Military junta breaches NCA
March 15, 2021

HURFOM: General Yawd Ser, Acting Leader of the National Ceasefire Agreement signed by Ethnic Armed Organizations (NCA-S EAO), says the military council created after the February 1 coup, has breached the NCA.
Read moreRumours of military once again using forced labor, frightens villagers
March 12, 2021
HURFOM: The military junta is increasing their monitoring and intimidation of citizens.
Armed forces personnel are stopping passengers and checking their private information at gates to cities.
Read moreVillagers reject military council administrators
March 8, 2021

HURFOM: On February 11, 2021, the military council announced that ward/village administrators elected by the people during the NLD government, were being dismissed as of February 10, 2021.
Read morePolice and soldiers responsible for killing and injuring citizens, and destroying property
March 5, 2021
HURFOM: The last days of February and early March have seen increasing violence committed by police and soldiers on citizens of Mawlamyine.
On February 28, security forces killed a 21-year-old man and 30 people were injured in Mawlamyine.
Read moreSoldiers and police violate citizen privacy
March 4, 2021
HURFOM: As nationwide protests continue daily since February 1, soldiers and the police in Mon State have begun to check the vehicles and smartphones of passengers at the entrances to cities.
Read moreMilitary UEC plans to introduce new electoral system
March 4, 2021
HURFOM: (February 28 2021) The newly formed Union Election Commission established by the military junta requested by letter to political parties, to send them research on “Proportional Representation (PR) Systems”. The military claims that such a system will be used in their promised new election.
Read moreYarmanya Times Chief Editor arrested: Whereabout unknown
March 2, 2021
HURFOM: On February 28, 2021, during his live broadcasting about a protest in Phep Khin Ward, Mawlamyine, the Chief Editor of the Mon State based Yarmanya Times News Agency, Ko Lin Tun, was arrested by police forces. The incident took place at about 1 pm.
Read morePress rejects pressure from military council to not use term –“military junta”
March 1, 2021
HURFOM: On February 11, 2021, the military council controlled the Ministry of Information informed the Myanmar Media Council not to use the term “military junta”, rather to use “State Administrative Council”.
Read moreMUP to meet with the newly formed Union Election Commission
February 24, 2021
HURFOM: On February 22, 2021, a new Union Election Commission (UEC) was formed by the State Administrative Council, and the military has invited political parties to join a first meeting which will be held at the Office of the UEC in Naypyidaw on February 26.
Read moreActivist say MUP should not join military council
February 24, 2021
HURFOM: Activists in Mawlamyine, are critical of the Mon Unity Party (MUP) decision to join the newly created military council. They argue the MUP is a political party that has been elected by the people, and as such does not have any legitimacy to join the military council.
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