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Junta Prepares for Sham Elections in Mon State by Deploying Paramilitary Units and Expanding Surveillance

HURFOM: In preparation for the junta’s proposed sham election later this year, the military authorities have begun deploying paramilitary forces under the banner of “Public Security and Anti-Terrorism Squads” to polling station sites across Mon State. According to local sources close to township administration committees, these squads are being mobilized according to population size and township needs, with assignments coordinated at the district level.

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Extortion in Hpa-An Prison gets worse

HURFOM: The amount of extortion by the prison authorities and the police members in the Hpa-An Prision, Hpa-An Township, Karen State from the prison visitors has been getting worse, according to the family members of the prisoner.

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Health workers and family members from Kan Bauk village released

HURFOM: On May 30^th, 2025, the Mawrawaddy Navy Unit arrested two health workers and two of their family members from Kan Bauk village, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division.

Former Health Worker U Kyaw Soe Win, Health Worker Daw Zin Maw Nine, her mother Daw Than Than May, and her younger Brother Ko Htet Htet Tun were all released on June 16^th.

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Drone and Artillery Strikes by Junta in Kyaukkyi and Mu Townships Leave Three Injured, Including 11-Year-Old Child, and Damage Religious Sites

HURFOM: Communities in Kyaukkyi and Mu Townships of Bago Region are once again under siege as junta forces continue their indiscriminate attacks using drones and heavy artillery. According to reports received by HURFOM from field sources and the KNU’s Kler Lwee Htu District, at least three civilians, including an 11-year-old child, were injured. Multiple religious sites and homes were also damaged.

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Arresting owners of unlicensed vehicles creates financial loss for plantation owners

HURFOM: Since June 1^st, 2025, the joint traffic teams of soldiers and police have been arresting owners of unlicensed vehicles and owners of vehicles with temporary licenses across Burma.   The program has been strictly enforced in Ye Township, Mon State.

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Home of a Detained Couple Demolished by Junta Forces in Paya Village, Yebyu Township

HURFOM: Yebyu Township, Tanintharyi Region: According to local sources, on the morning of June 19, the junta forces used a bulldozer to demolish the family home of a couple who had been arbitrarily arrested two days earlier in Paya village, under the Ohn Pin Kwin village tract.

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Weekly Analysis: Refugee Rights are Human Rights

On International Refugee Day, observed on June 20, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) condemned all forms of violence against refugees and conflict-affected communities. Additionally, we called for immediate action to address their struggle. In targeted areas of HURFOM, including Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi Region, conflict-affected communities are facing life-threatening challenges posed by the military junta, which is actively undermining their fundamental freedoms, including their basic human rights.

Dozens of cases documented by HURFOM illustrate a pattern of indiscriminate firing, targeting displaced communities who are sheltering from the violence that has consumed their daily lives. Since the earthquake at the end of March 2025, the junta has launched more than 920 airstrikes and artillery attacks, resulting in the deaths of at least 590 people, including many in Mon and Karen States and the Tanintharyi Region, where HURFOM is actively working. Even more troubling is that numerous attacks took place during the junta’s claimed “ceasefire” period.

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Mon Youth Targeted in Junta’s Batch No. 14 Conscription Drive Using Fear and Petty Charges

HURFOM: Across Mon State, fear is growing as the junta steps up its forced recruitment campaign under Batch No. 14 of military training. According to HURFOM’s field reporters, youth in townships like Thanbyuzayat, Mawlamyine, and Mudon are being rounded up and sent to military camps—many without formal charges, legal process, or even explanation to their families.

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Refugees at Risk: HURFOM Demands Protection and Support for Burma’s Displaced on World Refugee Day

For Immediate Release

Today, on World Refugee Day, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), condemns all forms of violence perpetrated against refugees and conflict-affected communities and urges immediate attention and a response to their struggle.  With fears growing about further military operations, thousands of people in HURFOM target areas of Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi Region face ongoing threats to their daily survival as the junta conducts daily campaigns of terror. 

Since the illegal coup in 2021, the junta’s ongoing violence has forced more than 3.5 million people across the country to flee their homes. Communities that have been routinely uprooted continue to be targeted by the junta, despite their peaceful nature. Their attacks have not spared religious sites, hospitals, schools, or residential areas. The gendered impacts of the refugee crisis cannot be overlooked. Vulnerabilities for all women and girls are heightened due to the widespread impunity for perpetrators, including repeat offenders.

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Junta arrests Maw Ka Nin villager

HURFOM: At about 7 pm on June 16^th, 2024, the Maw Ka Nin based 106^th Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) arrested U Phoe Tote.  He is in his 40s, and is from the 3^rd Ward, Maw Ka Nin village, Ye Township, Mon State. The regiment accused him of having a connection with the Ye People’s Defense Force (YPDF).  An excessive number of troops were sent to arrest him at his home.

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