Weekly Update in HURFOM targetted Areas (19 April β 25 April 2021)
April 26, 2021

Weekly update on the situation in #Karen #Mon & #Dawei. Arrests & Detention on the rise π
π61+ Arrested
π50+ Detained
π5+ Injured
π1 Killed
Approx 60 cases of confiscations including money & phones, at least 25 motos confiscated and 10+ asked for ransoms to get them back.
Millions expected to go hungry as consequence of military coup
April 26, 2021
HURFOM: On April 22, 2021 the World Food Programme (WFP) estimated that 3-4million people across Burma will experience hunger within the next six months, due to combined impacts of the pandemic and the military coup.
βMore and more poor people have lost their jobs and are unable to afford food. A concerted response is required now to alleviate immediate suffering,β said WFP Myanmar Country Director, Stephen Anderson.
Read moreA quarter of a million people flee their homes due to brutal military crackdown
April 23, 2021
HURFOM: An alarming number of innocent civilians are fleeing their homes as the military and police forces kill and arrest peaceful protesters throughout Burma.Β
250,000 have now fled their homes. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burma said he was shocked by this huge number.
Read moreWeekly Update in HURFOM targetted Areas (12 April β 18 April 2021)
April 20, 2021

Weekly update on the situation in #Karen #Mon & #Dawei:
π 29+ Arrested
π20+ Detained
π12+ Injured, 4 torture cases
40+ money extortion, arbitrary taxation. 20+ looting & destruction of property + motos by #SAC. The junta’s fabricating evidence to charge innocent civilians.
There have been more than 40 armed clashes since the coup
April 20, 2021

HURFOM: In the past 76 days, since the February-1 coup, there have been more than 40 armed clashes between the Burmese military (Tatmadaw) and Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs).
Read moreWeekly Update in HURFOM targetted Areas (1 April β 11 April 2021)
April 13, 2021

Weekly Update from HURFOM on the situation in #Karen, #Mon & #Dawei where HRVs remain rampant as #SAC forces continue to target civilians.
π
65+ Arrested
π
50+ Detained
π
40+ Injured
π
6 Killed
Motos, cell phones & 300 pairs of PSI Satellite dishes/receivers confiscated.
Military junta committed to imposing news blackout
April 9, 2021

The military junta has been doing everything it can to prevent people’s access to news coverage of the dictatorship and pro-democracy movement. In addition to an internet media blackout, authorities have begun to seize PSI satellites which broadcast some news channels.
Read moreMilitary coup is a dark chapter for human rights in Burma
April 7, 2021

HURFOM: The February-1 military coup has pulled Burma back into the past of more than 3 decades ago and opened a dark chapter for human rights in the country. Upholding basic human rights was a struggle under the civilian government, but now with brutal killings taking place in the streets on a regular basis , human rights has hit rock bottom under the military junta.
Read moreOverview of Human Rights Violations in Target Areas | March 2021
April 5, 2021
HURFOM: Over the last month, Human Rights Foundation of Monland documented human rights violations committed in our target areas of Mon, Karen and Tanintharyi Region. We’ve produced an interactive overview of the daily atrocities and our calls to action to the UN. Check it out here: http://ow.ly/mxpe50Egny7

Tatmadaw ceasefire announcement rings hollow
April 3, 2021
HURFOM: The Burmese military (aka Tatmadaw) launched an attack on the Kyouk Zouk Base, Brigade No. 1 of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA/KNU) in Thaton Township, Mon State at 7:25 pm on April 2nd.Β
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