Junta brings a charge against two young men attempting to avoid conscription

November 21, 2024

HURFOM: On November 17th, 2024, the military junta brought charges against two young men from Mote Tama Chan village, Paung Township, Mon State who had avoided forced conscription. 

According to a source close to their families, 30-year-old Ko Chan Nyein Saw and Ko Htee Hline Win were selected to join the conscription by lottery system and then, run away to avoid the conscription.

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Junta launches military operation; arrests and beats villager, robs homes in Htein Twin village

November 21, 2024

HURFOM: On November 18th, 2024, the junta launched a military operation in Htein Twin village, Long Lone Township, Tenasserim Division.  They had arrested and beat nearly 100 villagers as well as looting valuables from residents’ homes.

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Junta’s artillery attack killed young woman and injures other four residents in Dawei

November 21, 2024

HURFOM: On November 15th, 2024, the troop of the Kaw Thu Lay Army (KTLA) entered Yaung Maw and Shin Mote Htee villages, Dawei Township, Tenasserim and at 8 pm on November 16th, the junta’s regiment stationed at “Shwe Gu Bridge” on Dawei-Myeik Highway Road launched indiscriminate artillery attacks targeting the villages.

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Six houses sealed and seized in Paung Township

November 20, 2024

HURFOM: In the first week of November, 2024, the military junta arrested six young men from Oak Tan Dar village, Paung Township, Mon State after accusing them of being members of the People’s Defense Force (PDF). Then, on November 5th, 2024, the junta sealed and seized all six of their homes.

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Junta’s artillery attack kills elderly man in Kaw Ka Rate

November 20, 2024

HURFOM: On November 18th, 2024, even there was no active armed clash in nearby area, the military junta had launched indiscriminate artillery attacks to Myouk Kyar Inn village, Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State and killed 71-year-old elderly man, according to the statement by the Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG).

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Two men from Kan Bauk, arrested but still not released

November 19, 2024

HURFOM: On November 12th, 2024, two young men from Tin Gan Taw village, Kan Bauk region, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division were arrested by the military junta after being accused of having connection with the People’s Defense Force.

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Worsening blackout in Mon State creates problems for SME owners

November 19, 2024

HURFOM: Since October, 2024, blackouts in Mon State have been getting worse.  Residents receive only three to four hours of electricity service a day. This situation has created problems for the owners of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SME).

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Weekly Analysis: Unprovoked Attacks by the Junta Across Southeastern Burma Spark Fear and Alarm

November 18, 2024

HURFOM: The junta has scaled up its attacks throughout Southeastern Burma, creating widespread distress and panic among communities who have been routinely displaced. The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) has observed that in targeted areas of Mon State, Karen State and the Tanintharyi region, the military is intentionally targeting local areas and inciting fear and lawlessness.

On November 4th, despite no active armed clashes in the area, the military dropped two 250-pound bombs on Ban Pyae village and four additional bombs on Koe Inn village, Ta Ku village tract, Tenasserim. The artillery shells struck a house in Koe Inn village and injured a man.

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Junta arrests doctor in Mawlamyine

November 18, 2024

HURFOM: At 11 pm on November 13th, 2024, a joint security team consisting of soldiers and police used excessive force to arrest Dr Aung Phyo in his “Thiri Mingalar” apartment, Mawlamyine, Mon State.

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Junta arrests two young men after accusing them of being PDF members

November 18, 2024

HURFOM: On November 13th, 2024, a military junta’s joint security team was conducting a “stop and check” at the junction on the Yangon-Mawlamyine Highway Road near Paw Thaw Mu village, Thaton Township, Mon State where they arrested two young men riding a motorbike from Bilin to Thaton Town.

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