Thian Lian Sang
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Burma
Ethnic Group: Chin
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 23 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: September//2021
Date of Sentencing: December/7/2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials Terrorism
Thian Lian Sang
Extra Bio Info:
Thian Lian Sang is imprisoned for his religious leadership role.
In September 2021, authorities arrested Sang, a Chin Baptist pastor, amid a wave of detentions by the Burmese Army of faith leaders from minority ethnic and religious communities.
On December 7, 2022, authorities sentenced Sang to 23 years' imprisonment for terrorism (Sec. 49(a) Counter-Terrorism Law) and circulating rumors or statements "with the intent to cause an officer to fail in his duty" (Sec. 505(a) BPC).
Publicly Available Information:
- "Chin pastor receives prison sentence, Former junta ministers sentenced for corruption" Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB)
- "Chin Baptist Pastor Abducted by the Burmese Army Still Missing" International Christian Concern (ICC)