Junta forces farmers forced to plant rice, despite landmines: One man injured in Pu Law
June 20, 2023
In the middle of the day on June 11, a man who went down to the field west of the police station of Pala Town, Pu Law Township, Tenasserim Division, stepped on a landmine and was severely injured.
Locals also said he was the fifth victim injured by landmines planted behind the police station. The injured person is Ko Kyaw Lin Aung, 30+ years old, from ward No. 4.
Read moreMilitary gives monetary compensation to surviving family members following artillery attack in Ye Township
June 20, 2023
At 3:13 pm on June 16, 2023, the 31st local military battalion launched indiscriminate artillery attacks on Kyouk Eye (Win Ta Maw) village, Khaw Zar Sub-township, Southern Ye Township, Mon State and killed a local woman.
40-year-old Daw Htwe Kyi was cooking in her kitchen when she was hit by an artillery shell. She died on the scene and her funeral was held the same day, according to a local source.
Read moreA woman in Kaw Ka Rate seriously injured by landmine
June 20, 2023
On June 13, 2023, a 35-year-old woman from Nan Kaw Toe village, Kaw Ka Rate Township, in Karen state stepped on a landmine and suffered serious injuries to both legs, according to a local rescue team.
Read moreJunta shoots and kills an IDP in Tha Yet Chaung Township
June 20, 2023
According to local residents, junta troops shot and killed a young man in the afternoon of June 11. The victim was an internally displaced person (IDP) from Ya Nge village, Tha Yet Chaung Township, #Dawei District.
A junta troop of more than 100 soldiers were involved in attacks on villages such as Min Dap, Tain Kon, Ka Myaing, Ya Nge, Kyauk Kha Mauk, Kyaul Min Kon and Kanet Thiri.
Read moreMilitary junta arrests daughter of a gold shop owner in Kyike Hto
June 20, 2023
On June 15, 2023, the military junta arrested a daughter of U Han Tun, a gold shop owner, in Taung Thu Su Ward, Kyike Hto Town, Mon State. She has been accused of supporting the Karen National Union and the People’s Defense Forces.
About 20 members of the Burmese soldiers and staff from the General Administration Department came to the gold shop and arrested the 29-year-old woman. She has been detained and interrogated at Kyike Hto Police Station, according to the local sources.
Read moreJunta arrest man after accusing him of supporting PDF
June 19, 2023
A local man from Kyout Pone village, Kyike Hto Township, Mon State was arrested by the military junta at about 7 pm on June 12, 2023 after being accused of supporting the People’s Defense Forces (PDF).
The victim is Ko Kyaw Moe and he is 45 years old.
“Ko Kyaw Moe is selling goods in the village. The junta accused him of supporting PDF and arrested him. He might be arrested due to the informer,” said a Kyout Pone resident.
Read moreJunta’s artillery attacks, results in one dead, 4 injured and frightens villagers in Hnit Kayin
June 19, 2023
The junta’s 317th Artillery unit based in Wae Phae fired three weapons at 9:30pm on June 9th targeting Hnit Kayin village. The resulting explosions killed at least one civilian, injured 4 others and damaged two houses and a motorcycle repair shop in ward 5.
Ko Kaung Kyi, one of those injured, was struck in the knee by an artillery shell. Locals were frightened by the military’s attack.
Read moreWeekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State, and Tanintharyi Region
June 19, 2023
HURFOM | June Week Three
As the people’s calls for justice and accountability grow, it is all the more concerning that some ASEAN countries refuse to condemn the military’s violence and gross negligence. Across the last week, it was revealed that the outgoing Thai Foreign Minister was planning secret meetings with the military junta. The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) joined regional civil society organizations in expressing concern and frustration in further coordinating meetings that go against the people’s will. These meetings must not take place at the risk of legitimizing the junta.
While authoritarian leaders corroborate, the Burma Army continues its widespread attacks against civilians nationwide. In Southeastern Burma, indiscriminate firing by junta-backed soldiers indicates the impunity that goes unchallenged at the cost of human lives. According to residents, the junta troops shot and killed a young, internally displaced man from Ya Nge village, Thayet Chaung Township, Dawei District, on the afternoon of June 11. He fled as fighting descended upon Min Dap, Tain Kon, Ka Myaing, Ya Nge, Kyauk Kha Mauk, Kyaul Min Kon and Kanet Thiri villages.
The victim was 23-year-old Ko Wai Yan Hein, who was shot while trying to escape to a safe place with his family when the junta troops arrived. He was targeted while returning home to take medicine for his ill mother:
Junta seals off and seizes home of NUG Labour Minister
June 19, 2023
On June 13, 2023, the junta sealed off and seized the house of Nai Thu Wunna, the Union Minister of Labour for the National Union Government (NUG).
The Senior Mon politician, Nai Thu Wunna was appointed as Minister of Labour by the NUG government on March 31, 2021.
The incident took place in Ward #7, Tone Eye village, Hpa-An Township, Karen State.
Read moreFive villages face problems as junta destroys a bridge in Thaton
June 19, 2023
At about 10 pm on June 9, 2023, Burmese soldiers destroyed a bridge on Thane Saint – Kyike Kaw – Lay K Road in Thaton Township, in Mon State. The soldiers used a backhoe to destroy the bridge and now villagers from five nearby villages are facing travel problems.
“People from five villages relied on this bridge. Now, motorbikes and cars can’t use the bridge. Everyone is in trouble. If we have a health emergency at night, there will be a huge problem,” said a villager from Lay K village.
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