The Lawktu People’s Administration Team announced on 16 June that it has prohibited freedom of expression, as well as the use of communication devices and internet installations for local residents in the Lawktu area of Chin State. The local administration released an eight-point set of restrictions for residents, requiring them to cooperate with “revolutionary awareness” regarding the installation and use of communication devices and social media. The announcement prohibits any writings that could undermine public unity or hinder the revolutionary process. The administration stated that installing or using WiFi communication equipment for personal or commercial purposes without its approval is…
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Over the past five months in 2025, the military junta conducted 18 airstrikes in Mindat Township, Chin State, resulting in 10 deaths and 20 injuries among local residents, according to a statement from the interim Mindat Township People’s Administration Team. From January to 11 June 2025, these 18 airstrikes involved dropping over 40 bombs. These attacks damaged more than 100 structures, including 11 religious buildings, 26 government buildings, and 71 private residences, the statement said. Over the five-month period, the junta airstrikes targeted Bawa Thit Ward in Mindat town four times, Ah Shey Pyin Ward three times, San Pya Ward…
Refugees from Paletwa Township in Chin State who faced floods where they were sheltering, in Lawngtlai District in India’s Mizoram State, have begun receiving aid. 2,283 Myanmar refugees from 472 households were sheltering in refugee camps in the three Lawngtlai District villages of Khaikhy, Twidin, and Longmasu. Heavy rain on 31 May and 1 June 2025 caused a river to break its banks and flood the three camps. In total, the flooding swept away 91 Refugee shelters, affecting 729 refugees from 141 households and destroyed 112 toilets across the three refugee camps leaving the refugees in urgent need of assistance.…
Residents of Hakha City, the Chin State capital, have had no electricity for three months and are now having to pay owners of electricity generators to charge their phones and power banks. A Hakha resident explained that the only way people could now charge phones and power banks was to pay owners of diesel and petrol-run electricity generators or solar panels, who are private individuals, to charge their appliances. He added that the cost to charge a phone is 1,000 MMK and to charge a power bank it costs 1,500 MMK to 5,000 MMK, depending on the power bank ’s…
An interview with Reverend Pastor U Lo Dain and a Christian minister from Khawe Village Baptist Church in Paletwa Township, discussing the situation in Paletwa under ULA/AA administration and his beating by a ULA/AA captain Since the Arakha Army (AA) took full control of Paletwa Township in southern Chin State from the military council on 14 January 2024, the Arakha government administration has been in operation for more than a year. Over the past year that the ULA/AA has governed Paletwa Township, free from military council control, some local residents have reportedly faced violations of religious freedom and human rights.…
670 refugees from Myanmar sheltering in Lawngtlai District in India are in urgent need of assistance after flooding caused by heavy rain destroyed 87 of their shelters. The refugees from Myanmar had fled fighting in Chin State’s Paletwa Township and were staying in the Lawngtlai District villages of Khaikhy and Twidin, where heavy rains caused the river to burst its banks on 31 May 2025. The floodwaters submerged, destroyed and swept away the Myanmar refugees’ shelters and toilets. Salai Soe Than, an official from Paletwa Council’s Rescue Department who is based in Lawngtlai District and was sent there to assist…
With the onset of the rainy season, malaria and seasonal flu have begun spreading in the area controlled by the Chinland Defense Force (CDF-Asho), infecting nearly 100 local residents—including resistance fighters—over the past two months. The CDF-Asho has requested medical assistance as cases of seasonal flu and malaria continue to rise — affecting not only its soldiers but also civilians in the areas under its control. Salai Rochin, an official from CDF-Asho, said: “Malaria is mainly affecting the soldiers on the front lines. Once they’re infected, they are sent back to the camps, and the disease has since spread from…
An interview with Salai Timmy, Spokesperson for the Chin National Defense Force (CNDF) and Chin Brotherhood, on plans to establish a unified army to protect Chin State and the Chin people More than a year after the formation of the Chin Brotherhood (CB), leaders of the alliance convened a ground-level discussion in late April in a liberated area in Chin State. The meeting resulted in comprehensive new agreements and resolutions concerning future military and political strategies, as formally announced by the Chin Brotherhood on 11 May. Militarily, the alliance laid the groundwork for forming a unified “standard army” to protect…
An official of Chin National Organization/ Chin National Defence Force (CNO/CNDF) said that during the five-month operation to capture Falam town, approximately 500 civilian homes and government buildings, including churches, were destroyed due to the military council’s airstrikes and ground battles. The battle to capture Falam, known as Operation Chin Brotherhood, began on 9 November, 2024, and concluded with the town’s capture on 9 April 2025. CNO/CNDF spokesperson Salai Timmy stated: “In Falam town, 68 houses were completely destroyed beyond repair after being hit by jet fighters. Another 217 houses sustained roof damage from Y-12 aircraft strikes, but they are…
Many local youths in Tonzang Township, Chin State, are fleeing their homes as the Chinland Defense Force (CDF)-Tonzang is conducting forced, door-to-door recruitment for military training, according to local residents. Local residents of Tonzang Township reported that following frequent clashes between the CDF-Tonzang and the Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA) in the area, men over the age of 18 were being forced to attend basic military training, with one male conscripted from each household. A resident of Tonzang stated, “The CDF-Tonzang is forcibly recruiting young people from Tonzang and nearby villages under their control for military training. They are going door-to-door…