Second political prisoner dies due to improper medical care in Kyikemayaw Prison
January 18, 2024
HURFOM: On January 16th, 2024, a political prisoner and former firefighter and who contributed to civil disobedience movement (CDM) in Kyikemayaw Central Prison, Kyikemayaw Township, Mon State has died due to improper medical care, according to a statement by the Political Prisoner Network Myanmar – PPNM.
Read moreDisplaced children unable to sit for grade promotion exams
January 17, 2024
HRUFOM: The grade promotion exams within government schools will start in the second week of February, 2024, but displaced children from 20 villages in the Chaung Hna Kwa area, Kyikemayaw Township, Mon State are facing difficulties to get official approval to take the exam.
There are approximately 40 displaced children in Kyune Yaw village and school teachers from government schools are teaching them at the moment.
Read morePolitical prisoner dies due to insufficient health care in Kyikemayaw
January 17, 2024
HURFOM: On January 12th, 2024, a political prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment in Kyikemayaw Central Prison, Kyikemayaw Township, Mon State died due to insufficient health care, according to the statement released by the Political Prisoner Network Myanmar (PPNM) and other sources familiar with the case.
43-year-old Ko Yar Shin aka Har Shin was beaten and tortured in the military interrogation center and sustained damage to his internal organs. His health further deteriorated in November, 2023 but he did not receive appropriate health care from the prison authorities.
Read moreJunta’s soldiers arrest and extort villagers in Mudon Township
January 17, 2024
HRUFOM: Local people have reported to HURFOM that junta soldiers located at a check-point on Abit – Kha Lell Da Gon Tie Road in Set Thwe village tract, Mudon Township, Mon State have been arresting and extorting money from local villagers and plantation workers.
Two 38-year-old Abit villagers were arrested while tapping rubber trees in their plantation, reported a resident.
Read moreVillagers arrested by military regiment released
January 16, 2024
HURFOM: On December 27, 2023, a military regiment launched an operation in Long Lone Township, Tenasserim Division and arrested ten residents from five villages.
“I was hiding in the monastery when the military regiment entered the village but they found and arrested me. My hands were tied behind my back and I was beaten during the arrest. I was forced to accompany them and carry their food and things,” said a villager who has recently been released.
Read moreJunta’s soldiers threaten villagers: Told not to share news of human rights violations on social media
January 16, 2024
HURFOM: In early 2024, residents from Mell Ta Yoe and nearby villages, Kyikemayaw Township, Mon State had to flee their homes due to armed conflict and military tension. The junta deployed more troops to villages in Kyikemayaw Township and the Burmese soldiers were arresting, extorting and torturing villagers. Junta’s troops burgled houses of displaced persons and stole valuable things. The soldiers restricted freedom of movement and limited transportation of food and goods.
Read moreTwo women injured in Innwa Bank attack in Kyike Hto
January 16, 2024
HURFOM: On January 12th, 2024, the Kyike Hto based joint revolutionary forces traveling in two trucks attacked junta’s security forces guarding the Innwa Bank in Kyike Hto Town, Kyike Hto Township, Mon State.
Two civilian women sustained injuries and a member of the junta’s militia group was killed during the shooting incident, according to a local rescue team.
Read moreApproximately 400 Thaton residents flee junta’s artillery attacks
January 16, 2024
HURFOM: Since January 10th, 2024, the military junta has targeted villages under the control of the 1st Brigade of the Karen National Liberation Army, Karen National Union in Thaton Township, Mon State.
Constant artillery attacks have forced nearly 400 villagers to flee their homes, according to a statement by the Thaton District Karen National Union.
Read moreAt least ten villagers arrested by the junta lose contact with family members
January 15, 2024
HURFOM: Since December 27th, 2023, military junta operations in Long Lone Township, Tenasserim Division have burnt down houses and arrested numerous villagers.
Some victims were released but at least ten villagers have lost contact with their family members as of today.
Read moreFifty days after Chaung Hna Kwa armed conflict: Forced Relocation, Property Destruction and Loss of Innocent Lives
January 15, 2024
HURFOM: The armed conflict between the military junta and the joint forces of the Karen National Liberation Army and the People’s Defense Force has lasted more than 50 days, stretching from November 30th, 2023 to January 15th, 2024.
Local residents from nearly 20 villages have experiencing forced relocation, property destruction and loss of innocent lives, torture and extortion, lack of education opportunity, insufficient health service and food shortage.
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