Two 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.
Read moreOne monk and three civilians including a child, killed in Kyarinnseikyi armed clash
June 6, 2023
HURFOM: On June 2, 2023, there was an intense armed clash between the military junta and the joint forces of the Karen National Liberation Army and the People Defense Forces in Kyarinnseikyi Town, Karen State.
One monk and three civilians were killed, according to a report from local rescue teams.
“The armed clash went on for nearly three hours, from 5 am to 8 am. The junta launched both artillery and air assaults,” said a Kyarinnseikyi resident.
Read moreTwo civilians killed and two injured in armed clash at Done Tha Me Bridge
June 6, 2023
HURFOM: On June 1, 2023, an armed clash took place between Burmese soldiers and the joint forces of the Karen National Liberation Army and the People Defense Forces at the check-point nearby Done Tha Me Bridge on the border of Mon and Karen States.
Read moreJunta’s indiscriminate artillery attacks continue to kill and create more civilian casualties
June 6, 2023
HURFOM: Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) has a network field reporters that have documented another resident killed as result of the junta’s use of artillery weapons on civilians.
The 591st Infantry Battalion (IB) which operates under the 19th Military Operation Management Command MOMC used these weapons in Kyarinseikyi, township, Karen State.
Read moreWeekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State, and Tanintharyi Region
June 5, 2023
HURFOM | June Week One
The military junta has increased their animosity towards civilians as indiscriminate firing and unprovoked attacks claimed the lives of many this week, including women, older adults and children. Even those with disabilities are not spared by the bullets of the regime’s guns. Burma Army soldiers have no military strategy other than to shoot when they declare someone a target. Unfounded accusations and allegations of loyalties to opposition groups are ongoing as dozens are charged and detained without evidence. The rule of law in the courts has lost all credibility, so many dare not even appeal their cases. Without justice, there cannot be any accountability through domestic legal systems.
Read moreJunta seizes vehicles, demands ransom in Hpa-An
June 5, 2023
HURFOM: The military junta is using the pretext of security concerns to stop and inspect vehicles in Hpa-An township, Karen state. Some of the vehicles are being seized and ransomed for large amounts of money.
Various administrative arms of the junta’s council, such as the police, General Administrative Department (GAD), and the junta-backed Border Guard Force (BGF), are involved in the stop, search and seizures.
Read moreJunta’s artillery attack injures five residents in Bee Lin
June 5, 2023
HURFOM: On June 1, 2023, the military junta launched an artillery attack on Shwe Yaung Pya village, Bee Lin Township, Mon State. Five residents including three children were injured. There was no armed conflict or attack from resistance forces prior to the junta’s artillery attack.
Read moreJunta’s artillery and air assaults kill women and children in Kaw Ka Rate
June 2, 2023
HURFOM: The military junta is targeting innocent civilians in the area controlled by the 6th Brigade of the Karen National Liberation Army in Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State. They have launched artillery and air assaults nearly every day.
In the month of April, 2023, the junta launched 184 artillery attacks and 31 air assaults targeting Kaw Ka Rate. The attacks killed and injured innocent civilians including women and children.
Read moreJunta soldiers execute two men, while in hiding
June 2, 2023
HURFOM: On May 30, two Dawei men were shot and killed near the intersection of Saw Mi Nyo road, Bom Maw ward, Dawei city.
There is no evidence the men had committed any crime.
“There was a large patch of blood and a motorcycle burned nearby,” said a resident who visited the site on the morning of May 31.
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