Two dead found on the same day beside Ye – Thanbyuzayat Highway Road
March 19, 2024
HURFOM: On March 17th, 2024, two dead bodies of persons thought to be killed were found beside the Ye – Thanbyuzayat Highway Road, Mon State on the same day, according to local emergency and rescue teams.
At 7:30 am on March 17th, a male body was found between Kyoe Tha Dar and San Pya villages, Ye Township. His hands were tied at the back and he had a cut wound on his neck, according to the Shwe Hin Thar Social and Rescue Team (Maw Ka Nin).
Read moreWeekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State and Tanintharyi Region
March 18, 2024
HURFOM, Second Week of March 2024
Over the last week, civilians once again in target areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) struggled to resume their daily activities in peace. While the junta continues to present a distorted illusion of business as usual. This incorrect and profoundly misleading narrative must not fool the international community. The reality is that the situation on the ground is that innocent civilians are being deprived of their fundamental rights and freedoms and prevented from accessing safe and secure pathways to education, health care and legal assistance.
Read moreAircraft patrol worries local villagers in Kyarinnseikyi
March 18, 2024
HURFOM: On March 13th and 14th, 2024, military aircraft patrolled over villages in Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State which are under the control of the New Mon State Party (AD – Anti Military Dictatorship) and local villagers are now worrying about possible armed clashes.
“Yesterday (March 14), two aircraft were flying over Win Yaw Seik Kyi, Line Ka Ne and Win Kabar village three times,” said a resident from Kyarinnseikyi Township.
Read moreConscription law threatens future prospects of Burmese youth
March 18, 2024
HURFOM: As the conflict intensifies across Burma, it has become abundantly clear that the military junta is losing the war it started. In an effort to bolster their military losses, they have turned to even more drastic measures. On February 10th, 2024, the military council enacted compulsory conscription law.
According to the conscription bill, men who are in the 18-35 age range and women who are in the 18-27 age range can be selected for military service.
Read moreFive women killed and 16 injured by artillery attacks within two months in Mon State
March 15, 2024
HURFOM: In January and February, 2024, five women were killed while another 16 women were injured by the junta’s indiscriminate artillery attacks, according to the Humanitarian Aid and Rescue Department of the Mon State Federal Council (MSFC).
Read moreAh Nin villagers flee due to military tension
March 15, 2024
HURFOM: In the last few days, more than 100 troops of the New Mon State Party (AD – Anit Military Dictatorship) have been active near Ah Nin village, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State. The threat of an imminent armed clash between the revolutionary groups and the military junta, has triggered nearly all of the villagers to flee their homes.
Read moreWoman injured in the “Chaung Taung Bridge” attack
March 15, 2024
HURFOM: In the morning of March 14th, 2024, the “Ye Ba Lue” revolutionary armed group attacked the military check-point at Chaung Taung Bridge in Ye Township, Mon State.
Two soldiers were killed and a 58-year-old woman from Chaung Taung village sustained a gunshot injury during the attack.
Read moreMan steps on a landmine and loses his leg in Tha Yet Chaung
March 14, 2024
HURFOM: On March 11th, 2024, a man from Tha Yet Hna Kwa village, Tha Yet Chaung Township, Tenasserim Division stepped on a landmine and lost one of his legs.
60-year-old U Myint Soe was going fishing with his friend, when he stepped on a landmine.
Read moreTwo young men shot and killed at junta’s check-point in Bilin
March 14, 2024
HURFOM: On March 11th, 2024, junta’s soldiers at the “Than Ta Dar” check-point in Bilin Township, Mon State shot three young men accusing them of not stopping their motorbike. Two young men were killed while another was severely injured, according to a source close to the victims’ family.
The young men were traveling from Kyike Hto Township to Bilin Township. Two of the deceased victims were 30-year-old Har Shin and 27-year-old Joe Thein and 30-year-old Ko Chit Ko was severely injured.
Read more80 houses burnt down again in an intense battle in Kaw Ka Rate
March 14, 2024
HURFOM: On March 11th, 2024, the military junta and the joint forces of revolutionary armed groups were battling again in Kaw Ka Rate City, Karen State and at least 80 houses were destroyed and burnt down in the battle, reported local sources.
The junta launched both artillery attacks and air assaults during the battle with artillery shells exploding in Ward #6, Kaw Ra Rate City.
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