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HURFOM Releases New Report: “Living in Fear” – Documenting Civilian Impact of Junta Attacks in Southeastern Burma

Today, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) released a new report titled, “Living in Fear: The Civilian Impact of the Junta’s Attacks Against Civilians in Southeastern Burma (January – June 2025).” The report paints a grim picture of how the junta’s continued violence has deeply affected the lives of people in Mon State, Karen State, and Tanintharyi Region.

The findings are based on direct testimonies, field data, and case studies gathered by HURFOM’s network of local monitors. Survivors across these regions describe a shared reality of constant fear, trauma, and lawlessness, where war crimes and crimes against humanity are systematically committed by junta forces.

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Rapist faces legal charge after two months of detention and interrogation

HURFOM: On July 17^th, 2025, a man who raped and killed a 13-year-old girl from Kaw Sein village, Mawlamyine Township, Mon State has been charged with legal action.

The girl was lost from her home on May 26th and found dead on May 28th.

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Local man steps on landmine and lost his leg in Karen State

HURFOM: At about 6 pm on July 29^th, 2025, a 40-year-old local man from Yaw Thit Pine Ward, Hline Bwel Town, Hpa-An District, Karen State stepped on a landmine and sustained severe injury by the landmine explosion, according to local sources and emergency and rescue team.

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Junta arrests 16 workers during conducting check on visitors in Kaw Thaung

HURFOM: At about 10 pm on July 28^th, 2025, the junta’s army and administration team conducted check on visitors in 8-Mile, 11-Mile and 12-Mile villages, 10-Mile village track, Kaw Thaung Township, Tenasserim Division and arrested 16 workers after accusing them of failing to file “visitors’ report”.

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Military advance and artillery attacks force villagers to flee

HURFOM: Since the third week of July, 2025, the military junta has been reinforcing their troop presence, and launching constant artillery attacks along the Kaw Ka Rate – Kyone Doe Highway Road, Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State, forcing residents from 13 villages to flee their homes.

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KNLA increases extortion rates on gasoline transport in Pu Law

HURFOM: Since early July, 2025, the 12^th regiment of the 4^th Brigade operating under the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) has been extorting 80,000 MMK per tank of gasoline from the gas stations in Pyin Bu village, Pu Law Township, Tenasserim Division.

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Civilian Injured in Pan Tin Inn Clash Dies at Dawei Hospital from Artillery Wounds

A local civilian injured by an artillery shell during intense fighting in Pan Tin Inn village has died while receiving treatment at Dawei General Hospital, according to residents. The man, one of five people wounded by artillery fire, passed away on the morning of 5 August 2025.

The clash occurred on 29 July, when heavy fighting broke out between junta forces and local resistance groups in Pan Tin Inn village. The battle lasted more than 10 hours. According to eyewitnesses, U San Oo, a villager in his 60s, was hiding near his home when an artillery shell exploded nearby, causing serious injuries.

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Junta Launches Heavy Artillery Attack on Mon Village in Northern Ye Township, Forcing Hundreds to FleeYe Township, Mon State

Residents of Ywa Thit village in Ye Township, Mon State, were forced to flee their homes after the military Junta launched an intense artillery attack and deployed a ground column into the village, according to local sources.

On the morning of 4 August 2025, the Junta’s Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 343, based in Ye, fired more than 10 rounds of heavy artillery toward Ywa Thit, a Mon village located in the Ayuthaung village tract, near Highway No. 8 on the eastern side of the Ye–Mawlamyine road. The shelling occurred without any active armed clashes in the area.

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Militarized Conscription Campaign Expands in Mon State with Threats and Financial Demands

Military-appointed local administrative force and conscription enforcement teams are conducting forced registration of local young men for military service across villages in Kyaikmayaw Township, Mawlamyine District, Mon State. Alongside this, families are being compelled to pay arbitrary fees, adding further pressure and fear among already vulnerable communities.

The forced registration campaign is being coordinated by township-level conscription teams working under the General Administration Department (GAD). All males between the ages of 18 and 35 are being listed, with households required to pay between 10,000 and 15,000 MMK, regardless of consent or willingness to serve.

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Two Brothers from Thae Phyu Village Killed and Dumped in Forest by Junta Troops

Two brothers from Thae Phyu village, located in the Thein Khun village tract of Tanintharyi Township, were found dead after being forcibly disappeared by junta forces. Their bodies were discovered in a forested area near the old Kyein Chaung village, according to a statement released by the Karen National Union (KNU) on August 3.

The victims were identified as Saw Phalo and Saw Kabi, both in their 30s and originally from Thae Phyu village. The two men had gone missing on 15 July 2025 after leaving their village to assist in bringing a healthcare worker. For nearly two weeks, their whereabouts remained unknown.

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