Junta arrests woman in Bilin: Accuses her of supporting former parliamentarians
July 17, 2023
HURFOM: On July 12, 2023, the junta arrested a woman living in Sa Yar San Ward, Bilin Town, Mon State after accusing her of supporting a ‘terrorist group’.
The junta alleges that the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), a Burmese legislative body in exile, representing a group of National League for Democracy lawmakers and members of parliament ousted in the 2021 Myanmar coup d’état is a terrorist group.
Read moreLocal battalion arrests villagers, forces them to porter supplies in Mudon Township
July 14, 2023
HURFOM: The 318th Artillery Battalion based in Ah Bit village, Mudon Township, Mon State arrested villagers and forced them to carry military supplies.
On July 10, 2023, four villagers from Ka Log Thog village who were working at their plantation in Kha Lae – Da Gon Die were arrested by members of the battalion and forced to carry military supplies along a jungle route.
Read moreG.A.D. orders MUP to remove office signboards in villages
July 13, 2023
HURFOM: On July 8, 2023, the Township General Administration Department (GAD) ordered the Mon Unity Party (MUP) to remove their office signboards in villages across Mon State.
“It isn’t only the MUP that must remove their signboards. All political parties have to do so. The township offices can use their sign boards but offices in villages or wards have to remove their signboards. We’ve already instructed the village/ward office to remove their signboards,” said a member of the central executive committee (CEC) of the MUP.
Read moreThaton villager seriously injured by landmine
July 13, 2023
HURFOM: At approximately 7 am on July 11, 2023, 45-year-old U Aung Myint Kyi from Naung Kalar village, Thaton Township, Mon State stepped on a landmine and was seriously injured.
The incident occurred near Myay Ne Gone village, which is located beside the Yangon-Mawlamyine Highway Road.
Read moreCommodity price sharply rises: Junta arrests vendors in Kyike Htee Yoe Mount
July 12, 2023
HURFOM: On July 6, 2023, the Lay Phar Tot Bridge which is on Kyike Htee Yoe Pagoda Uphill Road, Kyike Hto Township, Mon State was destroyed by an explosion.
Read moreSix 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”.
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