Junta arrests two individuals and lays Anti-Terrorism charges for social media posts
October 3, 2023
HURFOM: Two people from Mawlamyine and Thaton Townships of Mon State were arrested by the military junta in the last week of September, 2023 and both are being charged with offenses under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) according to sources close to their families.
Read more30 houses burnt down and thousands flee home in Pu Law
October 3, 2023
HURFOM: Since the second week of September, 2023, the military junta has engaged in armed clashes with the People’s Defense Forces in Pu Law Township, Tenasserim Division.
The military junta has arrested villagers and burnt down houses.
Read moreMonthly Overview: The Response to the Rapidly Deteriorating Human Rights Situation in Burma Demands Action and Accountability
October 2, 2023
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Prospects for peace in Burma feel distant for civilians living in conflict-affected parts of the country. With over one million people displaced, the sentiment on the ground is discouraging. Battles waged by the military junta happen daily and routinely force people from their homes. The conditions have deprived children and youth of education, and families cannot access their livelihoods. The regime has targeted communities to deter any support for the pro-revolutionary forces, including People’s Defense Forces (PDFs), Ethnic Revolution Organizations (EROs), the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), and others.
The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) continues to document the extensive and ongoing crimes being committed. Among the most concerning for civilians is the airstrikes by the junta, which happen without warning, even when conflict is not active. The attacks from the air are difficult to survive. Homes, clinics, and schools are among those targeted. In August 2023, HURFOM condemned the ongoing targeting of civilians, including internally displaced people sheltering from the violence. Download Report in Eng
Read moreVillager killed by artillery explosion in Maw Tone village
October 2, 2023
HURFOM: On September 25, 2023, the306th Artillery Battalion based in Eastern Maw Tone village, Tenasserim Township, in Tenasserim Division indiscriminately launched numerous artillery attacks that killed a villager.
Read moreTwo villagers and a child injured by artillery explosion in Kyikemayaw
October 2, 2023
HURFOM: At around 10 pm on September 27, 2023, two artillery shells were dropped on to Ka Nar Low village, Kyikemayaw Township, in Mon State and the resulting explosion injured three villagers including a child.
There has been no armed clash around the village and the explosion destroyed two houses and a vehicle.
Read moreJunta arrests a tricycle driver in Pu Law
September 27, 2023
HURFOM: On September 25, 2023, a tricycle driver was arrested by the military junta at Mee Laung Chaung check-point, Pu Law Town, Tenasserim Division.
Read moreFamily members lose contact with 18 Paung residents after their arrest
September 27, 2023
HURFOM: On September 3, 2023, Surveillance Officer Ko Ko Lwin based at the Paung Police Station, Mon State was shot and killed.
In response to the killing, the military junta occupied Oak Tan Tar village, in Paung Township and arrested 15 villagers between September 6th to the 8th, 2023.
Read moreFour villagers arrested by military junta for returning to village for food
September 26, 2023
HURFOM: On September 21, 2023, about 70 military junta troops launched operations in the area of Dawei Deep Sea Port, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division.
Residents from Wet Chuang, Kha Maung Chaung, A Ka Ni, Wa Zun Taw and Ya Ngae villages had to flee their homes.
Read moreMilitary junta arrests 16 villagers and uses them as human shield in Dawei
September 26, 2023
HURFOM: The junta launched military operations in the Eastern Forest area of Dawei Township, Tenasserim Division on September 18, 2023, and within four days arrested 16 local villagers to use as a human shield.
After leaving Dawei City the military then arrested five residents from Pa Khet village on September 19.
Read moreTen villagers injured by junta’s frequent artillery attacks in Thane Za Yet
September 25, 2023
HURFOM: In Thane Za Ye Town, Kyike Hto Township, Mon State, the junta’s military battalions and police station launched frequent artillery attacks on civilians leaving ten injured within two days.
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