Junta’s troops loot more than 100 houses and arrest a villager in Maung Mell Shaung village
June 6, 2024
HURFOM: Between June 1st to the 3rd, 2024, junta’s troops stationed themselves at Maung Mell Shaung village, Dawei Township, Tenasserim Division. During their presence, the troops looted more than 100 houses and arrested a villager, according to local sources.
Read moreChildren in Kyikemayaw unable to go to school due to military tensions
June 6, 2024
HURFOM: The 2024-25 academic year started on June 3rd, 2024 but just a few children in Dhammasa, Than Ka Long, Ta Ra Nar and Kyune Yaw villages, Kyikemayaw Township, Mon State can join the government school due to the armed conflict and security concerns.
Read moreForced relocation halts farm work in Kyikemayaw Township
June 5, 2024
HURFOM: Even though the rainy season has started, local farmers from Dhammasa, Ta Ra Nar, Kaw Swel, Than Ga Long and Kyune Yaw villages, Kyikemayaw Township, Mon State are unable to begin their farm work as most residents have fled their villages.
“Last year, farm work preparation started in May. But we’re displaced this year so we’ve done nothing and now it is June. Those who returned home just stayed at home. They dare not go to their farm. The junta has stationed themselves and surrounded the village,” said a resident from Ta Ra Nar village.
Read moreTwo plantation workers shot and killed in Ye Township
June 5, 2024
HURFOM: On June 1st, 2024, two local men from Kyone Long old village, Ye Township, Mon State were shot and killed at their rubber plantation.
U Phoe Kalar died on the spot while his friend sustained a severe injury. He was sent to Ye General Hospital but died on June 3rd.
Read moreAt least ten residents arrested in Kyike Hto
June 5, 2024
HURFOM: From May 24th to the 31st, 2024, at least ten residents from Kyike Hto Township, Mon State were arrested. Some of those are young men whose families have not been able to contact them. Those arrested have been accused of providing financial support to the People’s Defense Force.
Read moreFour youth shot, one dead in Kyike Hto
June 3, 2024
HURFOM: On May 28th, 2024, the security forces of the military junta shot four young men, and one is now dead, according to the local sources. The young men are from Kaw Sa Nine Ward, Kyike Hto Town, Mon State.
During a patrol, junta’s forces encountered four young men having a drink in the evening in their ward. The security forces shot them and 29-year-old Ko Soe Moe Oo was shot in the neck and died.
Read moreHigh inflation rate of Burmese currency creates livelihood hardships for grassroots
June 3, 2024
HURFOM: Since late May, 2024, the gold price and the exchange rate for the US Dollar and Thai Baht have risen sharply resulting in a rapid drop in the value of Burmese currency. This has created serious livelihood challenges for the grassroots.
Read moreMay 2024: Monthly Overview of the Human Rights Situation
June 3, 2024
The Military Junta Scales Up Attacks Against Civilians Amid Forced Conscription Bid
The military junta continues to commit widespread human rights violations. In target areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) in Mon State, Karen State and the Tanintharyi region, civilians are feeling increasingly unsafe as the Burma Army shows threatening behaviour and actions. In the wake of the newly enacted Conscription Law, arbitrary arrests and abductions have been on the rise. As the regime continues to forcibly enlist recruits at all costs, HURFOM is concerned that the human rights situation will worsen.
A young man, aged 30, named Min Aung Chan from Kawpalaing village in Kyaikmayaw Township, Mon State, was reportedly killed by the military. His body was discovered on April 27, a few days after his arrest. The young man was captured on April 25 after they inspected his phone during a routine search and accused him of supporting the New Mon State Party (AD) group. Along with his phone, his motorcycle was also confiscated, and he was taken into Junta’s frontline custody. Residents reported that on April 25, junta forces entered Kawpalaing village and the surrounding areas, where they continued their oppressive measures against the villagers:
Read moreGasoline shortages and high prices interrupts farm work
May 31, 2024
HURFOM: After the “Kyone Ate” and “Ma Saw” bridges located along the Yangon – Mawlamyine Highway Road were blown up on May 11th, 2024, there has been a gasoline shortage. The bombing of the bridges has disrupted the supply chain and contributed to a rise in prices throughout Mon State.
A tank of diesel priced at about 200,000 MMK last year is now, priced at nearly a million MMK, and it is not easy to buy diesel.
Read moreTwo CDM educational staff sentenced to ten-year imprisonment
May 31, 2024
HURFOM: On May 28th, 2024, the junta’s court sentenced a schoolteacher and a school clerk from Kan Buak Town, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division, who have been involved in the civil disobedience movement (CDM), to ten-years imprisonment each.
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- Constant military tension causes labor shortage in Southern Mon State
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- Junta’s regiment forces entire village to flee: Villager injured by artillery attack
- Junta’s regiment burns down houses in Maung Mell Shaung again
- Social and rescue teams collect service charge due to financial and other hardships
- Junta arrests five social workers in Thanbyuzayat
- Junta’s indiscriminate artillery attacks threaten lives of farmers and plantation workers
- KNLA continues extorting money from drug abusers in Yebyu
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