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Junta shoots two men riding same motorbike and injures another

HURFOM: On December 4^th, 2024, junta’s forces shot two men who were riding the same motorbike in Yar Phu village, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division and one of them was injured by the shooting.

Yar Phu residents – 35-year-old Ko Min Khant and his friend were returning to the village from Ye Town by motorbike when junta troops at the “Kalop security gate” shot at them.

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Junta arrests owners of unlicensed vehicles and then extorts them

HURFOM: Since December 4^th, 2024, the military junta has been conducting more arrests of owners of unlicensed vehicles at the Thadar Phyu (White Bridge) security gate, Ye Township, Mon State.  According to local sources, after arresting the owners, they are then being extorted by the military.

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Road block by junta creates hardships for local villagers

HURFOM: Since the third week of November, 2024, the military junta has blocked part of the road between Kyaung Yaw and Sone Pa Dauk villages, Ye Township, Mon State.  These road closures have created problems for plantation workers and local villagers.

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Junta’s indiscriminate artillery attack injures plantation worker

HURFOM: On December 2^nd, 2024, the military junta launched indiscriminate artillery attacks on Sin Kuu village, Tha Yet Chaung Township, Tenasserim Division which injured a plantation worker.

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Junta extorts money in Ye to support conscripts

HURFOM: Since December 1^st, 2024, the military junta has been extorting money from households in various wards in Ye Town, Mon State.  Households have had to pay 10,000 MMK.

The ward Administrators delivered invitation letters entitled “to have a discussion” to homes, and then extorted 10,000 MMK from residents who had come to their meeting.

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Junta arrests and kills former village administrator

HURFOM: On December 1^st, 2024, the military junta arrested a former village administrator and five of his co-workers in 7-mile village, Kaw Thaung Township, Tenasserim Division. the arrests took place at their homes.

The six arrested men were detained at a military strategic base in 6-mile village. On December 4^th, the junta sent back the dead body of the former administrator to his family members.

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Five villagers killed by regiment during military operations

HURFOM: From November 19^th to December 4^th, 2024, a military junta’s regiment killed five villagers in Yebyu and Long Lone Townships, Tenasserim Division during a military operation.

The junta’s forces attacked a distillery on the Dawei Airport Road between Sin Sake and Eain Shay Pyin Wards, Dawei City.  Then on November 19^th, the junta launched a military operation targeting villages in Yebyu and Long Lone Townships.

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Junta arrest young man: Forces joining military training

HURFOM: At about 6 pm on December 5^th, 2024, junta’s police forces at the Than Lwin Bridge (Mawlamyine) security gate arrested 24-year-old Maung Aung Soe, from Mottama village, Paung Township, Mon State.

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Ye resident argues with Captain:  Arrested and charged

HURFOM: On December 2^nd, 2024, 40-year-old U Win Nine from Aung Mitta Ward, Ye Town, Mon State was arrested and charged after having an argument with a captain in the military.

U Win Nine was carrying boxes of lobsters on his truck along the Ye – Yangon Highway Road when he was stopped by the junta’s security force at the “Phaung Sein” gate at the entrance of Thanbyuzayat Town.

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland Releases a New Report:

“Forced to Enlist: The Impacts of Military Conscription in Southeastern Burma”

For Immediate Release
10 December 2024

The military junta’s enforcement of conscription has led to violent tactics being deployed to unjustly enlist young men and women in the regime’s armed forces. In a new report released today by the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), “Forced to Enlist: The Impacts of Military Conscription in Southeastern Burma”, we call for urgent and coordinated action in response to the aggressive strategies being carried out across targeted areas of Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi region.

This report is a follow-up to the briefing paper “Forced to Fight” released by HURFOM in May 2024.

Civilians have been subjected to numerous threats and abuses under the junta’s conscription law. Seven months have passed since HURFOM’s last report on forced conscription, and more cases of extortion and fear-mongering have been reported. Military forces often raid villages searching for young recruits, leading to widespread fear and panic.

Those who resist or attempt to hide are frequently beaten or detained. In some cases, entire families have been targeted, with parents threatened or arrested to force their children to enlist. This latest report includes specific calls for accountability and justice that international stakeholders must pursue.

The situation in all of HURFOM’s target areas has worsened, and the junta’s presence constantly threatens the safety and security of local people. HURFOM spoke to communities that shared how junta soldiers arrived in the middle of the night to take away sons and daughters to fight on battlefields in a war they want no part in. The ongoing forced conscription practices highlight the junta’s desperation to meet its military needs, and innocent people are paying the price with their lives.

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Beyond the immediate human rights violations, these actions are causing widespread fear and distrust within local communities, further destabilizing the region. Residents worry that these methods will not only continue to oppress vulnerable groups but will also significantly alter the demographic balance in the long term.

HURFOM calls on regional and global stakeholders to:

• Demand an end to forced recruitment and the immediate release of all individuals who have been unlawfully conscripted.
• Enforce targeted sanctions on officials responsible for enforcing the conscription law.
• Support documentation efforts to collect and preserve evidence of forced recruitment, displacement, and other human rights abuses for future legal accountability.

Media Contact:

Name: Nai Aue Mon, HURFOM Program Director
Email: auemon@rehmonnya.org
Signal: +66 86 167 9741

About HURFOM:
HURFOM was founded by exiled pro-democracy students from the 1988 uprisings, recent activists, Mon community leaders, and youth. Its primary objective is to restore democracy, human rights, and genuine peace in Burma. HURFOM is a non-profit organization, and all its members are volunteers with a shared vision for peace in the country.

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