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MUP candidate assassinated: Mon organizations concerned this was an act of political terrrorism

HURFOM: On June 8, 2021, Mi Wai Thi Phyo, a Amyotha Hluttaw candidate with the Mon Unity Party (MUP) from Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State was assassinated and died in the evening at the Three Pagoda Pass General Hospital.

Numerous Mon organizations released statements expressing sorrow for the death of Mi Wai Thi Phyo. 

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Kyarinnseikyi residents worry as military tension grows

HURFOM: On June 4, 2021, armed clashes took place between the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) and the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA).  The BGF is an ethnic armed group that has a long history of cooperation with the military junta.

Fighting between the two parties took place at a police station in the  Kalae-Tagun Daing village, in Kyarinnseikyi township

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Weekly Update in HURFOM Targeted Areas (1-6 June 2021)

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 Taninthayi Region.

24+ arrested
22+ detained
3+ injured
13+ motos were seized in Ye, Paung, Yebyu, and Hpa-an townships by the junta
12+ arrest warrants issued for civilians in hiding

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Junta controlled UEC, to abolish political parties opposing the military

HURFOM: On May 24, 2021, the military junta controlled Union Election Commission (UEC) sent a letter to the Ministry of Home Affairs informing them that if a political party connects or provides assistance to any “terrorist group or any unlawful association”, that disqualifies their standing as a political party.

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Mon people’s political destiny does not rest in the name given to a bridge

HURFOM: The “General Aung San Bridge (Belu Island)” that connects Mawlamyine and Belu Island in Chaung Zone, Mon State was opened by the National League for Democracy (NLD) government on May 9, 2017. Now, the military junta has changed its name to “Than Lwin Bridge (Chaung Zone)” with a reopening ceremony on June 1, 2021.

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Monthly overview of human rights violations in HURFOM target areas, May 2021

HURFOM, Mawlamyine: In May, the oppression faced by the people in HURFOM target areas increased. The junta is continuing to instill fear in the people by arresting and abducting innocent civilians. Since the army overthrew the democratically elected party on 1 February, the armed forces have killed eight people in Mon State, including an 11-year-old. Over 200 people have been charged, and evidence is being fabricated to justify the regime’s harsh crackdown. Children are no exception – they too are being targeted and becoming political prisoners. Subsequently, rural people are seeking more secure places, but there is nowhere safe to go under this illegitimate regime. HURFOM recorded seven cases of disappearances in Hpa-An, Karen State, since March 2021. Most are young people. Parents have expressed fears as they have lost contact with their children. HURFOM received three cases of seven missing young protestors from Paung, Myeik, and Hpa-an. Many young protestors, who were listed on ‘police wanted lists’, are in also in hiding.

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Military junta pressures teachers to convince parents to register children for school

HURFOM: For the 2021-22 academic year, the military junta indicated that student registration in most basic education schools should take place between  May 24th and May 30th, 2021.

However, very few students registered for the current academic year. For some schools in Ye Township, only 10 students registered their names – a number much lower than previous academic years.

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Aung San Bridge to be renamed by military junta

HURFOM: General Aung San Bridge (Belu Island) located in Chaung Zone Township, Mon State will return to its original name “Than Lwin Bridge (Chaung Zone)”.

“According to the USDP (Union Solidarity and Development Party), Aung San bridge is to be renamed. The new name will be “Than Lwin Bridge (Chaung Zone)”, said a Chaung Zone resident who is close to high ranking members of the  USDP.

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