Weekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State and Tanintharyi Region
November 20, 2023
HURFOM, Third Week of November
A weekly update by the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) on the situation on the ground. Summary data includes Mon State, Karen State and Tanintharyi region.
As the conflict intensifies across Burma, civilians in the Southeastern part of the country also continue to face immense threats to their safety. Women and children are among the most vulnerable who have been routinely displaced. Their security is not guaranteed in IDP camps or temporary shelters as military aircraft can be heard circling above with the possibility of an attack imminent. There is trauma and widespread uncertainty as families struggle to cope amidst worsening circumstances.
Read moreJunta’s plan of “forming local militia group’ fails
November 20, 2023
HURFOM: The military junta’s plans to form local militia groups in villages in Mon State has not gone according to plan.
According to sources close to the Mon State military council, the project failed due to villages choosing to make no contribution to the initiative.
Read moreCommodity prices double in Chaung Hna Kwa due to prolonged fighting
November 20, 2023
HURFOM: Heavy armed clashes between the military junta and the joint forces of the Karen National Liberation Army have been ongoing since November 10, 2023. The battle is taking place in the Chaung Hna Kaw area, Kyikemayaw Township, Mon State.
Read moreTen houses looted and burnt after two military units invade Long Lone
November 17, 2023
HURFOM: Between November 8th to the 13th, 2023, two military regiments invaded Long Lone Township, Tenasserim Division and burnt down approximately ten houses in the township. The regiments also looted valuables from the homes, according to the local sources.
Read moreMore than 1,000 Kyikemayaw residents flee armed clash in Chaung Hna Kwa
November 16, 2023
HURFOM: Since November 10, 2023, there has been a heavy armed clash between the military junta and the joint forces of the Karen National Liberation Army in the Chaung Hna Kwa area, Kyikemayaw Township, Mon State.
Read moreOne killed and two injured by junta’s indiscriminate artillery attacks in Kyike Hto
November 16, 2023
HURFOM: On November 13, 2023, an artillery explosion took place at a farm near Chaung Wa village, Kyike Hto Township, in Mon State killing a local farmer and injuring two others, reported local sources. The dead man was U Min Nine, a 54-year-old farmer.
Read moreNumber of IDPs doubles within nine months in Tenasserim Division
November 16, 2023
HURFOM: The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Tenasserim Division, Southern Burma has doubled within nine months, from January to September, 2023, and as of October 5th, now exceeds 45,000, stated FE5 Tanintharyi, a group of a group of local news media and researchers.
Read moreCheck-point Officials and Administrators extort villagers in Pu Law
November 15, 2023
HURFOM: In Pu Law Township, Tenasserim Division, the junta’s check-point personnel and village Administrators have been extorting villagers and abusing their power, local people reported HURFOM.
Read moreJunta threatens to burn down entire village
November 15, 2023
HURFOM: On November 12, 2023, revolutionary forces were active around Taung Ka Lya and Mell Ta Yoe villages, Kyikemayaw Township, in Mon State. In response, the military junta threatened to burn down the whole village, if the revolutionary forces entered the villages again.
Read moreGasoline shortage creates tough livelihood for taxi drivers in Mawlamyine
November 15, 2023
HURFOM: Since the second week of November, 2023, the gasoline shortage in Mawlamyine, Mon State, has been making it more difficult for taxi drivers to make a living.
The military junta restricted the movement of trucks at the Nyaung Khar Shay X-ray Check-point on the Rangoon-Mawlamyine Highway, as a result fuel transport trucks cannot reach their destination in time, creating the gasoline shortage.
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Latest Headlines
- Two workers at wood mill injured by junta’s artillery attack in Thane Za Yet
- New military recruits from Mon State sent to conflict zone
- Locals worry about coal fired power plant project in Chaung Zone
- Some displaced villagers face difficulties filing registration form for monetary support
- Junta’s limitation on cash withdrawal disturbs business operations
- Junta artillery attack kills woman in Tenasserim Township
- Gang Theft on the rise in Ah Nin village
- Junta’s indiscriminate artillery attack injures local man
- Three killed and fifteen injured by reckless artillery attacks in Kyike Hto in just over month
- Junta’s air assault injures two civilians in Tenasserim
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