Five Political Prisoners Beaten and Held in Solitary Confinement in Kyaikmayaw Prison
July 24, 2024
HURFOM: On June 25, 2024, five political prisoners at Kyaikmayaw Central Prison in Kyaikmayaw Township, Mon State, were brutally beaten by prison authorities and placed in solitary confinement.
Read moreJunta’s Reckless Artillery Attack Kills Civilian in Tha Yet Chaung
July 24, 2024
HURFOM: On July 20, 2024, the military junta launched a reckless artillery attack on Nyaung Zin village, Tha Yet Chaung Township, Tanintharyi Region, resulting in the death of a civilian.
Read moreJunta Troops Burn Down Three Houses in Launglon Township
July 24, 2024
HURFOM: On July 19, 2024, approximately 80 troops from the military junta stationed in Long Lone Town, Tanintharyi, launched a military operation targeting Nyin Maw and Nyin Boat villages. The operation resulted in an armed clash with the People Defense Force at the entrance road to T Zit Beach, near Nyin Boat village.
Read moreMon schoolteachers face livelihood hardship: Basic salary not cover daily expenses
July 23, 2024
HURFOM: The basic salary of schoolteachers under the Mon National Education Committee (MNEC) was 95,000 MMK. In June, 2024, the salary increased to 150,000 MMK.
However, commodity prices are now so high that even the increased salary is insufficient to cover daily expenses leaving school teachers with livelihood challenges.
Read moreJunta’s troops raid houses and extort money from residents in Long Lone
July 23, 2024
HURFOM: After launching military operations in Tha Byar, Ra Hong Wad and Pan Da Lell villages, Long Lone Township, Tenasserim Division, on July 14, 2024, approximately 80 junta troops reached the Long Lone Town Police Station and scattered their forces across the town.
Read moreWeekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State and Tanintharyi Region
July 22, 2024
Increased Surveillance and Privacy Rights are Under Attack
Last week, the junta banned the well-known messaging application Signal. Signal has strong end-to-end encryption that keeps communication completely private. Activists, organizations, and human rights defenders in Burma commonly use it to carry out their activities safely. The Burma Army has tried to censor the flow of information many times in the past to prevent witnesses to the horrors they are committing and, therefore, attempt to shield themselves from consequences.
Promptly after the attempted coup, the Burma Army moved to ensure access to Facebook was no longer accessible to stop organizing efforts. The terrorist regime has continued to block social networks also to hide the crimes they are violently committing against innocent people.
Read moreTwo workers at wood mill injured by junta’s artillery attack in Thane Za Yet
July 19, 2024
HURFOM: On July 16th, 2024, the military junta launched indiscriminate artillery attacks on
Ward #1, Thane Za Yet Town, Kyike Hto Township, Mon State. The attack injured two workers at a wood mill.
The 310th artillery regiment was responsible for the attack. There were no armed clashes in the area.
Due to the artillery explosion, 40-year-old U Zaw Aung and 20-year-old Ko Hein Way Aung sustained injuries to their chests and thighs.
Read moreNew military recruits from Mon State sent to conflict zone
July 19, 2024
HURFOM: The 1st batch of the compulsory military service recruits trained at the 4th Advanced Military Training School in Well Ka Lee village, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State finished their training on June 28, 2024.
Approximately 200 young men have been sent to conflict zones across Burma. More than 100 have been sent to the 37th Light Infantry Battalion in Myit Kyi Nar, and more than 50 of them have been sent to the 586th Light Infantry Battalion. The remaining recruits have been sent to different townships across Burma.
Read moreLocals worry about coal fired power plant project in Chaung Zone
July 19, 2024
HURFOM: On June 24th, 2024, Mon State Chief Minister U Aung Kyi Thein met with the Chinese Ambassador to Burma to discuss construction of a coal fired power plant in Chaung Zone Township, Mon State.
The military junta has bought 50 acres of mangrove forest between Ka Lawi and Da Yell villages, Chaung Zone Township and paid compensation to landowners at the rate of 5 million MMK per acre.
The junta has moved very quickly on this project.
Read moreSome displaced villagers face difficulties filing registration form for monetary support
July 18, 2024
HURFOM: Between July 13th and the 19th, 2024, domestic and international donors, monks and Mon charity groups have been providing monetary support to displaced persons and those who lost their houses in artillery attacks from Kyaing Rivier area, Kyikemayaw Township, Mon State.
Each household of displaced persons will receive 150,000 MMK and other household items.
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