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Nagas from Burma continue to flee
Imphal, February 25, 2001
Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)
The use of forced labour and military campaigns of the ruling junta have
forced more than four thousand Christian Nagas from Burma to leave their
native places and take shelter in India. Majority of them are currently
in Manipur and Nagaland, the two northeastern states of India bordering
with Burma.
Speaking to Mizzima News Group, Mr L. Longsa, General Secretary of the
Naga National League for Democracy (NNLD), which is now based in
Indo-Burma border said that Nagas from Burma continue to leave their
villages in the Naga Hill due to forced labor and military campaigns
launched by the Burmese army. Sixty mile-long Htamanthi-Layshi is one of
the motor roads where the Burmese army continues to use forced labor in
the Naga Hill.
In Nagaland of India, Mon District and Tunsang District are the two
places where not less than three thousand Nagas from Burma are taking
shelter. Most of them fled to India after their villages were burnt down
by the Burmese army in its attacks on NSCN (Khaplang) camps in Burma
last year. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) is one
of the separatist Naga armed groups fighting India.
Mr. Longsa explained that these refugees came from various parts of the
Naga Hill such as Hkanti, Layshi, Nanyun, Lahel and Homelinn towns.
Although there is no influx of Naga refugees to India lately, Nagas from
Burma continue to cross the Indian border in small number almost
everyday to escape from the abuses of the Burmese army, Mr. Longsa said.
The Naga refugees, living in remote and difficult terrain in India,
survive either by working in hill farms or with whatever support they
received from local Church organizations. There is no support so far
from the international humanitarian organizations.
According to Mr. Longsa, although there is no recent official record,
the Naga population in Burma is estimated to be five hundred thousands.
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<center><u><font color="#000099"><font size=+3>Nagas from Burma continue
to flee</font></font></u></center>
<p><font size=+1>Imphal, February 25, 2001</font>
<br><font size=+1>Mizzima News Group <a href="http://www.mizzima.com";>(www.mizzima.com)</a></font>
<p><font color="#660000"><font size=+1>The use of forced labour and military
campaigns of the ruling junta have forced more than four thousand Christian
Nagas from Burma to leave their native places and take shelter in India.
Majority of them are currently in Manipur and Nagaland, the two northeastern
states of India bordering with Burma.</font></font>
<p><font color="#660000"><font size=+1>Speaking to Mizzima News Group,
Mr L. Longsa, General Secretary of the Naga National League for Democracy
(NNLD), which is now based in Indo-Burma border said that Nagas from Burma
continue to leave their villages in the Naga Hill due to forced labor and
military campaigns launched by the Burmese army. Sixty mile-long Htamanthi-Layshi
is one of the motor roads where the Burmese army continues to use forced
labor in the Naga Hill.</font></font>
<p><font color="#660000"><font size=+1>In Nagaland of India, Mon District
and Tunsang District are the two places where not less than three thousand
Nagas from Burma are taking shelter. Most of them fled to India after their
villages were burnt down by the Burmese army in its attacks on NSCN (Khaplang)
camps in Burma last year. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang)
is one of the separatist Naga armed groups fighting India.</font></font>
<p><font color="#660000"><font size=+1>Mr. Longsa explained that these
refugees came from various parts of the Naga Hill such as Hkanti, Layshi,
Nanyun, Lahel and Homelinn towns.</font></font>
<p><font color="#660000"><font size=+1>Although there is no influx of Naga
refugees to India lately, Nagas from Burma continue to cross the Indian
border in small number almost everyday to escape from the abuses of the
Burmese army, Mr. Longsa said.</font></font>
<p><font color="#660000"><font size=+1>The Naga refugees, living in remote
and difficult terrain in India, survive either by working in hill farms
or with whatever support they received from local Church organizations.
There is no support so far from the international humanitarian organizations.</font></font>
<p><font color="#660000"><font size=+1>According to Mr. Longsa, although
there is no recent official record, the Naga population in Burma is estimated
to be five hundred thousands.</font></font>
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