Man killed on Ye – Thanbyuzayat Highway Road after being shot multiple times
April 5, 2023
HURFOM: About 3:30 pm on April 2, 2023, a man was shot and died on the Ye – Thanbyuzayat Highway Road between Aung Thar Yar and Ka Nin Ka Maw villages, Ye Township, Mon State.
The deceased man was 47-year-old U Myint Nine, who lived in Gone Paw Yaw Thit village. He was shot 13 times.
Read moreCouple shot and injured while traveling on Ye – Thanbyuzayat Road
April 5, 2023
HURFOM: At about 6:30 am on April 1, 2023, a couple traveling by car to Mawlamyine were shot and injured by Burmese soldiers on the Ye – Thanbyuzayat Road. The shooting occurred between the Bay Lamine and Aye Kabar villages, in Ye Township, Mon State.
“When going to pick up the patients, we’d heard that they (encountered an armed clash between the military junta and the People’s Defense Force and). They were caught in a crossfire between the two sides. Their car was hit by bullets about 20 times. We sent them to the Mawlamyine General Hospital,” said an official from the Lamine Rescue Team.
Read moreMonthly Overview: The Military Junta Continues to Use Gendered Violence as a Tool to Suppress Dissent and Exploit Fear into Young Women and Children
April 3, 2023
Human Rights Foundation of Monland
International Women’s Day was recognized on 8 March. In Burma, women face ongoing threats to their lives as the Burma Army increases its armed presence in civilian areas. While women human rights defenders were bravely spreading awareness and solidarity about the importance of 8 March, the regime continued to oppress women violently. Many of those detained this month are women and young girls who have been abducted on baseless charges. Following a series of arrests on 7 March that included women, all were accused of supporting the armed resistance movement: “Everyone knows that they are innocent,” said a local villager.
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