60 houses destroyed, 6,000 flee due to major armed clash in Jone Doe
March 29, 2023
HURFOM: On March 25, 2023, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and joint forces launched an attack on the military junta’s battalions, the police station and the Border Guard Forces (BGF) based in Jone Doe Town, Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State.
60 houses were destroyed and about 6,000 residents were forced to flee due to the armed clashes.
Read moreCivil society groups must be involved in Mon Language teaching pilot
March 28, 2023
HURFOM: The New Mon State Party (NMSP) has signed an agreement with the military council for a pilot project called “Teaching Mon Language in Government Schools”. The initiative will take place in Chaung Zone, Mudon and Thanbyuzayat Townships, in Mon State in the 2023-24 academic year.
The General Secretary of the Mon Literature and Culture Committee, Nai Mon Raja, said the Ministry of Education was not capable of implementing the project alone, so civil society groups such as the Mon Literature and Culture Committee are needed.
Read moreSoldiers shot and killed plantation worker and severely injure another in Ye
March 28, 2023
HURFOM: About 6 pm on March 23, 2023, two plantation workers returning from their plantation by motorbike were shot by the Burmese soldiers of the 61st Light Infantry Battalion (LIB 61). One plantation worker died at the scene and the other sustained serious injuries, according to local sources.
“The soldiers ordered them to stop their bike but they didn’t. Then, the soldiers shot them. They were riding a motorbike after 6 pm and there were two men on the bike, (in violation of the curfew and martial law declarations). So the soldiers thought they were members of PDF (People Defense Forces) and shot them,” said a Ye resident.
Read moreJunta puts more restrictions on applicants filing visitor reports in Mawlamyine
March 27, 2023
HURFOM: In June 2022, the military junta instructed the General Administration Department to regularly collect and inspect “visitor reports” in Mawlamyine, the capital of the Mon State. These reports record personnel data on individuals visiting a household.
Previously such reports could be filed on behalf of an applicant but since June 2022 applicants must now file their “visitor report” directly with the Administration office in person and they must show their authentic ID card at the same time.
Read moreMilitary junta burns down 96 houses and kills villagers in Long Lone Township
March 27, 2023
HURFOM: At about noon on March 21, 2023, Burmese soldiers entered Nyaw Pyin and Out Kyauk Wutt villages, Long Lone Township, in Tenasserim Division and burnt down houses. Then they shot and killed a villager, local sources told HURFOM.
The soldiers came to the villages by boats and destroyed and burnt down 96 houses. 40 houses were completely burnt to ashes, according to a villager from Nyaw Pyin.
Read moreWeekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State, and Tanintharyi Region
March 27, 2023
Fourth Week of March 2023
HURFOM: Indiscriminate firing continues to target civilians. Over the last week, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) documented several incidents where innocent people were targeted by the junta and killed. A trajectory of violence, particularly in the Tanintharyi region, has caused widespread fear and uncertainty among local people.
On 21 March 2023, over 130 homes were burned to the ground in Long Lon Township, Dawei and six people were shot and killed after being taken into military custody by LIB 407 and 273 on 4 March 2023. Days later, the HURFOM reporters network confirmed that an innocent local villager was shot and killed in Long Lon Township. Joint troops of the junta’s battalions then burned down more than a hundred houses in two villages. Yet again, on 21 March 2023, residents said a male villager was shot dead in Yange’ village, Thayet-Chaung Township, Dawei, around 6:00 PM. The victim, U Htun Wai was over 60 years old, and was fired at by four unknown gunmen on two motorcycles.
Read moreMilitary junta intentionally attacks villages in KNLA controlled area
March 23, 2023
HURFOM: Local sources told HURFOM that the military junta has intentionally and repeatedly attacked and killed innocent villagers in the controlled area of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA).
Even though there has been no armed clashes, between the KNLA the junta has launched artillery attacks on the villages and killed innocent civilians including children.
Read moreVillagers worry about unexploded artillery shell
March 22, 2023
HURFOM: An unexploded artillery shell was found near Aung Thar Yar village, northern Ye Township, in Mon State.
Local military and related authorities have not removed the dud shell, leaving villagers worrying about the potential of an explosion.
Last month, there were armed clashes between the Burmese army and the joint forces of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and the People Defense Forces (PDF). The 307th Artillery Battalion randomly shot artillery weapons at villages and some bomb shells did not explode.
Read moreKyaikmayaw prison officials stealing money from family members of political prisoners
March 20, 2023
HURFOM: Prison officials from the Kyaikmayaw Central Prison have been wrongly demanding money from family members of the political prisoners.
Officials have been telling family members that the prisoners need money and that they should send certain amounts to the prison officials. When family members complied, prison officials did not transfer the full amounts to the political prisoners.
A political prisoner who was recently released from the Kyaikmayaw prison said if family members sent them 100,000 Kyat, prison officials took 30,000 Kyat.
Read moreJunta pressures owners to transform their motorbike into tricycles
March 20, 2023
HURFOM: After three members of the village Administration team including the Administrator, U Kin Soe were killed on January 25, 2023, the military junta banned riding motorbikes in Kan Bauk village track, Yebyu Township, in Tenasserim Division.
The junta had allowed riding motorbikes for carrying things but there must be no more than two big baskets at the rear of the bikes. However, on March 7, the junta issued an order that all motorbikes must now be transformed into tricycles. If not, owners will be punished.
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