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About 3,000 refugees in Thaton District in  urgent need of humanitarian aid

HURFOM: Roughly 3,000 residents from Thaton District, Mon State who fled their homes for nearly a month are urgently in need of food, medicine, shelter, blankets and sweaters, according to social workers.

On December 13th, 2023, about 1,600 residents from Upper Win Tar Ban and Win Tar Ban Gyi villages had to flee their homes due to armed clashes at the Win Tar Ban military base.

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Battalions Plant Landmines alongside Thanbyuzayat-Ye Highway: Danger created for plantation workers

HURFOM: The revolutionary forces are gaining more control along the Thanbyuzayat-Ye Highway in Mon State.  In response, Burmese military battalions are now planting landmines around their battalion positions and in nearby plantations. This development is creating a major risk for plantation workers.

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Junta’s amnesty initiative includes few political prisoners

HURFOM: In order to commemorate the 76^th Independence Day on January 4, 2024, the military junta freed 9,652 prisoners under terms of an amnesty initiative. 760 prisoners from Mon State were released, but only 31 political prisoners were included in the list of those released.

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Junta seizes house of activist in Thaton

HURFOM: On January 3rd, 2024, the joint forces of the military junta sealed and seized a house of a female democratic activist living in Bin Hline Ward, Thaton City, Mon State.

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Weekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State and Tanintharyi Region

HURFOM, First Week of January 2024

The first week of the year in Southeastern Burma saw more violence by the junta in target areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), including Mon State, Karen State and the Tanintharyi region. The situation of human rights continues to escalate, particularly in Mon State, where since 19 December, the junta has waged widespread and indiscriminate attacks against local, unarmed civilians. On 29 December 2023, HURFOM released a statement of concern after documenting the forced displacement of more than 22,000 people, the deaths of ten and nearly two dozen injured.

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Armed clash forces approximately 200 residents to flee their homes in Kyaung Yaw village, Ye Township

HURFOM: On December 31st, 2023, an armed clash took place between the local military regiments and the revolutionary alliance forces in Southern Mon State at Kyaung Yaw village, Ye Township, Mon State.

After the armed clash, the military regiment launched artillery attacks on Kyaung Yaw, Eye Shay and Kan Nie villages, forcing approximately 200 residents to flee their homes for safety.

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1,500 Bilin residents flee Win Tar Ban armed clash

HURFOM: On December 13, 2023, the joint forces of the Karen National Defense Organization (KMDO) attacked Win Tar Ban Military Base nearby Win Tar Ban village, Bilin Township, Mon Sate.

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Junta beheads villager and burns down 21 houses in Long Lone

HURFOM: On December 28th, 2023, a military regiment attacked Sit Byell and Lay Toon Khan villages, in Long Lone Township, Tenasserim Division. During the attack, junta’s troops beheaded a villager and burnt down 21 houses.

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Junta’s constant artillery attacks force nearly all villagers in Thaton to flee

HURFOM: Constant artillery attacks by the military junta have forced nearly the whole population from Kyone Main village, Kaw Hline village track, Thaton Township, Mon State to flee their homes.

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Junta increases arrests in Dawei City

HURFOM: Since the second week of December, 2023, the military junta has been conducting more arrests in Dawei City, Tenasserim Division, according to the local sources.

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