Indiscriminate Shelling by Junta Forces Prevents IDPs in Yebyu Township from Returning Home
June 27, 2025
Yebyu Township, Dawei District, Tanintharyi Region
HURFOM: In southern Burma, the lives of hundreds of displaced villagers remain in limbo as junta forces continue indiscriminate artillery shelling across Yebyu Township. Despite no active fighting in the area, the Junta military has deliberately launched repeated heavy weapons attacks into civilian zones, forcing families—many of whom had hoped to return—to remain in hiding. The shelling has created a climate of terror in villages such as Minthar, Zardee, Yapu, and Natkyisin, where fear, trauma, and displacement have become a daily reality.
Read moreResidents in Mon and Karen States frightened by junta’s aerial patrol
June 27, 2025
HURFOM: The military junta has been conducting frequent aerial patrols and indiscriminate artillery attacks in Mon and Karen State and residents are worrying about their security and safety.
Read moreBody of Villager Tortured and Killed by Junta Troops Found Near Palm Plantation in Laung Lon Township
June 27, 2025
Laung Lon Township, Tanintharyi Region
HURFOM : The lifeless body of a local villager who was forcibly taken by junta soldiers during their retreat from Kanyone Kyun village has been discovered, according to residents in the area.
On June 24, as junta troops from a joint column were withdrawing from Kanyone Kyun village, local sources confirmed that they had abducted several villagers. Today, the body of U Myo Zaw Aung, also known as U Myo Kyan Aung, aged 46, was found dumped in a palm plantation between Sit Pyae village and Laung Lon town.
Elderly Woman Repeatedly Raped by Junta Soldier in Laung Lon Township During Occupation of Kanyone Kyun Village
June 27, 2025
Laung Lon Township, Dawei District, Tanintharyi Region
HURFOM: A horrifying case of sexual violence has emerged from Kanyone Kyun village, where a Junta soldier repeatedly raped a 72-year-old woman during the military’s occupation of the village in mid-June.
Read moreJunta Forces Families in Thanbyuzayat to Draw Conscription Lot on Behalf of Sons Abroad, Threatens Legal Action for Non-Compliance
June 26, 2025
HURFOM: Thanbyuzayat, Mon State – Fear is spreading across nearly every ward and village in Thanbyuzayat Township, as families are being summoned by local administration offices and pressured to draw conscription lottery lots on behalf of their sons, many of whom are currently working or living abroad.
Read moreJunta’s army arrests plantation workers and extorts them
June 26, 2025
HURFOM: In the second week of June, 2025, three family members from R Yu Taung village, Ye Township, Mon State enroute to their rubber plantation, were arrested by a local regiment of the military junta. The regiment demanded three million MMK or they would be sent to military training for conscripts.
Read moreArresting owners of unlicensed vehicles halts ambulance services
June 25, 2025
HURFOM: On June 1st, 2025, the driver of an ambulance picking up a patient from the Hpa-An General Hospital, Hpa-An Town, Karen State was arrested and the vehicle seized by the military junta. Currently, all the ambulance services in the Hpa-An District have been halted since the arrest, according to the Hpa-An Social and Rescue Team.
Read moreContagious Skin Disease Outbreak Spreads Among IDPs in Kyaikto Township
June 25, 2025
HURFOM: A contagious skin disease outbreak is spreading among internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Kyaikto Township, Mon State, as ongoing conflict forces thousands of civilians into unsafe and unsanitary living conditions.
Read moreJunta Prepares for Sham Elections in Mon State by Deploying Paramilitary Units and Expanding Surveillance
June 25, 2025
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.
Read moreExtortion in Hpa-An Prison gets worse
June 24, 2025
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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