Weekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State and Tanintharyi Region
Increased Surveillance and Privacy Rights are Under Attack Last week, the junta banned the well-known messaging application Signal. Signal has strong end-to-end encryption that keeps communication... Read more
Junta’s forces still target and extort VPN users despite claims that complaints are possible
HURFOM: On June 24th, 2024, junta spokesperson General Zaw Min Tun, said if one was arrested or extorted for using or installing VPN applications on mobile phones, they could file a formal complaint seeking... Read more
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Junta’s air assault forces residents from seven villages to flee home
HURFOM: On March 2nd, 2024, the military junta launched air assaults on Tha Yet Chaung Township, Dawei District, Tenasserim Division forcing residents...
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Artillery Strikes by Junta Result in Six Civilian Deaths and Twelve Injuries Kyaik Hto TownshipJuly 23, 2024 HURFOM: On July 23, 2024, there had been a battle between the military junta and the joint forces of the Karen National Liberation Army and the People Defense...
Local Man Injured by Landmine Explosion in ThanbyuzayatThanbyuzayat, Mon State – July 19, 2024 HURFOM: On July 19, 2024, Nai Tun, a 40-year-old local man from Pa Nga village, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State, stepped on...
Indiscriminate Shooting by Junta Troops Results in Deaths of Monk and Civilian, Injures a Woman VillagerHURFOM: An indiscriminate shooting by junta troops resulted in the deaths of a Buddhist monk and a civilian, and severely injured a woman in a residential area on the eastern...
Junta’s Arbitrary Arrests in Launglon Township Escalate to Seven VillagersJuly 24, 2024 HURFOM: Over the two days from July 22 to 23, 2024, the Junta’s forces have arbitrarily arrested at least seven villagers in Launglon Township, Tanintharyi...
Skyrocketing Commodity Prices Deepen Hardships for Rubber Farmers and WorkersHURFOM: At the start of the 2024 rubber season, a pound of rubber slices was priced at 800 to 900 MMK. However, this price increase has not kept pace with the skyrocketing...
Junta Forces Extort Money from Mawlamyine Residents Under False PretensesHURFOM: Since early July 2024, the junta’s security forces—comprising soldiers, police officers, and local militia members—have intensified their extortion efforts...
Junta Forces Abduct Civilians as Human Shields in Kyaik Hto, Mon StateHURFOM: At least 10 local villagers have been abducted and used as human shields by military junta troops advancing towards Kyaik Hto Township, Thaton District, which is...
Junta Air Assault Kills 20 Civilians and Injures Many in KyaikmayawHURFOM: At approximately 10 am on July 19, 2024, the military junta dropped bombs on a village monastery located at the road junction between Nga Pu Inn and Hlaw Sin Gone...
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- Artillery Strikes by Junta Result in Six Civilian Deaths and Twelve Injuries Kyaik Hto Township
- Local Man Injured by Landmine Explosion in Thanbyuzayat
- Indiscriminate Shooting by Junta Troops Results in Deaths of Monk and Civilian, Injures a Woman Villager
- Junta’s Arbitrary Arrests in Launglon Township Escalate to Seven Villagers
- Skyrocketing Commodity Prices Deepen Hardships for Rubber Farmers and Workers
- Junta Forces Extort Money from Mawlamyine Residents Under False Pretenses
- Junta Forces Abduct Civilians as Human Shields in Kyaik Hto, Mon State
- Junta Air Assault Kills 20 Civilians and Injures Many in Kyaikmayaw
- Five Political Prisoners Beaten and Held in Solitary Confinement in Kyaikmayaw Prison
- Junta’s Reckless Artillery Attack Kills Civilian in Tha Yet Chaung
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