HURFOM Releases New Report: “Voting Under the Barrel of a Gun – A Country at War, Not at the Polls”

November 13, 2025

The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) has released a new report, “Voting Under the Barrel of a Gun: A Country at War, Not at the Polls.” The findings show that the junta’s planned election is not a democratic process but a violent campaign to manufacture legitimacy while communities face ongoing attacks and intimidation.

Launched ahead of the regime’s proposed polls, the report draws on interviews and case studies from conflict-affected areas across Mon State, Karen State, and Tanintharyi Region. HURFOM documents how the junta is using fear, coercion, and propaganda to force participation, even as airstrikes, shelling, and mass arrests continue to harm civilians.

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Junta’s military advance forces thousands of residents to flee homes in Long Lone

November 13, 2025

HURFOM: On November 10th, 2025, a large junta regiment advanced into Nyin Maw village, Long Lone Township, Tenasserim Division. The military advance has forced nearly 1,500 villagers to flee their homes.

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KNU’s chair and members sued for disrupting or destroying election

November 13, 2025

HURFOM: On November 5th, 2025, the military junta announced they will sue the Chair of the Thaton District Karen National Union Pa Do Saw Soe Myint and 21 party members allegedly for disrupting or destroying the election.

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Junta arrests young men in Bilin: 30 million MMK per head demanded for release

November 12, 2025

HURFOM: Bilin Township villagers report that the military junta has been conducting more and more night arrests alongside the Bilin – Taung Zoon village road, demanding 30 million MMK per head to release those they arrest.

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Three men shot by unknown gunmen in Mawlamyine: Two dead and one injured

November 12, 2025

HURFOM: On November 9th, 2025, three men were shot by two unknown gunmen traveling on a motorbike in Myay Ni Gone Ward, Mawlamyine, Mon State.  Two were killed instantly while one sustained a serious injury.

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Woman sustains serious injury after stepping on landmine

November 12, 2025

HURFOM: At about 7 am on November 6th, 2025, 45-year-old Naw Thein Win was walking to her plantation.   She stepped on a landmine and sustained a serious injury.   Naw Thein Win is from Mell Lan Kyaung village, Mell Lan Kyaung village tract, Bilin Township, Mon State.

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Pyar Taung villagers frightened by increased junta presence

November 12, 2025

HURFOM: On October 26th, 2025, a junta’s regiment consisting of approximately 200 troops advanced into Kaw Doon, Kaw Pa Naw, Kaw One, Kwan Ngan, Ka Don Si and nearby villages of Pyar Taung area, Kyikemayaw Township, Mon State. The troops established bases in these villages.

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Elderly man in Chaungzon Township arrested under Junta election law

November 12, 2025

HURFOM: As the Junta presses forward with its planned “election,” authorities in Mon State have moved to shut down even the slightest sign of disagreement. Interfering with, questioning, or even appearing to challenge the process is no longer tolerated. A vast network of informers, ward and village administrators, and allied armed groups is now closely monitoring communities, tracking conversations, following social media activity, and reporting individuals they suspect of not supporting the regime. Residents say this has created a climate of fear marked by regular arrests, intimidation, and surveillance.

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Junta’s airstrikes kill 89 civilians within ten months in Mon, Karen and Tenasserim regions

November 11, 2025

HURFOM: Within ten months, from January to October, 2025, junta airstrikes in Mon, Karen and Tenasserim regions of Southern Burma have killed 89 civilians and injured 210 residents, according to the data collected by HURFOM.

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Mon State faces scarcity and high price of gasoline

November 11, 2025

HURFOM: Since late October, 2025, gasoline supplies have essentially run out in Mon State and the rising price creates livelihood problems for local people.

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