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Junta arrests a local man in Paung Township for use of social media

HURFOM: On March 16th, 2024, a local man from Pan Gone village, Paung Township, Mon State was arrested by the junta’s security forces after being accused of sharing the news of the National Unity Government (NUG) and the People’s Defense Force (PDF).

While conducting a “stop and check” near the Zin Kyike Police Station in Paung Township, security forces checked his phone and found that Ko Bo Bo, aka Ko Myo Zaw Aung shared news about the NUG and the PDF on his social media account.

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

HURFOM, Third Week of March 2024

The devastating impacts of the junta’s unjust Conscription Law cannot be denied. As the Burma Army continues to see widespread losses in previously held territories and bases, alongside an increasing rate of defections, the junta is robbing the youth of their futures by forcing men and women to enlist in the terrorist regime. According to the military junta’s conscription law, military service is mandatory for men aged 18 to 35, women aged 18 to 27, and those who have completed at least two years of service. The first conscription week will begin after the next water festival period and will involve 5,000 people per month across the country. The junta also announced that 60,000 men would be called for military service each year.

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Entire Ah Nin village flees due to constant and indiscriminate artillery attack

HURFOM: The Ah Nin Police Station based in Ah Nin village, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State launched constant and indiscriminate attacks on the village damaging a home and forcing all the residents to flee from their homes.

Because of rumors of the joint revolutionary forces attacking the Ah Nin Police Station at noon on March 18, 2024 the village was targeted with indiscriminate artillery attacks.

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Junta arrests and charges local man in Mawlamyine

HURFOM: On March 18th, 2024, a local man from Mawlamyine, Mon State was arrested by the military junta after being accused of sharing articles from the news agencies whose broadcasting licenses were abolished by the junta.

The junta’s security forces conducted a “stop and check” at the junction of Ah Yar Daw and Taung Paw Streets in Maung Ngan Ward, Mawlamyine when they stopped 24-year-old, Ko Tun Lin. Then, they checked his motorbike and mobile phone.

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No trace of four disappeared villagers in Thanbyuzayat Township

HURFOM: On March 6th, 2024, two men from Ka Rope Pi village, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State left home to buy cooking items for an “ordination ceremony”. They never returned home.

“It has been more than 10 days. They haven’t come back yet. We have no trace of them,” said a Ka Rope Pi resident.

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HURFOM Releases a New Report: “Voice Up” A Gendered Overview of the Human Rights Situation in SE Burma

January – March 2024

Today, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) releases “Voice Up,” A Gendered Overview of the Human Rights Situation in Southeastern Burma. The report is the first in a series that will follow, focusing on the situation of women and children in Southeastern Burma throughout the year. Before the attempted coup in Burma, HURFOM had published similar content in a bulletin-style format under the title ‘Voice Up.’

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Junta starts to summon young men from Mu Don village to join military service

HURFOM: There are reports that 100 young men from Mon State must be identified for compulsory military service. On March 17th, the village Administrator delivered letters summoning men in the 18 to 35 age range to a gathering titled, ‘meet and discuss.’

“The letters were delivered on March 16 in Mu Don. A villager from each ward must be present at “Rajadirit” Hall on March 17. The village no longer has many young people left in their community. Most of them already went abroad,” said a Mu Don resident.

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Compulsory conscription law creates chaos in Mon State

HURFOM: On March 13th, 2024, the military junta called a meeting of village/ ward Administrators in Kyikemayaw Township, Mon State and instructed them to select 100 young men to join compulsory military service.

Based on the population of a village, the Administrator must select from two to ten young men/village and send their list to the junta no later than March 20, 2024.

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Junta plans to extort villagers to feed families of those in compulsory military service

HURFOM: The military junta said the particular villages are responsible to feed the family members of the villagers who are selected to join compulsory military service and the village/ ward administration authorities are planning to extort money from the villagers.

“In our areas, each village tract must give two villagers (to join military service). If a married person is selected, the village must feed his family members. So the village administration team has planned to collect 2,000 or 3,000 MMK per household,” said a member of the village administration department in Southern Ye Township.

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Four displaced villagers arrested by junta over a week ago, not yet released

HURFOM: On March 9th, 2024, the junta’s regiment launched a military operation in the Dawei Eastern Forest Area, Dawei Township, Tenasserim Division and arrested four displaced villagers.

The victims have not yet been released, even though their arrest took place over a week ago, according to sources close to their families.

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