Midwife arrested and charged in Mawlamyine for social media post
November 7, 2023
HURFOM: On November 2, 2023, the military junta arrested a midwife from Nyaung Pin Sake Ward, Mawlamyine Township, Mon State who allegedly contributed to the “Civilian Disobedience Movement” (CDM).
Read moreJunta controls and limits transport and sale of rice in Tenasserim
November 7, 2023
HURFOM: The military junta has been controlling and limiting the transportation and sale of rice in Tenasserim Township, Tenasserim Division which greatly impacts the lives of local people. The military junta also stops and arrests drivers of vehicles and trucks carrying rice bags.
Read moreTwo women injured by artillery explosion in Kaw Ka Rate
November 7, 2023
HURFOM: On November 2, 2023, an artillery explosion in Ward #2, Kaw Ka Rate Town, Karen State resulted in injuries to an 85-year-old old woman and her 40-year-old daughter.
The Karen National Liberation Army attacked the Kaw Ka Rate 97th Light Infantry Battalion and the military responded with multiple artillery attacks.
Read moreMilitary regiment arrests local villagers in Long Lone
November 7, 2023
HURFOM: On November 2, 2023, a military regiment secretly entered Tha Byar village, Long Lone Township, Tenasserim Division via a jungle route and arrested seven villagers.
The regiment included about 80 troops and they arrested six men and one woman. Then, they released four men.
Read moreFive Paung residents sentenced to imprisonment
November 6, 2023
HURFOM: The military junta arrested at least 20 Paung residents and has made multiple accusations. Five of those arrested have been sentenced to lengthy terms of imprisonment, according to the source close to the junta’s police force.
Read moreExpress bus strikes landmine and eight passengers sustains injuries
November 6, 2023
HURFOM: On November 1, 2023, an express bus traveling with 43 passengers struck a landmine placed near Kyun Taw village, Kyike Hto Township, Mon State and four men and four women sustained injuries.
“Eight passengers were injured in total. A man had a fragment of the landmine pierce his abdomen. He was immediately sent to Mawlamyine General Hospital,” said an official from a local rescue team.
Read moreOne killed, ten injured, including children in Kyarinnseikyi Town armed clash
November 6, 2023
HURFOM: At approximately 4 am on November 2, 2023, a major armed clash took place between the military junta and the joint revolutionary forces in Kyarinnseikyi Town, Karen State. Local people told HURFOM that a resident was killed and ten people, including children, were injured during the battle.
Read moreJunta’s artillery attack kills 8-Grade student in Tenasserim
November 6, 2023
HURFOM: On October 14, 2023, the military unit based in Lay Thar Mount, Tenasserim Town, Tenasserim Division launched multiple artillery attacks on nearby villages. There were no armed clashes that preceded the attacks.
Read moreWeekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State and Tanintharyi Region
November 6, 2023
HURFOM, First Week of November
Civilians continue to be caught in the crossfire of violence deployed by the military junta. By the end of October 2023, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) reported that at least 68 civilians had been arrested, five detained, four injured, and 15 killed. The fieldworkers based in HURFOM target areas of Mon State, Karen State and Tanintharyi region are reporting on the daily horrors committed by the junta with impunity.
On November 1st, an eighth-grade student who was being treated for medical treatment after being hit with artillery fire attacked by the military junta in Tanintharyi Township died two weeks after he was struck. Around midday on October 14th, without any fighting, the military junta troops stationed on Lay Thar Mountain in Taninthayi launched artillery weapons. One of the shells hit a 16-year-old, eight-year-old grade student, Mg Pyae Day Won, and a male family member from Tamok Choung.
Read moreYouth not interested in social affairs as a consequence of illicit drugs
November 3, 2023
HURFOM: Due to the political crisis in Burma, the use of illicit drugs in Mon State has risen sharply. Most youth in Mon State are addicted to illicit drugs and many are not interested in ethnic and social affairs, claimed a leader from a youth organization in Mon State.
“Most young people in the villages are addicted to drugs. It’s really difficult to organize them to join a youth organization,” said the leader.
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