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Junta’s artillery attack kills a novice in Kyike Hto

HURFOM: On June 29th, 2024, the 310th regiment battalion based in Thane Za Yet launched eight indiscriminate artillery attacks on Yay Kyaw village, which is located in Thane Za Yet Town, Kyike Hto Township, Mon State.  The attacks killed a novice and severely injured a local woman.

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Arrest of undocumented Burmese people attempting to enter Thailand on the rise

HURFOM: Livelihood hardships, the conscription law, and the ongoing armed conflict is forcing many Burmese citizens to leave the country for Thailand. Many are doing so without documentation via the Three-Pagoda route on the Thai-Burma border, and are often referred to as migrant workers.

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27 civilians killed by junta’s artillery attack within six months in Mon State

HURFOM: From January to June, 2024, 27 innocent civilians from Mon State were killed by the junta’s indiscriminate artillery attacks, and another 85 individuals sustained injuries, according to the data collected by the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM).

Eight residents from Bilin, six residents from Kyike Hto, five residents from Kyikemayaw, four residents from Ye, three residents from Thaton and a resident from Paung Townships, 27 residents in total, were killed by artillery attacks.

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Junta’s indiscriminate artillery attack injures four family members including two children

HURFOM: On June 27th, 2024, the 317th artillery regiment based in Hnit Ka Yin village, Ye Township, Mon State had launched an indiscriminate artillery attack despite there being no active armed clashes. The attack injured four family members including two children.

The two children who are under ten years old and other two family members are from Bu Tar Ward.  The attack also damaged at least three houses.

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Junta’s artillery destroys five houses and forces entire village to flee home

HURFOM: On June 27th, 2024, the Mawrawaddy Navy Command targeted Zar D village, Kan Bauk village track, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim with continuous artillery attack and destroyed five houses.

After the junta’s military base in Zar D and Kan Bauk villages were attacked by the resistance forces, the junta targeted the village with indiscriminate attacks.

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For social workers charged under Anti-Terrorist act in Kyike Hto

HURFOM: On June 27th, 2024, the military junta charged four social workers with the “Kaw Sa Nine Society Organization ” from Kaw Sa Nine Ward, Kyike Hto Town, Mon State using the Anti-Terrorist Act. 

According to sources close to the families, on June 13th, U Mya Aung, his daughter Ma Su Myat Su Yadanar Way, and coworkers U Chan Thar Aung, and U Soe Hline, were arrested by the junta at their home. The junta interrogated them at the 44th Battalion Command for two weeks and then laid charges.

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Junta’s artillery attack kills a woman and injures three in Pa La

HURFOM: On June 28th, 2024, the Pa La Town police station in Pa La Town, Pu Law Township, Myeik District, Tenasserim Division launched an indiscriminate artillery attack on the town.  Artillery shells exploded at the central market of Pa La Town.

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3,000 residents from Dawei District flee from their homes

HURFOM: Since June 19th, 2024, more than 3,000 residents from nine villages have had to flee their homes due to constant and indiscriminate artillery attacks by the Mawrawaddy Navy Command, as well as air assaults and junta operations.

The nine villages were under the control of the Dawei District New Mon State Party in Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division

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Junta’s artillery attack kills villager and injures two in Kyike Hto

HURFOM: On June 25th, 2024, the 310^th artillery regiment based in Thane Za Yet, Kyike Hto Township, Mon State had launched an indiscriminate artillery attack that killed a villager and injured two others in Kyike Hto. There were no active armed clashes in the area to provoke the attack.

The artillery explosion killed 20-year-old Ma Hla Ya Min and injured a 35-year-old man and a nine-year-old child.

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June 2024: Monthly Overview of the Human Rights Situation

Women and Children Face Ongoing Risks to their Safety and Security Amid Increasing Attacks by the Military Junta

Women & Children Targeted by Junta Attacks

According to the latest Internal Displacement Monitoring Center estimates, nearly 3 million people are displaced across Burma. Local organizations report even higher approximations, including the Committee for Internally Displaced Karen People (CIDKP), whose recent data show over one million people displaced in Karen State alone. These numbers reveal a situation of extreme devastation for local people who have had their lives uprooted by conflict fueled by an illegitimate and corrupt military.

Data collected by the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) also reveals distress and uncertainty. As the armed resistance movement increasingly gains more ground, Burma Army soldiers are scaling up attacks that have targeted local populations. Women and children are being killed in their homes, places of worship, hospitals and schools.

At the beginning of the month, an explosion occurred on June 4th at a basic education primary school in the Eain Shwet Pyin ward of Dawei Town. The blast resulted in the death of one third-grade student and injuries to 26 others, according to local sources.

The explosion, believed to have been caused by a bomb, happened around noon during the lunch break. Among the injured were eleven male students and fifteen female students. Tragically, a nine-year-old third-grade boy lost his life.

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