Junta’s commander threatens administrators not to support PDF in Ye
June 12, 2023
HURFOM: The Junta’s Commander and Chief Strategist of the 19th Military Operation Management Command (MOMC) convened the Karen and Mon village Administrators in Ye Township, and threatened to take severe action if they were found to be aiding and abetting the PDF in any way.
According to a District Administration source, approximately 40 villages and wards Administrators were called to army bases and warned on June 5th. The Commanders and chief strategists of Infantry Battalions (IB) No.343, 586, 591, 583 and 106, and Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) No.31 were involved.
Read moreWeekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State, and Tanintharyi Region
June 12, 2023
HURFOM | June Week Two
Fighting in Southeastern Burma has displaced over 500,000 people in Karen State alone. The military junta is losing their war on the people as fierce opposition results in mass casualties. And yet, the response by the regime is to engage in more conflict, particularly in areas which target civilians. The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) remains committed to documenting human rights violations to bring urgency to the situation. A response rooted in the voices of the people who have long called for targeted sanctions, a global arms embargo and cross-border aid.
Read moreArtillery explosion kills a child and injures two residents in Kaw Ka Rate
June 9, 2023
HURFOM: The military junta launched an artillery attack on Yaw Tan Shay village, Kaw Ka Rate Township, in Karen State in the morning of June 7, 2023.
There had been no resistance or attack on the military by resistance forces.
Read moreDrop out rate increases due to high tuition fees in Mon State
June 8, 2023
HURFOM: High tuition fees, and other school associated costs including basic commodities which have been on the rise have led some students to drop out of school due to financial hardship.
Tuition, dormitory fees, food and other associated costs for a single academic year, cost between three to six million Kyat. Some parents are unable to pay for these costs for their children.
Read moreEastern Dawei IDPs face food shortages and numbers increase
June 8, 2023
HURFOM: Both local residents and internally displaced people living in Dawei’s east district are now facing food and water shortages due to strict control of rice and food stuffs by junta forces.
From the end of April until the beginning of June, more than 5,000 refugees from 12 villages have been trapped in Dawei East District, due to a junta council’s offensive and continuous targeting of the locals.
Read moreLIB 401 kills a mentally ill villager for no reason in Ka Lane Aung
June 7, 2023
HURFOM: On June 1st, 2023, the 410th Light Infantry Battalion based in Ka Lane Aung Township, Dawei District, killed a male villager with a gun for no reason.
According to local residents, the man shot by the junta military was Ko Naing Oo. He was 35 years old, and suffered from a mental disorder. He recently settled in Ka Lane Aung having come from Ye Township in Mon State.
Read moreMilitary junta kills villagers and burns down houses in East Dawei
June 7, 2023
HURFOM: Junta forces shot and killed 3 residents living at an internally displaced people’s re-settlement site. A man, a child, and the mother from the village were shot by soldiers patrolling the site.
The arrival of the junta soldiers caused residents to flee. One resident is still missing.
Read moreArtillery attacks force residents from three villages to flee homes in Thaton
June 7, 2023
HURFOM: On June 4, 2023, the military junta launched artillery attacks targeting the area controlled by the 1st Brigade of the Karen National Liberation Army in Thaton Township, Mon State.
Residents from three villages in the area had to flee their homes.
Read moreTwo men traveling by boat shot by junta’s soldiers, one died
June 7, 2023
HURFOM: Two male villagers who were traveling in a small boat on the Tenasserim river were shot by junta forces, on June 3 at about 3pm. One man died.
The two victims were going from Nyaung Pin Gone village to the old Kanto village. Ko Aung Kyaw, thought to be approximately 30 years old, was hit by the shot and fell into the water.
Read moreJunta’s artillery attack injures six in Kyaik Hto
June 6, 2023
HURFOM: According to local residents, at least 6 people, including a 6-year-old child, were injured when artillery shells exploded after hitting a house in Hle Lan Kuu village, Kyaik Hto township, Mon State.
Local observers noted that the attack was perpetrated by the 402nd artillery unit based in Thaton.
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