Two innocent villagers arrested and tortured by junta council soldiers: 70 households flee in fear
May 16, 2023
HURFOM: The Junta troops attacked the People’s Defense Armed Forces and arbitrarily arrested and tortured the local residents in townships of the Tenasserim Region.
According to a HURFOM field team report from May 9th, an eyewitness confirmed that two men from the village of Wae Yit village in Thayet-Chaung Township, Dawei District, Tenasserim Region, were stopped and searched. They were then arrested under false pretences and beaten by the junta troops.
Read moreIndiscriminate attack of Junta’s troop forces villagers to flee
May 15, 2023
HURFOM: The junta’s troops have been launching indiscriminate attacks in Kaw Hlar, Mi Galon and surrounding villages in Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State.
The battle between the Burmese military and the joint forces of the Karen National Liberation Army and the People Defense Forces has been intensifying in Kaw Ka Rate Township. The military has responded with indiscriminate artillery attacks and air assaults.
Read moreNumber of COVID-19 patients on the rise again in Mon State
May 15, 2023
HURFOM: Since the last week of April, 2023, the number of COVID-19 patients in Mon State has started to rise. According to the Ministry of Health, which is controlled by the junta, more than 40 patients were detected from April 26 to May 5, 2023.
“The COVID-19 infection rate is increasing again but people are having a normal life. They are not wearing masks. The Ministry of Health hasn’t released any public health instructions,” said a resident from Thanbyuzayat Township.
Read moreWeekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State, and Tanintharyi Region
May 15, 2023
HURFOM | May Week Two
As the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) documents the military junta’s ongoing atrocities and war crimes, impunity only continues to thrive as the international community fails to respond. During the most recent ASEAN summit last week, regional leadership refused to take progressive steps forward to hold the Burma Army accountable.
Read moreScarce water resources and aid/charity groups are unable to respond in Mon State
May 12, 2023
HURFOM: Water resources are scarce in Mon State and there are no aid or charity groups able to provide water to residents in need.
Mawlamyine, Bilin, Paung, Mudon, Thanbyuzayat and Kyaikmayaw Townships all are experiencing water shortages, and residents have to buy water for their daily use.
Read moreJunta fires indiscriminately at villagers in Bilin Township: Civilians injured
May 12, 2023
HURFOM: On May 6, at around 9:00 pm, the Junta military council base fired several artillery mortars into the village of Ah Lu Lay village, Bilin Township, and at least one woman and one man were injured, according to the ground news team.
“Artillery mortar shells burst into the village, and U Nay Myo Kyaw’s arm and Daw Khin San Yi’s face were badly impacted by the artillery shells,” said eyewitnesses.
Read moreJunta Council seizes assets of local businessman, places him into detention for allegedly supporting local armed forces
May 11, 2023
HURFOM: On May 6, in Kawthaung District # in the Southern Tanintharyi Region residents said that a group of junta forces, including the GAD and military officers, seized the property of a local businessman in Bokpyin Township.
The victim, U Aung Zaw Oo, is believed to be an anti-regime activist and a local businessman from Kamar-Chaung village. His family opened a gas station a few years ago.
Read moreAir assaults in Ye Township injures villagers and forces evacuation
May 11, 2023
HURFOM: Although there was no armed conflict in the area, the Junta council launched airstrikes repeatedly bombing a village in Ye Township, Mon State.
The village was bombed twice on the night of May 7th and then again in the morning of May 8th.
The sudden aerial attack resulted in at least 8 local villagers being seriously injured, 3 were in critical condition. It is estimated that 500 villagers have fled their homes.
Read moreOne killed and 6 injured in artillery attack on brick kiln site in Kaw Ka Rate
May 10, 2023
HURFOM: Artillery shells exploded at a brick factory near the exit of Kaw Ka Rate town, in Karen State, at around 6:00 am, on May 6, 2023. According to local network reporters, one civilian was killed and 6 other workers were injured.
According to the 35-year-old Saw T__ N___, the Junta’s military troops based in the hills on the eastern side of Kaw Ka Rate town were firing artillery indiscriminately at local Karen villages.
Read moreJunta’s indiscriminate artillery attacks kill and injure women and children in Kaw Ka Rate, Karen State
May 10, 2023
HURFOM: Despite the absence of armed conflicts, Junta battalions without interruption are launching artillery attacks purposefully targeting local villages. Women and children are being killed or injured.
On May 5th , the Junta military’s 97th Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) based in Kaw Ka Rate Township in Karen State began firing artillery rounds at around 7:30 am. A 58-year-old local woman from Maung-Ma-Ywa-Thit village located in the southern part of the city was injured by the attack.
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