemns the recent Myanmar military actions of violence and persecution against the Chin people including destruction of religious buildings and arrests and torture of religious leaders. During the ongoing armed conf lict in Chin State, the Myanmar military deployed troops to occupy Churches and religious shrines;…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news_publications"],"yoast_head":"\n