Political prisoner dies in Dawei Prison due to insufficient health care
October 9, 2025
HURFOM: On October 3rd, 2025, a political prisoner held in the Dawei Prison, Dawei Township, Tenasserim Division lost his life due to lack of adequate health care services in the prison.
48-year-old U Aung Ko Oo who was from Shin Mote Htee village, Dawei Township and jailed for acts related to politics.
Read moreResidents in Kyarinnseikyi unwilling to check voters’ list due to lack of interest in junta’s sham election
October 9, 2025
HURFOM: On October 1st, 2025, the army, the government staff and the ward administrators have all urged residents in Kyarinnseikyi Town, Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State to check their voters’ list; however, no one has followed the instruction due to lack of interest in what is seen as the junta’s sham election.
Read moreDrone attack severely injures schoolgirl in Kyarinnseikyi
October 9, 2025
HURFOM: On October 3rd, 2025, the Karen National Liberation Army and its allies launched a drone attack targeting the police station and the office of cooperative department located in the “Bo Joke” Street, Ward #5, Kyarinnseikyi Town, Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State.
Read moreAirstrikes by Junta Aircraft Escalate Tensions at Thai-Myanmar Border, Forcing Civilians to Flee
October 8, 2025
HURFOM: The situation along the Thai-Myanmar border became highly tense on the morning of 8 October 2025 when junta aircraft carried out a heavy bombing campaign over Thit Khee village, located opposite the Phu Nam Ron permanent checkpoint in Muang District, Kanchanaburi Province.
Read moreArmy bombs and kills villagers in advance of Dawei visit by Junta chief
October 8, 2025
HURFOM: On September 18th, 2025, the junta’s chief Min Aung Hline joined the opening ceremony of the City Hall of Dawei City, Dawei Township, Tenasserim. He also had a meeting with local business persons after the event.
Read moreJunta’s military advance forces thousands of Yebyu residents to flee
October 8, 2025
HURFOM: On September 27th, 2025, a junta regiment advanced into the Dawei Deep Seaport area in Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division forcing thousands of residents from six nearby villages to flee their homes.
Read more20 Villagers, Including Children, from Kan To Remain in Junta Custody for Five Days
October 8, 2025
HURFOM: Tanintharyi Township, Myeik District — At least 20 residents, including children, from Kan To Village remain in junta custody after being arrested on October 3, and they have not been released as of October 7.
Read moreAirstrike in Thayetchaung Township Wounds Four Civilians, Triggers Mass Displacement
October 7, 2025
HURFOM: On 5 October 2025, the junta launched an airstrike on Thae Chaung Gyi Village in Thayetchaung Township, Dawei District, deliberately targeting civilians in an area where no clashes were taking place. Four villagers, including a ten-year-old girl and a 91-year-old woman, were seriously wounded.
Read moreWeekly Analysis: Sexual Violence in Burma Demands an Urgent Response to Ensure Women’s Safety and Protection
October 6, 2025
The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) has confirmed another appalling case of sexual violence committed by junta troops in Bokpyin Township, Myeik District, where a young woman was repeatedly raped after being arrested. On September 20, soldiers from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 358 forced two married women from Sakan Thar Village (locally known as Yae Bet Village), under Htawng Sone Ma Hek village tract, to accompany them as guides. The troops were camped nearby in Bodaw Village.
According to residents, the soldiers beat one of the women, aged around 30, before releasing her. The other, a 20-year-old woman whose husband was not at home, was taken away and raped multiple times.
“They took her away deliberately. This was intentional — they wanted to commit sexual violence. She was violated again and again,” said one villager who asked not to be named.
Read moreJunta Burns 12 Civilian Homes in Ekkani Village Amid Heavy Clashes
October 5, 2025
HURFOM: Heavy clashes erupted in Ekkani Village, Yebyu Township, Dawei District, inside the Dawei Special Economic Zone, leaving at least 12 civilian homes destroyed after junta troops deliberately set them on fire.
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