Junta pressures schools to operate despite military tension in Kyone Doe
May 23, 2025
HURFOM: The military junta has declared students can be registered for the 2025-26 academic year from May 22nd to June 1st, 2025 and schools will open on June 2nd.
Read moreJunta seizes PSI satellite receivers in Ye Township: Right to information violated
May 23, 2025
HURFOM: On May 4th, 2025, approximately 20 military junta troops entered Du Yar and Ah Sin villages, Southern Ye Township, Mon State where they forcefully seized PSI satellite receivers installed in private homes. This type of technology enables users to access free and independent media sources.
Read moreThree Civilians, Including a Child, Killed and Injured by Junta’s Indiscriminate Shelling in Bilin Township
May 22, 2025
HURFOM: In yet another tragic incident of violence against civilians, the military Junta launched an artillery attack on Pandeik Kone village, part of Kadipu village tract in Bilin Township, Thaton District, Mon State. On the night of May 21, 2025, between 8:18 and 8:20 PM, two 120mm mortar shells exploded in the village, causing multiple casualties among residents.
Junta arrests more than 230 Tenasserim residents within a month
May 22, 2025
HURFOM: During the month of April, 2025, the military junta arrested 232 residents, including school teachers who were involved in the Civil Disobedience Movement – CDM. The arrests took place at their homes or in the streets.
Read moreJunta bombing kills two villagers in Kyone Doe
May 22, 2025
HURFOM: According to local reports, on May 20th, 2025, the military junta dropped bombs on Lay Tie village, Kyone Doe Town, Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State killing two villagers.
The air assaults occurred without any active armed clash in the area. The first bomb hit the “Bot Die” School in An Kaung village, but there were no casualties.
Read moreFrequent robberies and murders create fear for residents in Three Pagoda Pass
May 21, 2025
HURFOM: Civilians have frequently been killed in the Thai-Burma border town, Three Pagoda Pass, Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State, leaving residents frightened.
Robbery of motorbikes has frequently taken place and sometimes, the robbers kill the motorbike owners. There have also been numerous cases of sexual abuse of women.
Read moreDisplaced resident returns home to collect “things” — killed by artillery attack
May 21, 2025
HURFOM: On May 19th, 2025, a resident from Kyone Doe Town, Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State was killed by an artillery attack while he was returning home from a displaced camp to collect “things” at his home.
Read moreJunta Launches Airstrike on Winkaphaw Village in Thayet Chaung Township, Dawei District
May 20, 2025
HURFOM: On the afternoon of May 19, the military junta carried out an airstrike on Winkaphaw Village, located in the Taung Pyauk area of Thayet Chaung Township, Dawei District, according to local sources.
Residents reported that the junta’s K8W fighter jet dropped four bombs on the area at around 12:30 PM, even though there was no active fighting taking place at the time.
Read moreMass Displacement in Kyaik Hto Township as Junta Launches Major Ground Offensive
May 20, 2025
HURFOM: One of the most alarming military escalations in recent months is unfolding in Kyaik Hto Township, Thaton District, Mon State. Since the third week of May, more than 18,000 people from at least 35 villages have been forced to flee as the junta intensifies a brutal ground assault. The sheer speed and scale of this displacement signal a worsening humanitarian emergency in southeastern Burma.
Extrajudicial killings believed to be on the rise in Mon State
May 20, 2025
HURFOM: Since the military coup began in 2021, Burma has experienced a failure of the rule of law and numerous new armed groups have emerged across the country. One consequence has been the number of arbitrary arrests and extrajudicial killings is on the rise.
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