Escalating Military Attacks Force Over 3,800 Civilians to Flee in Tanintharyi Region
June 17, 2025
HURFOM: Across the Tanintharyi Region, thousands of civilians are once again being forced to flee their homes as the military Junta intensifies ground offensives and launches indiscriminate shelling, even in areas where no armed clashes have occurred.
Read moreLocal Man Dies in Custody After Arrest for Driving Without a License in Thaton
June 16, 2025
June 15, 2025 – Thaton Township, Mon State
HURFOM: A 50-year-old man from Thaton Township, U Win Zaw, tragically died in custody just five days after being arrested by junta authorities for driving a motorcycle without a license. He was a resident of Oat Kyin Ward and was stopped on June 5 while operating a motorcycle with a sidecar in downtown Thaton.
Read moreFamily members traveling by car critically injured in landmine incident
June 16, 2025
HURFOM: At about 10:30 am on June 12th, 2025, a car carrying four family members struck a landmine on the Yangon – Mawlamyine Highway Road near Daung Taung village, Kyike Hto Township, Mon State. All the passengers sustained serious injuries.
Read moreWeekly Analysis: Airstrikes Kill Civilians, Including Women and Children in Southeastern Burma
June 16, 2025
HURFOM: The junta’s barrage of bullets and bombs continues to be dropped from the skies, leaving thousands of conflict-affected communities, already deeply traumatized by the war, paralyzed in fear as they run for their lives. Airstrikes are occurring more frequently and without any warning, further heightening the distress and growing sense of insecurity among villagers. In the targeted areas of Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi Region, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) is alarmed at the increase in airstrikes being deployed by the Burmese military. HURFOM condemned this escalation in a statement on 11 June.
On June 9th at 2 PM, at least six civilians, including three children, were killed when junta aircraft dropped bombs on Pai Yap village in Kawkareik Township, Karen State. Witnesses reported that five bombs were dropped, causing significant destruction.
Read moreJunta Artillery Attack on Funeral Gathering in Kawkareik Township Kills Seven, Including Two Children
June 16, 2025
On the evening of June 12, 2025, junta forces stationed at Light Infantry Battalion No. 545 in Kyon Doe and additional troops based near the Gyaing Bridge launched an indiscriminate artillery attack that struck a civilian home in Kaw Baw village, Kawkareik Township. The house was hosting a funeral at the time of the shelling.
According to local villagers, the heavy artillery shell directly hit the house where the funeral was being held, killing seven civilians, including five members of the same family. Among the victims were two young children.
Read moreOne Killed, Four Injured After Junta Launches Indiscriminate Shelling in Bilin Township
June 13, 2025
HURFOM: On the evening of June 11, at approximately 5:30 PM, junta forces based in Bilin Township launched an indiscriminate artillery attack that struck Aloo Gyi village, resulting in the death of one civilian and injuries to at least three others. Local sources confirmed to HURFOM that the shelling was unprovoked and occurred in the absence of any active fighting in the area.
Read moreSchools temporarily closed after deadly air assaults
June 13, 2025
HURFOM: On June 9th, 2025, the military junta launched one of its most deadly air assaults targeting a self-reliant school in Pine Yat village. The assault killed schoolchildren, teachers, villagers and injured many other residents.
Read moreJunta raids houses to arrest owners of unlicensed motorbikes in Kaw Thaung
June 13, 2025
HURFOM: Since June 1st, 2025, the military junta has been arresting owners of unlicensed vehicles across Burma. According to local reports from Kaw Thaung Township, Tenasserim Division, soldiers, police and members of local militia units, and village/ward administrators are even raiding houses to make arrests of the owners of unlicensed motorbikes.
Read moreTwo young men arrested for riding unlicensed motorbikes sent to military training
June 12, 2025
HURFOM: On June 8th, 2025, a joint traffic police team of the military junta arrested two young men while checking for unlicensed vehicles on the Yangon – Mawlamyine Highway Road near Taung Zoon village, Bilin Township, Mon State.
Read moreJunta extorts 80% of vehicle value from owners of unlicensed vehicles
June 11, 2025
HURFOM: In Mon State, the military junta has been arresting the owners of unlicensed vehicles and owners of vehicles with temporary licenses and extorting 80% of the value of these vehicles from the owners.
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