Cases of forceful disappearance on the rise in Yebyu
May 22, 2024
HURFOM: Since early 2024, the number of cases of forceful disappearance have been on the rise in Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division. Unknown armed groups have been arresting and forcefully disappearing local villagers, after accusing them of working as military informants.
Read moreOne woman killed, another injured by artillery attack in Kaw Ka Rate
May 22, 2024
HURFOM: On May 17th, 2024, the military junta targeted Pha Yar Gyi village in the Gyaing River region, Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State with indiscriminate artillery attacks that killed a local woman and injured another.
Read moreJunta’s artillery attacks injure two villagers in Thaton
May 21, 2024
HURFOM: On May 16th and 17th, 2024, the 9th Light Infantry Battalion launched artillery attacks on villages in V Yaw village track, Thaton Township, Mon State. There were no active armed clashes at the time. The attacks injured two villagers, according to the statement by the Thaton District Karen National Union.
Read moreJunta’s air assault kills child in Tha Yet Chaung
May 21, 2024
HURFOM: On May 17th, 2024, a 15-year-old from Gone Nyin Sate village, Tha Yet Chaung Township, Tenasserim Division was killed by a junta air assault.
“On that day, we saw smoke coming out from Ka Net Thiri and Ka Twelve villages.” said a Ka Net Thiri resident.
Read moreJunta promises village rehabilitation program but fails to deliver
May 20, 2024
HURFOM: On April 24th, 2024, the Mon State military junta announced that displaced persons from Dhammasa, Than Ga Long, Kywe Gone and Ta Ra Nar villages, Kyikemayaw Township, Mon State could return to their homes and begin a rehabilitation program.
The Mon State Chief Minister and its government officials promised 1.1 million MMK would be dispensed to support each displaced villager who lost their homes to fire.
Read moreResident killed by unexploded ordnance in Kaw Ka Rate
May 20, 2024
HURFOM: On May 14th, 2024, unexploded ordnance dropped by the military junta killed a man from Ward 2 of Kaw Ka Rate town, in Karen State.
50-year-old U Tun Tun Aye, had just returned after fleeing his home, which had been subject to an artillery attack. While cleaning debris with a shovel from around his house, he struck and exploded a leftover artillery shell.
Read moreHURFOM Weekly Update: Targeting of Civilians by the Junta Increases in Tanintharyi Region
May 20, 2024
HURFOM, Third Week of May 2024
The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) is deeply concerned over the escalation of attacks by the Burma Army against civilians in the Tanintharyi region. In the last week alone, aerial and ground attacks increased in Yebyu and Tha Yat Chaung, which forced more than 100 people to flee, including pregnant women and children.
In areas like Kanet Thiri, Gone Nyin Sate, Thae Lan, Chaung Wa Pyin, Sone Sin, and Se Taw, where revolutionary forces are fighting to take control, the junta has launched marine and air strikes, forcing thousands of residents to flee.
Five villages flee from junta’s artillery attack in Bilin
May 17, 2024
HURFOM: Since May 6th, 2024, the military junta has been launching indiscriminate artillery attacks on villages in Bilin Township, Mon State, forcing more than 2,000 residents from five villages to flee their homes.
The 314th Bilin based artillery regiment launched artillery attacks on the villages of Shwe Yaung Pya, Kha Loud Inn, Ma Yan Gone, Mi Gyaung Eye and Ah Won Gyi which are under the control of the Karen National Union. Villagers had to hide in nearby forests, mountains and plantations.
Read moreJunta pressures Chaung Zone residents to celebrate festive events
May 17, 2024
HURFOM: May 22nd, 2024 is the full moon day of Warso month in the Burmese calendar year with Buddhists typically celebrating the festival of “watering “Bodhi” banyan tree”. The military junta is now pressuring residents of every village in Chaung Zone Township, Mon State to celebrate the festive event.
Junta appointed Administrators have been planning to organize music, and dance shows that include gambling events during the festivals. Their objective is to ensure large crowds attend.
Read moreKNU arrests three youths for drug abuse and extorts money from them
May 17, 2024
HURFOM: On May 11th, 2024, the Karen National Union (KNU) arrested three young men from Thar Yar Mon village, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division, after accusing them of using drugs.
16-year-old Maung Zar Lin, 22-year-old Maung Zar Ni Oo and 22-year-old Ko Aung Saw were arrested at their home. The KNU said family members must pay one million MMK each for their release.
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