Mon National Education Committee ends its reliance on the Ministry of Education
May 11, 2022
HURFOM: For years, the Mon National Education Committee (MNEC) had been cooperating with the Burma Ministry of Education to provide educational services to the Mon community.
More recently, things have changed. The committee has lost trust with the Ministry, which has been under military control since the coup, and has publicly stated they no longer want to rely on the State education system to serve Mon students.
Read moreWeekly Update in HURFOM Targeted Areas [Week Two: May 2022]
May 9, 2022
HURFOM: 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.
Analysis
Armed group extortion efforts leaves villagers feeling unsafe
May 6, 2022
HURFOM: According to local reports, Nai Chan’s Ramanya Army, an armed group active in Southern Ye Township, in Mon State, has been demanding a fortune from villagers. The Ramana Army demanded money from village Abbots and Administrators, claiming the funds were needed to buy weapons to revolt against the military junta.
Local villagers are worried about their safety and do not go to their plantations or go outside at night.
Read moreJunta pressures parents to register for university studies
May 4, 2022
HURFOM: On April 20, 2022, the Mawlamyine Technology University announced that students must register for their courses on May 2, 2022.
The University authorities, under the direction of the junta, have sent letters to the parents of their students. The letters state the university will open on May 12, 2022 and urges parents to register their children.
Read morePregnant woman killed during armed clash in Ye Township
May 3, 2022
HURFOM: At approximately 4 pm on April 27, 2022, an armed clash involving the People Defense Force (PDF) and the local military took place between San Pya and Hnin Zone villages, in Ye Township, Mon State. A pregnant woman was killed during the incident.
“The woman who was shot during the armed clash had been visiting her family. She had been hiding during the protracted fighting, and at one point felt thirsty and went to a (nearby) hut for water. That is when she was shot in the head. She died at the scene and no one dared to pick her body up,” said a local source.
Read moreWeekly Update in HURFOM Targeted Areas [Week One: May 2022]
May 2, 2022
HURFOM: 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.
Analysis
In the many months which have passed since the Burma Army attempted to seize power through their failed coup, the people continue to suffer the most. In HURFOM target areas, field workers have reported rising cases of arbitrary arrest and detainment of prominent activists and rights defenders. Innocent villagers caught in the crossfire of violence have lost their lives to indiscriminate firing and shelling, as well as air and ground strikes that are unrelenting.
Latest Headlines
- Bomb detonates on bridge: Truck driver injured in Thaton
- Junta claims compensation from local villagers for three cars destroyed by resistance forces
- Two young boys arrested and extorted by police forces in Mottama
- Entire Taung Zun village flees from armed clash
- Fear grips villagers from military aircraft patrols
- Armed clash forces villagers to flee
- At least 15 residents killed and nearly 400 houses burnt down due to junta’s brutal attack
- More than 6,000 residents flee home in Tenasserim Township
- Private hospital in Mawlamyine suspended by junta
- High school students from Southern Ye Township move to big cities fearing armed clashes
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