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December 27, 2012

The Toronto Star: Burma’s Chin Christians face persecution in Buddhist Na Ta La schools

by Shaikh Azizur Rahman
The Toronto Star

CALCUTTA—A reformist government may have replaced the military dictatorship in Burma, but that hasn’t stopped the persecution of ethnic minorities, according to human rights groups.

U.S. President Barack Obama’s historic visit to the country in November highlighted the decades-old plight of the Muslim Rohingya minority, and recent reports show that Christians — largely found in Burma’s Chin state — have also been subject to religious persecution.

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