Among the arrested refugees, 13 are women and they all are being detained in Bringchaan jail. The authorities arrested 77 out of 97 refugees from Chin state staying in Cameron Highland camp, said a Chin refugee in Malaysia.

"Those who had been arrested might face deportation or are likely to be caned", said a Chin refugee in Malaysia .

The Chin Refugee Committee has already sent a report of the crack down on refugees to the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees in Malaysia . But no action has been taken yet by UNHCR till today.

The authorities in Malaysia allegedly closed down Putrajaya refugee camp which was located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as it is situated in a crowded place. The refugees from Putrajaya camp were shifted to Cameron Highland camp this year.

The refugees camped in Cameron Highland were not recognized as legal refugees by the Malaysia government and the UNHCR. Therefore, the authorities arrested the so called illegal refugees from Burma staying in camps in Cameron Highland.

Thousands of Chin refugees are hiding in remote areas and jungles to avoid the crackdown by authorities on illegal refugees in Kuala Lunpur, capital of Malaysia .

The Malaysian government arrested around 600 to 700 refugees from Chin state, Burma this year. Most of them are still in prisons.

Since the pro-democracy movement in 1988, the military rulers in Burma are still committing human rights abuses in Chin state adopting different means. Consequently, people in Chin state keep fleeing Burma and seeking refuge in India , Thailand and Malaysia. -  _khonumthung.