The Human Rights Foundation of Monland Calls for Urgent Support to Internally Displaced People and Conflict-AffectedCommunities in Southeastern Burma
May 13, 2025
For Immediate Release
The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) condemns the ongoing violence against innocent civilians and calls for an urgent response to the widespread and systematic atrocities committed by the military junta. The humanitarian crisis facing communities along the Thailand-Burma border has reached a critical point. In an urgent joint appeal, 20 Karen human rights organizations, including civil society groups, ethnic health providers, and refugee service networks—recently issued a joint statement calling on the international community to respond immediately to life-threatening aid cuts that affect more than 108,000 people living in displacement camps.
Across HURFOM targeted areas of Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi Region, refugees and conflict-affected communities face risks to their security and well-being. Refugees already experiencing food shortages must now survive on daily rations worth as little as 5 to 10 US cents. For children under five, monthly food allocations have dropped to just 53 Thai Baht (USD 1.50), and for adults, it’s only 87 Baht (USD 2.40) monthly—hardly sufficient for survival. These cuts have been driven by long-term funding reductions from major donors, including the United States.
Read moreJunta’s indiscriminate artillery attack kills woman in Bilin
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HURFOM: At about 4 pm on May 10th, 2025, the junta’s 44th battalion targeted Kara Way Sake village, Bilin Township, Mon State with indiscriminate artillery attacks, and there were no active armed clashes in the nearby area.
Read moreTwo young men arrested by junta in Kyike Hto
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HURFOM: During the night of May 6th, 2025, the military junta arrested 20-year-old Min Khant from Zay Yar Mon Ward, Kyike Hto Town, Mon State. Then, on May 8th, the junta arrested 18-year-old Zwell Marn Oo from Taung Kalay village, Kyike Hto Township, Mon State.
Read moreMan killed and woman injured in gambling raid
May 13, 2025
HURFOM: On April 30th, 2025, the military and police raided a gambling event organized by Nai Ah Byin, the leader of the Mon Peace and Defense Front, in Kyar Inn Gone village, which is near the Industrial Zone in Mawlamyine, Mon State.
Read moreFrequent aerial patrols force local villagers to flee their homes
May 13, 2025
HURFOM: Since the first week of May, 2025, a military junta Y-12 fighter jet has been flying over Matt Ka Thar village, near Three Pagoda Pass Town, Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State at least twice a day, causing some villagers have been flee their homes.
Read moreJunta Artillery Shelling and Airstrikes Kill One Civilian and Damage Multiple Homes in Kyaik Hto Township, Mon State
May 13, 2025
May 10–11, 2025 | Kyaik Hto Township, Mon State:
The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) has received verified information that junta forces have once again targeted civilian areas with indiscriminate artillery fire and airstrikes, resulting in the death of an elderly woman, serious injuries to others, and the destruction of multiple homes.
On May 10, 2025, at around 4:18 PM, junta troops from the 44th Light Infantry Division Headquarters fired two rounds of 120mm artillery shells. The shells landed and exploded in the palm plantations of Karawae Seik village, under the Aloo village tract, Kyaik Hto Township. Tragically, a 66-year-old civilian woman, Daw Khin Aye, was struck in the head by shrapnel and died instantly at the scene while she was harvesting palm leaves. Her family’s plantation fields were also heavily damaged.
Read moreMon summer school program canceled due to armed clashes and displacement
May 12, 2025
HURFOM: Since April 20th, 2025, there have been repeated armed clashes and a huge displacement of people in Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division. As a result, the Mon summer school program has been canceled due to insecurity in the area.
Read moreWeekly Analysis: Military Junta Deploys Violence at Checkpoints While Continuing to Extort Travellers in Southeastern Burma
May 12, 2025
The military junta has used a variety of corrupt and deceitful tactics to intimidate local civilians in Burma. Across targeted areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), in Mon State, Karen State and the Tanintharyi Region, there remain heightened uncertainties at junta-backed checkpoints.
On May 1, 2025, junta troops stationed near the entrance of Sein Bon village in Yebyu Township, Tanintharyi Region, launched a surprise attack on a passing vehicle. The vehicle was ambushed by soldiers who had been lying in wait. The gunfire resulted in the deaths of three men travelling in the car. The attack occurred near the entrance to Sein Bon village, part of the Nat Kyi Sin village tract. The victims were identified as Ko Hla Myint, 40, from Phya-thone-Zu village; an unidentified man believed to be around 30 years old from Thatkhwe 4; and another man, aged 35, from Sein Bon village. All three were killed at the scene.
Read moreWin Kan Village Faces Back-to-Back Junta Airstrikes, Leaving Civilians Injured and Homes Destroyed
May 12, 2025
In yet another devastating escalation of violence, junta forces launched a second consecutive day of airstrikes against Win Kan village, leaving two more civilians injured and causing widespread destruction to civilian homes.
At around 10:40 AM on May 11, 2025, two junta-operated jet fighters dropped a 500-pound bomb and a 200-pound bomb onto the heart of Win Kan village. The explosions directly struck the homes of villagers, resulting in serious injuries and further displacement of terrified residents.
Read moreJunta Airstrike on Win Kan Village in Kyaik Hto, Leaves Civilians Injured and Homes Destroyed
May 12, 2025
In a brutal escalation of violence, junta forces launched an airstrike on Win Kan village, injuring three civilians and setting multiple homes ablaze. At around 4:00 PM, a junta-operated Y-12 aircraft dropped five bombs on the village, causing widespread destruction and terror among the residents.
Local sources confirmed that three civilians were wounded in the attack. Saw Poe Lin Lin, aged 31, and Saw Nay Toe, aged 18, suffered shrapnel injuries to their heads, legs, and arms. Immediate assistance was limited, forcing villagers to flee under extremely dangerous conditions in search of safety.
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