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Weekly Analysis: Artillery Shells Fired by the Junta Leave Civilians in Fear and Force Displacement

People in Burma are reeling in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake as the number of those killed, wounded and missing continues to rise. And yet, the military junta has continued to fire relentlessly upon innocent civilians across the country. In targeted areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), including Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi region, the military has fired upon homes and villages, further displacing innocent communities.

Two civilians were injured, and a home was destroyed after junta troops launched artillery shells into a village in Mon State’s Thanbyuzayat Township. The attack occurred on the evening of April 5, at 6 PM, when artillery fired from the Waekalee-based military command exploded inside the residential area of Kalaing Padaw village. There was no active fighting in the area at the time.

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Junta’s curfew creates problem for rubber plantation workers

HURFOM: The junta’s newly-installed security gate on Eye Poke village road, Ye Chaung Pyar region, Ye Township, Mon State has imposed a movement restriction from 5pm to 6am and the restriction has created problem for local rubber plantation workers.

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Administrator and members of militia group extort travelers in Mudon

HURFOM: Since April 8^th, 2025, the administrator of Nine Prime village and members of local militia group have stationed themselves in the security gate at the entrance of Mudon Township, Mon State and extorted money from travelers. Each traveler has to pay 10,000 MMK and each motorbike owner has to pay even 100,000 MMK.

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Junta arrests unlicensed motorbikes and extorts owners in Mawlamyine

HURFOM: In Mawlamyine, Mon State, the joint teams of junta’s traffic police and police forces have been conducting “stop and check” of motorbikes at the entrance and exist of the Capital of the Mon State. If the team finds an unlicensed motorbike, the owner is extorted at least 30,000 MMK. Some owners are extorted up to hundreds thousand MMK. If the owners fail to pay the ransom, their motorbikes are seized and they are ordered to go to the court.

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Junta arrests tricycles in Paung and extorts money from owners

HURFOM: Since April 7^th, 2025, the junta’s traffic police have been arresting tricycles in Paung Township, Mon State. The junta justified the tricycles created more and more traffic accidents, local villagers reported HURFOM.

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Junta arrests young social workers who provide aids to earthquake victims

HURFOM: On March 18^th, 2025, 7.7 deadliest earthquake in Burma has killed more than 3,600 people and destroyed numerous buildings and temples in Sagaing, Mandalay and Naypyidaw. Moreover, hundreds of thousands of people have victimized by the earthquake. 

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Junta’s forces arrest two CDM schoolteachers after checking their UID

HURFOM: On March 18^th, 2025, the joint team of junta’s troops and police members stopped travelers and checked their UID (unique identifier) at the entrances or exists of towns and villages in Long Lone Township, Tenasserim Division.

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Junta’s artillery attack injuries two villagers in Thanbyuzayat

HURFOM: On April 5^th, 2025, the junta’s regiment based in Yell Ta Gon village launched 120-mm artillery attack to Ka Lane Pa Daw village, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State without having any active armed clash in nearby area and the artillery explosion injured two villagers, according to local reports.

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Junta’s troops arrest and kill fish pond owner in Kyike Hto

HURFOM: On April 4^th, 2025, the junta’s troops arrested a fish pond owner who was doing fish farming nearby the village cemetery in Sout Pa Nuu village, Kyike Hto Township, Mon State and shot and killed him soon after the arrest.

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Mother and daughter shot and killed by a local armed group

HURFOM: In the third week of March, 2025, a local armed group shot and killed a mother and a daughter from Pyaun Ma Htein village track nearby Three Pagoda Pass, Kyarinnseikyi Township, Krean State.

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