Artillery attack kills one, and injuries three villagers in Thaton
May 25, 2023
HURFOM: On May 14, 2023, the joint forces of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and the People Defense Force (PDF) attacked the junta’s military base in Pain Nel Taw village, Thaton Township, Mon State. In response, the military junta launched artillery attacks targeting area villages.
“In the evening, the military shot artillery shells at least 20 times into the village. One resident who was going outside at that time died in the attack,” said a local source.
Read moreMon National Schools in Ye Township facing shortage of schoolteachers
May 25, 2023
HURFOM: In the 2023-24 academic year, the Mon National Schools in Ye Township, Mon State are experiencing a shortage of schoolteachers. According to local sources, this will create challenges in the classrooms.
“I’ve heard that about 30 Mon schoolteachers in Ye Township resigned from their duties. Some teachers will go to Thailand for work and some decided to stop teaching because the salary is very low,” said a Mon schoolteacher.
Read moreSeven detainees in Than Taung lose contact with family members
May 25, 2023
HURFOM: According to family members of seven detainees abducted by the junta forces on May 19 from Than Taung town, in Karen State, their loved ones are still missing as of today.
Seven local men living in the 13-Miles ward No.1 of Than Taung town were arrested in the early Morning of May 19th by an estimated 20 members of junta troops.
Read moreTen villagers arrested and used as human shields in Dawei
May 24, 2023
HURFOM: According to local sources, junta forces entered villages in eastern Dawei and arrested at least 10 villagers from 3 villages, then used them as human shields yesterday.
For the last two days, 150 troops from the combined 406th and 409 Light Infantry Battalions (LIB) raided U Yin Kyi, Dar Thwe Kyauk and Ah Nya Pyar villages in the eastern region of Dawei and arrested about 10 villagers.
Read moreDawei detainee dies in interrogation center
May 24, 2023
HURFOM: A credible source confirmed this morning that one of 8 Dawei residents who were arbitrarily abducted and interrogated over the past few days died in one of the junta’s detention centers in #Dawei.
Along with seven other civilians, Ko Kyaw Thura, 31 was arrested by the junta council on May 15. He has been reported missing since his arrest. Ko Kyaw Thura, was from Dawn Ngu ward of Dawei town.
Read moreJunta’s indiscriminate artillery fire kills an innocent child, injures two, forces more than 12,000 villagers from 9 villages to flee
May 24, 2023
HURFOM: The junta’s indiscriminate firing into villages with artillery weapons persists in Nyaung Lay Pin District. According to the information received in the morning of May 20, 2023, the junta military’s joint forces, Light Infantry Battalions numbers, 599, and 590, along with the 44th, and 84rth, Infantry battalions opened fired more than 50 artillery shells targeting Sa Wae and Kyung Taw villages in Mu Township, in Nyaung Lay Pin District, Karen State.
Read moreAh Nin residents flee their homes as soldiers enter village
May 23, 2023
HURFOM: On May 18, 2023, a Karen armed group entered Ah Nin village, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State which led to an armed clash with the Burmese army. The Ah Nin Police Station then indiscriminately launched the artillery attacks targeting surrounding areas.
Read moreSoldiers collect drivers’ personal information in order to commandeer their trucks
May 23, 2023
HURFOM: Burmese soldiers based at check-points at the entrance and exit of Ka Lane Ong Town, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division are forcefully collecting the phone numbers and addresses of truck drivers.
Drivers have told HURFOM staff that this unusual behavior is making them live in fear and worry.
A truck driver said, “During the collection of my phone number and my address, the soldiers threatened me that I have to report to them immediately when they phone us. If not, I’ll be arrested.”
Read moreTwo young men shot in Ah Nin: One dead, other injured
May 23, 2023
HURFOM: About 8 am on May 18, 2023, a Karen armed group entered Ah Nin village, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State and the group shot two young, motorbike riders. One man was killed and the other injured.
According to local sources the deceased man was 27 years old. He was shot in the head, and died at the scene. The survivor was shot in the leg.
Read moreWeekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State, and Tanintharyi Region
May 22, 2023
HURFOM | May Week Three
Airstrikes and mortar shelling continue to threaten the stability of local people in Burma. The indiscriminate attacks by the military junta are relentless, even amidst emergency response efforts for those injured in Cyclone Mocha, which has devastated parts of the country. The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) remains deeply concerned at the escalation of assaults, especially those which have targeted civilian homes and infrastructure.
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- Bomb detonates on bridge: Truck driver injured in Thaton
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- 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
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- High school students from Southern Ye Township move to big cities fearing armed clashes
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