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Arbitrary arrests continuing in Tanintharyi Region

On 4 October, HURFOM documented 5 cases of arbitrary arrests & abductions in #Dawei as the junta continues to target young people and their families.

Arbitrary arrests of young people increased in HURFOM targeted areas

Over the last, we HURFOM observed a significant increase in arbitrary arrests, particularly of young people. We call for:

1. The immediate release of all political prisoners
2. An immediate cessation of junta violence
3. A retreat of all soldiers from civilian areas

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Weekly Update in HURFOM Targeted Areas (Fourth Week of September)

HURFOM: Civilians are being targeted across the country as systematic violence by the junta continues to be perpetrated with impunity and without consequences. Over the last week, a 27-year-old was shot by junta security forces in Chaung Taung toll gate, Ye Township, Mon State. The victim, Ye Naing Oo, is originally from Khaw Zar, Ye, and the reason the junta shot him is still unknown. The incident happened at 7PM on 28 September. Extrajudicial execution against innocent civilians are ongoing in Tanintharyi Region. Myo Min Hteik, 39 years, a resident of Palaw-Kone village, Palaw Township, Myeik District, was found dead with gunshot wounds early October 1st.

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Monthly Overview of Violations in HURFOM Target Areas (September, 2021)

HURFOM: In September, the number of those arrested + detained in Mon State, Karen State & Dawei increased against the backdrop of systematic human rights violations, including #VAWG. Economic burdens and #COVID19 threaten local livelihoods. Sept overview in full: http://ow.ly/Nof050GjSkg

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Security forces kill villager in Ye Township

HURFOM: On September 28, 2021, a villager was killed by security forces at about 7pm at the Ye-Chaung Taung checkpoint in Ye Township, Mon State. The security forces said the villager refused to be checked and ran away,  so they shot him.

The victim, a 27-year-old male, named Ye Naing Oo lived in Ward #2, Khaw Zar Town, Ye Township.  He had just returned from Thailand and was unaware of the new rules.

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monalnd Condemns Ongoing Injustices Against Women in Burma

For decades, the Burmese Army has evaded accountability for state-sponsored crimes perpetrated against civilians. Among their most brutal strategies is the ongoing oppression of women and young girls. Since the attempted coup on 1 February, cases of violence and arbitrary arrests against women have been increasing. The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) condemns in the strongest terms the gendered attacks taking place, and calls for an immediate end to military impunity, which has denied victims and their families justice and reparations.

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Weekly update on situation in Karen, Mon & Dawei since the coup (Fourth Week of September 2021)

HURFOM: Over the last week, HURFOM has observed women and young in particular are being increasingly targeted for their anti-coup activities. Ma Nilar Aye, a local human rights activist, and her 60-year-old mother were abducted at midnight by Junta Navy command in Ohn Pin Kwin Village, Yebyu, Dawei Region on 24 September. Friends and family who have tried to contact them say they fear they have ‘disappeared’: “At first, we thought they were detained at Kanbauk Police Station. But they are not there, which means they are missing. Our prayers are with her.”

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Security tightened as new armed groups emerge in Mon State

HURFOM: A number of new armed groups have attacked the military council and its bureaucracy

over the  past few months in Mon State.  In response the military council has tightened its security efforts.

The new armed groups include the  Mon People’s Defense Force (MPDF), the Ye People’s Defense Force (YPDF), the Mon State Defense Force (MSDF) and a Ye Special Task Force (YSTF).  Each of these armed groups is new, and targeting their attacks on the military council and some of their business operations.

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Villagers in Southern Ye extorted for 20 million Kyat

HURFOM: Villagers from Kyone Nyae village, Southern Ye, Mon State were extorted for approximately 20 million Kyat by an unknown Mon armed group, earlier this week, reported. 

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People in the NMSP controlled area receive first vaccinations

HURFOM: In the second and third weeks of September, 2021, members and soldiers of the New Mon State Party (NMSP) and their family members, monks, and charity workers, staff of the various departments of the NMSP and villagers in the NMSP controlled area received  vaccinations for Covid-19.

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