Intense fighting has been raging for three consecutive days between military junta forces and the combined forces of Chinland Defense Force-Mindat and Chin Brotherhood Alliance in Mindat, Chin State, according to local residents and the Mindat Township People’s Administration. Since 9 November, combined Chin resistance forces have been conducting offensive operations against junta positions in Mindat town. The fierce fighting continued until 11 November, with the junta mounting strong resistance through heavy artillery support and airstrikes, said the Mindat Township People’s Administration. “Fighting has been ongoing in Mindat. It has been three days now. The military council is bombing every…
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By Peter Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military coup of February 2021, which has led to a massive displacement of people, both internally and across borders. India, as a neighboring country, has been a refuge for thousands of Myanmar nationals, including many students. The education of these refugee students in India is crucial to their future, but it comes with significant challenges, particularly in the realms of primary and higher education. This article explores the education journey of Myanmar refugees in India, focusing on their primary education in both Indian schools and refugee-run institutions, and the barriers they…
Intense fighting between junta forces and Government of Chinland coalition forces was ongoing as of 22 October 2024 at the police station in Thantlang Town, Chin State. The Government of Chinland coalition forces launched the assault on the police station at 3:00 am on 22 October, as of 11.30 am the fighting was ongoing. Salai Htet Ni, a spokesperson for the Chin National Front/Chin National Army (CNF/CNA), one of the groups involved in the attack on the police station said: “It’s true that there is intense fighting in Thantlang [Town] today. However, the fighting has not ended yet. The details…
When junta soldiers see two men riding together on a motorcycle in Kalay Town, Sagaing Region they are arresting and conscripting them, unless their families pay a 10 million kyats (MMK) bribe. Recently, junta troops have been arresting two men riding together on a motorcycle on Bogyoke Road, the main road through Kalay Town, and other side streets in the town, according to locals. The arrested are often sent to a military training camp near to Kalay Prison in Sakhangyi Village in the northern part of Kalay Township. Reportedly, men whose families can pay a 10 million kyats bribe are…
The United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) has again arrested five residents of Wetma village in Samee, Paletwa Township, Chin State, accusing them of having links to the Chinland Defense Force (CDF-Paletwa), according to local sources. At around 10 am on 14 October, Mro Chin people aged between 30 and 40—U Aye Lun, U Kyar Lone, U Win Kyi, U Kyin Wat and U Na Naw—were taken by a Honda boat to the ULA/AA camp in Samee, accusing them of having links to the CDF-Paletwa, some locals said. A Paletwa local said: “Members of the CDF-Paletwa briefly visited their friends…
There has been an outbreak of skin disease in ethnic Chin villages in Minbya Township, Rakhine State and sufferers are having difficulty getting medical treatment. People have been affected in the villages of Dine Thar, Khwa Hsone, Htein Pin-Pauk Taw, Ngah Ta, and Chaung To. After the Minbya Creek, which goes through Minbya Township, flooded in September 2024, villagers started suffering from a contagious skin disease characterised by itchy rashes affecting both children and adults, according to a healthcare worker helping the villagers. There is a shortage of necessary medication and if residents can get hold of it they have…
Fighting on Timit Plain in Hakha Township, Chin State has intensified since the junta launched a counter-offensive to take back strategic hills which it lost to the Chinland Council. In July 2024 fighters allied to the Chinland Council captured key junta military hill camps such as Auto Hill, Lon Khar, Keivanzuang, and C3, on Timit (Thee Myit) plain about 8 km from Hakha Town, between Hakha and Thantlang towns. Since then fighting had subdued in the area, but it has escalated with this latest junta offensive. Since the first week in October the junta has been bringing troops, weapons and…
People displaced by fighting from Chin State’s Paletwa Township who have sought refuge in other areas of Paletwa Township and neighbouring Mizoram State in India are in urgent need of food, medicine and warm clothing. Due to fighting, approximately 19,000 people have fled from their homes in Paletwa Township. 15,000 of those people fled to other calmer areas of Paletwa Township and the remaining about 4,000 other displaced people have sought shelter across the border in India’s Mizoram State. They are all in urgent need of medical and food aid, according to Salai Soe Than, an official with the Paletwa…
In Mindat town of southern Chin State, repeated arson attacks by military junta troops on uninhabited houses have destroyed over 70 homes, according to residents. A Mindat resident said that houses along the Mindat-Matupi road in Ah Nauk Ward of Mindat were the worst affected, where over 50 houses were burned down. “The army said they would burn houses where no one lives. They told people to come and live in their homes. They patrol every 3-4 days. They keep track of which houses are inhabited and which aren’t. More than 60 houses have been burned in the entire town.…
People displaced in Paletwa Township of southern Chin State, as well as those from Paletwa who have sought refuge in Mizoram State on the India-Myanmar border are in need of food, medicine, and warm clothing, according to sources. According to Salai Soe Than, the coordinator of the Paletwa IDPs and Humanitarian Supporting group, there are approximately 20,000 displaced people in total, with over 15,000 IDPs in Paletwa Township and over 4,000 refugees in Mizoram State on the India-Myanmar border. They are in need of medicine and food assistance. “We have IDPs within Paletwa Township and refugees in Mizoram. In the…