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Weekly Update in HURFOM Targeted Areas (Second Week of October)

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 Dawei District.

Internal displacement, which has been fuelled by the junta, has increased in HURFOM target areas. A teenage student, Min Htet Kyaw, 16, a resident of Mudon, Mon State was reportedly abducted from his home by junta security troops at 10 pm on October 13, 2021. The reason for the arrest remains unknown, according to his friend from Mudon. 

Another young student, Hnin Pwint Madee, 17, was also abducted by the junta around 10 pm on October 13 from her parent’s house after the troops checked her mobile phone. Madee is also a resident of Mudon, Mon, State. Of those arrested, two were from Mudon, three from Hpa-An and one from Southern Ye. Those injured were from state-sponsored torture.

Most of the Mae-Kae villagers have been fleeing their homes since September 29th. More so since the neighbouring village, Kywe-Chan, was invaded and looted by the junta’s Light Infantry Battalions 406, 407. As of October 13, 2021, over 6000 local residents have been forced to flee. Amid ongoing human rights violations, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders held a summit on 15 October to discuss the junta’s attendance at an upcoming summit at the end of the month. HURFOM joined human rights organizations in urging ASEAN to not extend an invitation to the murderous regime, as it is clear that the military has displayed a flagrant lack of respect for ASEAN. It was decided at the meeting that the junta would not be invited, in what was a victory for the people. 

As the violence worsens amid the eight month of the coup, the international community still has pathways to hold the junta accountable available. Silence on the matters inside the country sets an unfortunate precedent which emboldens the junta to commit human rights violations with impunity.

Locals blame Mon political groups for silence on extrajudicial killing of supporter

HURFOM: On September 28, 2021, Ye Naing Oo, a 27-year-old civilian from Khaw Zar Town, Southern Ye Township, Mon State was killed by the security forces of the military council.

Local people are upset with national Mon political groups who have not yet shown support to the victim and his family.

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Weekly Update in HURFOM Targeted Areas (First Week of October, 2021)

Weekly update on situation in Karen, Mon & Dawei since the coup:

• 33+ Arrested
• 26+ Detained
• 5+ Injured
• 0 Killed
  Family members are increasingly being arrested in place of wanted #CDM activists and anti-military #HRDs. HURFOM calls for the release of all detainees.

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Military council pressures village authority to rapidly report news about NUG and PDF

HURFOM: The military council has been pressuring village administration teams, local militia groups and local armed groups that are controlled by the military to collect and report news related to the activities of the National Unity Government (NUG) and the People Defense Forces (PDF).

Reports must be made about explosions and other activities intended to interrupt the bureaucracy of the military council without hesitation.

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Villagers fear increasing risk of extortion as armed groups resisting the military, grow in number

HURFOM: Since the February 1, 2021 coup, many citizens feel the military council has lost its control over Burma.  A growing number of  unknown armed groups and local people’s defense forces have appeared in numerous communities.

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Arbitrary arrests continuing in Tanintharyi Region

On 4 October, HURFOM documented 5 cases of arbitrary arrests & abductions in #Dawei as the junta continues to target young people and their families.

Arbitrary arrests of young people increased in HURFOM targeted areas

Over the last, we HURFOM observed a significant increase in arbitrary arrests, particularly of young people. We call for:

1. The immediate release of all political prisoners
2. An immediate cessation of junta violence
3. A retreat of all soldiers from civilian areas

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Weekly Update in HURFOM Targeted Areas (Fourth Week of September)

HURFOM: Civilians are being targeted across the country as systematic violence by the junta continues to be perpetrated with impunity and without consequences. Over the last week, a 27-year-old was shot by junta security forces in Chaung Taung toll gate, Ye Township, Mon State. The victim, Ye Naing Oo, is originally from Khaw Zar, Ye, and the reason the junta shot him is still unknown. The incident happened at 7PM on 28 September. Extrajudicial execution against innocent civilians are ongoing in Tanintharyi Region. Myo Min Hteik, 39 years, a resident of Palaw-Kone village, Palaw Township, Myeik District, was found dead with gunshot wounds early October 1st.

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Monthly Overview of Violations in HURFOM Target Areas (September, 2021)

HURFOM: In September, the number of those arrested + detained in Mon State, Karen State & Dawei increased against the backdrop of systematic human rights violations, including #VAWG. Economic burdens and #COVID19 threaten local livelihoods. Sept overview in full: http://ow.ly/Nof050GjSkg

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Security forces kill villager in Ye Township

HURFOM: On September 28, 2021, a villager was killed by security forces at about 7pm at the Ye-Chaung Taung checkpoint in Ye Township, Mon State. The security forces said the villager refused to be checked and ran away,  so they shot him.

The victim, a 27-year-old male, named Ye Naing Oo lived in Ward #2, Khaw Zar Town, Ye Township.  He had just returned from Thailand and was unaware of the new rules.

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