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500 displaced villagers from Yebyu in need of urgent humanitarian aid

HURFOM: Since April 20^th, 2025, an intense battle has been raging between the military junta and the joint resistance forces in Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division, forcing more than 500 villagers to be forcefully evacuated.

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Junta arrests two drug addicts and forces them into military conscription

HURFOM: At about 10 pm on April 10^th, 2025, the police force and an administration team operating under the military junta’s direction arrested Maung Kaung Gyi and Maung Aung Min.  Both were accused of abusing substances.  They are in their late 20’s, and were arrested at their home in northern Mottama Kywel Chan village, Paung Township, Mon State.

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Junta Forces Intensify Artillery Strikes on Civilian Villages in Kyaikhto Township

On April 24, 2025, two civilians were injured in separate artillery attacks across Theinzayat Sub-town, Kyaikhto Township, Mon State, after Junta Forces from Artillery Regiment Command No. 310 launched a series of indiscriminate shellings into residential areas. The assaults, which began at around 12:00 p.m., targeted Mon Su ward, Karaway Seik, Taungtusu, Kyauk Pon, and Winka villages, spreading fear and destruction across multiple communities.

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Junta’s Airstrikes Hit School in Kawkareik’s Winka Village: Homes Damaged, One Injured

On the night of April 23, at around 8:00 PM, two junta fighter jets launched direct airstrikes on a school compound in Winka Village, Kyon Doe Town, Kawkareik Township, Karen State. According to local eyewitnesses, the school was deliberately targeted, and nearby homes were also damaged in the attack. One resident, a 35-year-old villager, was injured.

The bombs dropped were reportedly 500-pound munitions, known for their wide blast radius and destructive impact. Three homes near the school compound were confirmed destroyed.

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Junta Troops Extort Fleeing Civilians in Kawkareik Township as Airstrikes and Shelling Intensify

As families fled deadly airstrikes and heavy shelling in Kawkareik Township, Karen State, Junta troops from Light Infantry Battalion 545 and Infantry Battalion 546 stopped them at checkpoints and demanded money and valuables. These displaced villagers, already traumatized by ongoing attacks, have faced intimidation, harassment, and demands for money along the way as they try to reach safety.

The abuses reportedly began after heavy military assaults on April 15, when junta aircraft and artillery began targeting several villages in and around Kyon Doe Town. In response, hundreds of families fled their homes in terror. At least 80 people were stopped on their way to safety and forced to give money or belongings to junta soldiers on the road.

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Junta cuts telecommunication in armed conflict areas

HURFOM: In Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State and Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division where there are ongoing armed conflicts, the military junta has cut off telecommunication services, leaving communities with communication problems.

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Kaw Ka Rate residents worry about their abandoned houses.

HURFOM: Since April 14^th, 2025, there has been an intense battle near Kyone Doe Town, Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State, and thousands of residents have had to flee their homes.

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Two Villagers Still Missing After Arrest by Junta Troops in Yebyu, Others Released

Concerns are mounting in Yebyu Township as two villagers remain detained for over 10 days following their abduction by junta troops in early April—raising fears of forced disappearance and possible mistreatment. While most of those arrested in a recent military sweep have since been released, the whereabouts and wellbeing of the remaining two men are still unknown, according to local sources.

The two villagers still held in custody are U Than Than, approximately 50 years old, who runs a small food shop in Kyauk Hta Yan village, and Ko Naing Naing, a 40-year-old fisherman from Phyu Nat village.

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Voice of a landmine victim who lost his leg

HURFOM: Since the attempted coup in 2021, the threat of landmines has emerged again in Burma. In 2023, when there was high military tension, both the military junta and the armed resistance groups used landmines in conflict zones as well as in residential areas. The landmine explosions have occurred frequently, and there have been casualties, loss of body parts, severe threats to livelihood, and living in fear due to insecurity.

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Junta Cuts Off Communications in Yebyu Township Amid Ongoing Clashes, Forcing Thousands to Flee

As fighting intensifies in Min Thar village tract, Yebyu Township, Tanintharyi Region, the military junta has deliberately cut off phone and internet services, leaving civilians isolated, unable to call for help, and struggling to make life-saving decisions. The ongoing communication blackout is not only creating fear and panic among residents but also amounts to a serious violation of international humanitarian law and human rights principles.

According to local sources, clashes broke out on the morning of April 20 between junta forces stationed in Min Thar village and local armed resistance groups. Following the confrontation, the junta rapidly deployed reinforcements via water routes and soon after shut down all communication services in the area.

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