Events

Release of New Report: “Seventeen Months After the Military Coup in Myanmar/Burma: Escalating Persecution of Chin Christians in Chin State and Sagaing Region” The Chin Association of Maryland, Inc. (CAM) will release a new report on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 9:00 pm ET in a video conference over Facebook entitled “Seventeen Months After the Military Coup in Myanmar/Burma: Escalating Persecution of Chin Christians in Chin State and Sagaing Region.” The report lists cases of religious persecution in Chin State and Sagaing Region, including church-burnings and the killing and detention of religious leaders. In the town of Thantlang, Chin State,...

From June 28-30, 2022, the Chin Association of Maryland, Inc. (CAM) will attend the International Religious Freedom Summit at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, DC.  CAM and Chin youths from other states, including Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, and Nebraska, will present the findings and recommendations of a new CAM report, “Seventeen Months After the Military Coup in Myanmar/Burma: Escalating Persecution of Chin Christians in Chin State and Sagaing Region.” This report documents key cases of religious persecution, including church-burnings and the killings and detention of religious leaders. info@chinmd.org  

Chin New Year 2022. The 73rd Anniversary Celebration Date: Saturday, October 22, 2022 Time: 4:00 PM - 9:30 PM Location: Long Road High School Auditorium - 6101 Old Dobbin Ln, Columbia, MD 21045, USA

Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST Location: Open Society Foundations, Washington, DC On Tuesday, June 27, 2023, the Chin Association of Maryland will hold a private roundtable from 2:00-3:30 PM EST at the Open Society Foundations in Washington, DC with a hybrid format to discuss its latest report, Chin Refugees in India’s Mizoram State: Helping the Refugees and Supporting the Local Communities Welcoming Them. From March 10 – 24, 2023, Reverend Tim Siemens, CAM Board Chairman, Matthew Wilch, Advisor, and Zo Tum Hmung, Executive Director, traveled to New Delhi and Mizoram State of India to assess...

Date: Monday, September 18, 2023 Time: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (EST) Location: Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC Please join the Chin Association of Maryland (CAM) for a Congressional Briefing at the Russell Senate Office Building (SR – 188) on September 18. Since the coup in February 2021, the Burmese military, or Tatmadaw, has escalated its persecution of Christians across Burma by burning churches and targeting pastors and other religious leaders for arrest, arbitrary detention, imprisonment, and killing. This brutal campaign also includes the bombing of civilian infrastructure and villages by jet fighters and strict curfews that prevent worship...