Arbitrary Taxation & Extortion Page 3-5: • Exam fees forcibly collected from middle school students • Families unfairly charged for remittance fees of govt loan • Govt employees extorted money from civilians in Chin State • Govt dept forcibly collected money from land-owners • Govt Admin Officer exploited loans from villagers • Army Captain extorted money from local trader... Forced Labour Page 6: • Soldiers forced Chin villager to carry military ration • Army soldiers forced two villagers to buy bikes from India... Freedom of Religion Page 7-9: • Current reforms have not extended to freedom of religion in Burma: MEPs • Thein Sein met Chin officials, leaders on Sunday • Chin delegation raised issue of religious freedom with Speaker of Burmese Parlia- ment Other Human Rights Violations Page 10-12: • Ferryboat banned, shop blinds removed in Paletwa by soldiers • Soldiers attempted rape, threatened villagers in Chin State • ?Unfair? appointment of new village administrators • Disappointment as exams fall on Chin National Day... Humanitarian & Development Situation Page 13-14: • Low water levels of Kaladan affect Paletwa in Chin State • ?Stranded? Chins in Kachin conflict in need of urgent help • Concerns over India?s aid for development in Chin State... Event & Accident Page 15-18: • Chins to join Kachin protests against Burma Army attacks • Public protest to demand electricity supply in Hakha • CND exhibition opened despite anti-alcohol appeal • ?Chin National Day has returned to Chinland?... Situation of Refugees Page 19-22: • Chin Refugees robbed, attacked in Malaysia • 10-year-old Chin refugee missing in Malaysia • ?Enslaved? Chin refugee girls rescued, one still missing in Delhi • Chin refugees face ?unfair? rent rises, couple locked out in Delhi... Chin State Government Page 23-24: • Govt claimed Hakha received electricity at full capacity • Govt attempt to respond to food shortages in Chin State • Soldiers accused of trading ?illegal? hardwoods from Paletwa... Press Release Page 25: • CSW and CHRO welcome MEPs? letter to EU foreign policy chief on human rights violations in Burma... Cartoon Page 26: • Cartoon by Harnlay & Kocik