Six villagers injured by artillery attacks in Bee Lin
July 12, 2023
HURFOM: On July 7, 2023, Zee Wun village based the 314th Artillery Battalion had launched an artillery attack on Shwe Yaung Pya village, Bee Lin Township, Mon State, injuring six villagers including two children.
Read moreArtillery attacks force nearly all residents from six villages to flee their homes
July 12, 2023
HURFOM: Beginning in early July, 2023, the 314th Artillery Battalion launched artillery attacks on villages in Bee Lin Township, Mon State, and nearly all residents from six villages have had to flee from their homes.
Read moreLocal man from Bilin township injured from landmine
July 11, 2023
HURFOM: In the evening of July 5, 2023, a local man from Nat Kyi village, Bilin Township, Mon State stepped on a landmine placed near the Nat Kyi – Bee Lin Road
Read moreWeekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State, and Tanintharyi Region
July 10, 2023
HURFOM | July First Week
Human rights violations in Mon State continue to increase steadily. In the two and a half years since the attempted coup, military impunity is in every facet of life in Southeastern Burma. Civilians continue to carry the burden of their livelihoods being strained. Extortion is ongoing at checkpoints, and indiscriminate firing regularly threatens the safety of local people. The affiliation of the New Mon State Party (NMSP) to the junta has also caused divisions.
At the end of June, the 31st local military battalion launched indiscriminate artillery attacks on Kyouk Eye village, Khaw Zar Sub-township, Southern Ye Township, Mon State, killing a local woman. The NMSP visited the victims’ houses to offer financial support. However, local Mon people have criticized them for their conduct in this incident and are questioning their political stance with the junta:
Read moreDetainees released after paying a ransom
July 7, 2023
HURFOM: On June 19th and 20th , 2023, six villagers from Phaung Taw village, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division were arrested by the Mawrawaddy Navy Command after being accused of having links with the People’s Defense Forces (PDF) and contributing to the “Flower Strike”.
Read moreJunta imposes more movement restrictions in Yebyu
July 7, 2023
HURFOM: On July 3, 2023, local sources reported to HURFOM that the junta blocked access to the roadway connecting Kan Bauk and Ka Lane Aung Towns, Yebyu Township, in Tenasserim Division.
Read moreFive residents in Tenasserim injured by artillery attack
July 7, 2023
HURFOM: On July 3, 2023, the 306th artillery battalion based in Tenasserim Township launched more than 20 artillery attacks targeting nearby villages. The ordinance injured five residents from East Maw Ton village, Tenasserim Township.
Read more1,000 villagers flee artillery attack in Win Ye Township
July 7, 2023
HURFOM: Since June 28, 2023, the military junta has launched artillery attacks targeting villages in Win Ye Township, a township controlled by the Karen National Union (KNU) and located in Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State. More than 1,000 villagers from five surrounding villages have fled from their homes.
Read moreJunta restricts movement in Southern Ye Township
July 6, 2023
HURFOM: According to the residents, the 31st Light Infantry Battalion(LIB) based in Khaw Za Town, Southern Ye Township, Mon State has warned villagers not to go to or stay at their rubber, durian and betel nut plantations.
Read moreJunta targets and kills civilians in KNU controlled areas
July 6, 2023
HURFOM: According to field reporters, on June 30, 2023, artillery attacks launched by military junta killed one villager and injured another two in Kaw Ka Rate and Kyarinnseikyi Township, an area controlled by the Karen National Union (KNU).
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