Air assaults injure four villagers from Ah Nan Kwin village
February 27, 2025
HURFOM: On February 18th, 2025, the military junta launched an air assault on Ta Nyin village which is located near Ah Nan Kwin village, Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State. The attack injured four villagers.
Read moreMother and son sustain injuries after stepping on landmine in Dawei
February 27, 2025
HURFOM: On February 25th, 2025, a mother and son – 43-year-old Daw Mar Lwin and 13-year-old Maung Yan Myo Myat from Wa Gone village, Dawei East Forest region, Dawei Township, Tenasserim Division stepped on a landmine while walking to their plantation.
Read moreJunta tightens security and extorts plantation workers
February 26, 2025
HURFOM: In Kyone Long (old) village and Kwin Shay village, Ye Township, Mon State, the junta’s troops are imposing tight security measures targeting plantation workers. Villagers reported to HURFOM that troops are also extorting huge amounts of money from people who failed to show their ID cards.
Read moreNearly 2,000 young men conscripted in military within a year in Mon State
February 26, 2025
HURFOM: From April, 2024 to January, 2025, the military junta organized ten “military training for conscripts” sessions, and forcefully recruited nearly 2,000 young conscripts in Mon State.
1,500 conscripts have finished their training and have been sent to conflict areas where there have been intense armed clashes, according to a military source.
Read moreJunta arrests drug addicts and thieves: Forces them into military service
February 26, 2025
HURFOM: In Mudon Town, Mon State, ward Administrators and police controlled by the military junta have been arresting drug addicts and thieves and forcing them to become conscripts to earn extra money, local sources reported HURFOM.
Read moreJunta’s air assaults torch more than 30 houses in Tenasserim
February 25, 2025
HURFOM: On February 17th, 2025, the military junta launched air assaults on Nyaung Pin Kwin Ah Shay Karn village, Tenasserim Township, Tenasserim Division destroying, by fire, 35 buildings including houses and a library.
Read moreJunta’s artillery attack kills woman in Yebyu
February 25, 2025
HURFOM: On February 20th, 2025, the Kyauk Ka Nyar based 304th artillery regiment indiscriminately launched at least three artillery attacks on Kya Katta Pin Inn village, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division.
There has been no active armed clash in the nearby area.
Read moreJunta’s constant aerial and artillery attacks force more than 20,000 residents in KNU controlled area to flee
February 25, 2025
HURFOM: Since early January, 2025, the military junta has been launching constant and frequent aerial and artillery attacks targeting Kyike Hto and Bilin Townships, in Mon State and Hpa-An Township, in Karen State. The attacks have forced more than 20,000 residents from over 50 villages to flee their homes.
Read moreLocal authorities exploit weak rule of law and organize profit making gambling events
February 24, 2025
HURFOM: Since the attempted coup in 2021, the rule of law is getting weaker across Burma. This is equally evident in Mon State and Tenasserim Division. Local authorities are exploiting the situation by organizing gambling events in pagoda festivals, music and dance shows, traditional and spiritual events, all in order to extract profit for themselves.
Read moreWeekly Analysis: Airstrikes Wreak Havoc and Terror Across Southeastern Burma
February 24, 2025
February 2025 | Week Three
Over the past week, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) documented several instances of junta-deployed airstrikes in our targeted areas of Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi region. According to a statement from the Karen National Union (KNU) Central, junta forces bombed three villages in Kyaikhto and Bilin Townships, Mon State, on February 13, despite the absence of ongoing clashes. The airstrikes resulted in three fatalities and ten injuries. On the same day, three 500-pound bombs were dropped on Pain Nae Kone and Kaw Kat villages in Kyaikhto Township, as well as Ta Gay Laung Chaung Phyar village in Bilin Township.
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Latest Headlines
- 5,500 added to number of newly displaced villagers in Tanintharyi
- Three residents severely injured by landmine explosion in Hpa-An
- Local man shot and killed in Ye
- Monthly Overview: Conflict-Affected Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons in Southeastern Burma Face Ongoing Threats to Their Safety and Security Due to Junta Attacks
- Two Young Men Arbitrarily Arrested by Junta Troops in Tanintharyi Township
- Junta Troops Brutally Kill Thabyar Villager During Military Operation in Laung Lon Township and Dump the Body
- Parents Forced to Draw Lots for Military Service on Behalf of Their Children Amid Threats of Legal Action
- Indiscriminate Shelling by Junta Forces Prevents IDPs in Yebyu Township from Returning Home
- Residents in Mon and Karen States frightened by junta’s aerial patrol
- Body of Villager Tortured and Killed by Junta Troops Found Near Palm Plantation in Laung Lon Township
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