Chin people are a Southeast Asian people native to Chin State and its neighbouring states of Myanmar.
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18 Facts About Chin people
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The Chin are one of the founding groups of the Union of Burma.
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The Chin people speak a variety of related languages, share elements of cultures and traditions.
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Burma's independence from Britain in 1948 coincided with the Chin people adopting a democratic government rather than continuing its traditional rule of chiefs.
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Newfound democracy of Chin people State ended abruptly in 1962 with the onset of the military rule of General Ne Win in Burma.
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Chin people are scattered between three countries, namely India, Burma and Bangladesh.
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The Chin people speak several languages, Kukish, Naga and Maraic languages; Ethnologue lists 49 languages in this group, of which 20 contain the word "Chin people" in their name.
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Many Chin people have served as evangelists and pastors, ministering in places such as the United States, Australia, Guam, and India.
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The Chin people have been subject to forced labor, torture, arbitrary arrests, unlawful detention, and extrajudicial killings.
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Chin people stated that the SPDC was searching for members of the opposing Chin National Army throughout the entire town, but when no information was given, they beat the village council headman and ultimately shot him dead.
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One Chin people man recalls back to the year 2000 when he was 16 years old.
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Chin people was approached by the Burmese police and Tatmadaw who were accusing him of being connected to the CNA, even though he told them he was not and had never even contacted anyone from the CNA or other opposition groups before.
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Forty-four Chin people interviewed by Human Rights Watch gave statements that they experienced forced labour themselves, and another fifty-two reported they were forced to porter for the Tatmadaw.
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Chin people would do it for days on end and would have to carry thirty-kilogram bags for up to twenty miles at a time.
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The majority of Chin people refugees entering the United States are Christians who are either young, single males, or young couples, some with children.
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Many Chin people are pushed to leave by their parents for fear that they will be forced by the Burmese government to take part in dangerous or difficult jobs that range from road paving to human mine sweeping.
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Chin people who flee from Burma usually enter the United States directly from Thailand, Malaysia, and India.
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