Constant military tension forces thousands of villagers to flee Ye Township
August 13, 2024
HURFOM: Constant military tensions since late July 2024, between the military junta and the joint forces of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) in Hnin Zone, San Pya and Done Phi villages, Ye Township, Mon State has led to thousands of the residents fleeing their homes.
Read moreJunta’s artillery attack kills a civilian in Pa La
August 12, 2024
HURFOM: On August 5th, 2024, the joint resistance forces attacked the junta’s troops in the military check-point in front of the Pa La Town Police Station in Pu Law Township, Myeik District, Tenasserim Division.
The police station responded with indiscriminate artillery attacks and the attack killed 24-year-old Ko Zaw Win Htut who was native to Pa La Town.
Read moreYoung man arrested in Kan Bauk
August 12, 2024
HURFOM: On August 4, 2024, a young man from Zar D village, Kan Bauk area, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim was arrested by the military junta.
A local villager reported to HURFOM that a 20-year-old Ko Than Htike from Yaw Ma Ward, Zar D village was arrested by the junta’s troops who were hiding near the bridge between Zar D and Khaung Pyan villages.
Read moreJunta’ air assaults killed 14 civilians in Kyarinnseikyi Township
August 12, 2024
HURFOM: On July 19th, 2024, the military junta launched an air assault despite no armed clashes in the Kyaw K O area, Dar Le village tract, Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State. The air assault killed 14 civilians and injured four villagers, according to Saw Nanda Sue, the Advocacy Coordinator of the Karen Human Right Group – KHRG.
The junta’s aircraft dropped a 500-pound bomb and the bomb exploded near a monastery. The bomb explosion killed five men and nine women and injured four other villagers.
Read moreJunta Targets Political Opposition Members
August 12, 2024
During the second week of August, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) reported on several cases of civilians continuing to be targeted in the offensives perpetrated by the junta. The same criminal acts of terror are being used by the Burma army to evoke fear and uncertainty. This has included the targeting of opposition members. These politically motivated arrests speak to the deep and long-held concerns of members of the regime who fear democracy more than bullets.
Read moreJunta’s artillery attack injures mother and daughter in Yebyu
August 9, 2024
HURFOM: On August 2nd, 2024, a mother and daughter from Nyin Htwe village, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division were injured by another junta artillery attack.
A regiment consisting of about 20 troops launched small and heavy weapon attacks while they entered the village. One of the artillery shells dropped and exploded on a house and the explosion injured a 50-year-old mother and 20-year-old daughter.
Read moreJunta’s troops berate, slap and extort local villagers in Northern Ye Township
August 9, 2024
HURFOM: Since early August, 2024, the military junta has launched operations in villages in Northern Ye Township, Mon State, and villagers reported to HURFOM that junta troops have been torturing and extorting money from the residents.
At about 8 pm one evening in August, a local man from Lamine Sub-township returning to his home was interrogated by junta troops and was slapped in the face
Read moreJunta burns down houses in Maung Mell Shaung a second time
August 8, 2024
HURFOM: On August 5th, 2024, the military junta entered Maung Mell Shaung village, Dawei Township, Tenasserim Division and again burnt down residential houses, according to local sources.
Since early July, the 302nd artillery regiment based in Za Yar village has frequently launched military operations targeting Maung Mell Shaung village, and the troops have stationed themselves in residential houses.
Read moreJunta checking household lists & take photo record of young men in Ye
August 7, 2024
HURFOM: Since the end of July, 2024, the military junta have been examining household list documents in Maw Ka Nin village, Ye Township, Mon State. They have also been taking photos of young men during the check, according to local residents.
The junta has been conducting door-to-door checks in Car Sake and Kaw Swell Ward, Maw Ka Nin village at 5 pm every day.
Read moreFlood victims in Tenasserim in urgent need of food, medicine and shelter
August 7, 2024
HURFOM: Since July 21st, 2024, there has been heavy and continuous rain in Tenasserim Township, Myeik District, Tenasserim Division. Many villages in the township have flooded. The “Twelve Lat Nyi Nyi” Displaced Persons Assistance Group said the flood victims urgently needed food, medicine and shelter.
On July 31st, the water level of the Tenasserim River rose to a record setting 31 feet. Ban Law, Ta Ku, Thara Bwin, Thane Naw, Kaw Ma Pyin, Lell Thit, Thara Phone, Pa Wa, Maw Tone and other villages of Tenasserim Division have suffered from severe flood.
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