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3000 Chaung Hna Kwa area residents flee homes due to daily artillery attacks

HURFOM: On November 10, 2023, armed clashes between the military junta and the revolutionary forces broke out in the Chaung Hna Kwa area, Kyikemayaw Township, Mon State.  For more than two weeks heavy fighting has taken place. 

The military junta has reinforced their troops in Mudon Township, and Taung Ka Lay village, Kyikemayaw Township.  Their artillery regiment based in Ah Bit village, Mudon Township has continually targeted  villages in the Chaung Hna Kwa area everyday with artillery attacks.

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Elderly woman dies from artillery explosion in Kyike Hto

HURFOM: On November 24, 2023, the military junta launched an artillery attack on In Ka Boe village, Kyike Hto Township, Mon State that killed an 80-year-old woman.  reported local sources.

Local sources report that the military regiment was hiding outside the village and launched at least four artillery attacks in one day.  One shell exploded at the “staff barracks” in an oil palm plantation located in the eastern village.

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Junta burns down 20 huts and destroys 11 motorbikes in Long Lone

HURFOM: On November 23, 2023, a military regiment with about 30 troops entered Tha Pyay Shaung village, Long Lone Township, Tenasserim Division and destroyed many houses. Then, they conducted “stop and check”  of villagers, as a ruse to extort money from them, reported local villagers.

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Drug abuse in Mon State is uncontrollable

HURFOM: “I sent my son to the New Mon State Party Centre to receive addiction treatment. He’s cured and returned home but it didn’t last even for a month. He’s abusing drugs again. Now, I have to let him do what he wants,” said a disappointed mother from a village in Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State.

Another mother explained what was happening to her son at this time.

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Weekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State and Tanintharyi Region

HURFOM, Fourth Week of November 2023

In Southeastern Burma, violence remains targeted against civilians who are living in parts of the country where conflict is intensifying. Among the most vulnerable are women and children, who comprise the majority of those displaced, and the last week included the beginning of the ‘16 Day Campaign to End Gender-Based Violence,’ which is acknowledged by many human rights groups in Burma. During these challenging times of turmoil and uncertainty, the commitment to ending gendered violence is affirmed, and the work to spread awareness is ongoing. For example, the Karen Women’s Organization shared their theme, including a call to create a community free from violence against women.

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Approximately 40 houses burnt down within two months in Mu Du village

HURFOM: Local villagers reported to HURFOM that in October and November, 2023, the military junta burnt down approximately 40 houses in Mu Du village, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division.

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Chaung Han Kwa Bridge destroyed: Creates transportation and livelihood problems for 30 villages

HURFOM: The Ataran Bridge near Chaung Hna Kwa village, Kyikemayaw Township, Mon State was bombed and destroyed on November 17, 2023. The destruction of the bridge has created transportation and livelihood problems for residents in nearly 30 villages.

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Junta extorting huge sums from Mawlamyine residents who fail to file “visitor’s report”

HURFOM: On November 16, 2023, the Southeast Military Command based near Ya Khine Gone village, Mawlamyine Township, Mon State was attacked.  In response, the military junta tightened security in Mawlamyine and began to carry out stop and checks throughout the city including downtown wards.

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More than 3,000 Kyike Hto residents flee home due to frequent artillery attack

HURFOM: Since the first of November, 2023, the military junta has launched frequent artillery attacks, day and night targeting villages in Kyike Hto Township, Mon State.  The Thaton District Karen National Union stated these attacks have forced more than 3,000 villagers to flee from their homes. In addition, the attacks on many villages in Thaton Township, pushes the internally displaced numbers to as many as 150,000 villagers.

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Farmers afraid of being attacked during grain harvest season

HURFOM: Since November 15, 2023, the military junta has launched artillery attacks on Kyaung Nake village, Pu Law Township, Tenasserim. They are also scouting the area using drones and sometimes the drones drop bombs, reported the local villagers.

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