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Over 10,000 Civilians Displaced by Junta’s Brutal Attacks in Kyaik Hto Township, Mon State

The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Kyaik Hto Township, Mon State, has now surpassed 10,000 as relentless military attacks by the junta continue to escalate. The Karen National Union (KNU) in Thaton District confirmed the surge in displacement and highlighted the urgent need for emergency humanitarian aid.

Since early April 2025, the situation in Kyaik Hto Township, Mon State, has sharply deteriorated due to intensified clashes between junta troops and joint resistance forces. The military has increasingly relied on daily artillery shelling and airstrikes, targeting civilian areas with no regard for safety or international humanitarian law.

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Junta’s bombing in Kaw Ka Rate kills three villagers and injures five

HURFOM: At approximately noon on May 14^th, 2025, a military junta fighter jet dropped bombs on a restaurant and a chain of shops located in “Out Bo Tel” and “Daw Na Taung Kyaw”.  This area is known as the old route in Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State.  The bombing killed three residents and injured five.

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No Rest for the Oppressed: Junta Hunts Youth Amid Fear and Poverty in Mon State

HURFOM: HURFOM: In townships across Mon State, the military Junta has intensified its campaign of arbitrary arrests and forced conscription, particularly targeting young people in the evenings. Local sources confirmed that since early May, arrests have increased significantly, even extending to workplaces and homes.

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Four young construction workers arrested in Bilin

HURFOM: On May 14^th, 2025, the forces of the military junta had arrested four young construction workers who worked at Ye Twin Gone village, Taung Swin village track, Bilin Township, Mon State.

More than 20 soldiers and police members arrived at Daw Myint Myint’s house in Ye Twin Gone village by three trucks and arrested four young men who were doing construction work at her house.

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Junta Jet Fighters Bomb Kawkareik Township, Killing Three Civilians and Wounding at Least Five, Including a Pregnant Woman

In another brutal escalation of violence, Junta forces carried out an airstrike targeting a civilian area in Bo Tae (Lower), on the old Kawkareik to Thingun Nyinaung Road, Kawkareik Township, Karen State, on May 14, 2025. Around 12:08 PM, a Junta-operated jet fighter dropped bombs directly onto a local roadside food stall, killing three civilians and injuring at least five others, including a pregnant woman.

Initial reports confirmed that two civilians were killed instantly in the attack. Another critically injured victim later succumbed to their wounds. Local eyewitnesses said that the injured, including the pregnant woman, have been transferred to an ERO-operated medical team for emergency treatment.

“In the early afternoon, a junta jet dropped bombs directly on the Bo Tae Lower roadside food stall. Two people died immediately on the spot, and now a third victim has passed away from serious injuries. Five more people were wounded, including a pregnant woman,” a local source reported.

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Armed groups and junta forces both extorting drivers and travelers on Ye – Thanbyuzayat Highway Road

HURFOM: Locals have reported to HURFOM that armed groups are stopping and extorting money from truck drivers and travelers using the 8^th Ye – Thanbyuzayat Union Highway Road in Ye Township, Mon State.

One resident said, “The Mon armed groups are active around Well Kha Mi.”

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Five Young Men Arrested in a Single Night in Thaton

In Thaton Town, Mon State, five young men were arrested in a single night on May 12, 2025. According to residents and relatives, all five have since lost contact with their families.

The arrests occurred during the evening when junta security forces, patrolling the area, detained the young men from Bin Hlieng and Lake Inn wards. Among those arrested was Ko Phoe Tae, aged 25, along with four other local youths.

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Junta permanently bans gasoline transportation in Long Lone

HURFOM: Ever since the attempted coup began in 2021, the junta has imposed restrictions on gasoline transportation in Long Lone Township, Tenasserim Division; however, beginning April 27^th, 2025, the military junta has totally banned gasoline transportation in the township.

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261 Burmese citizens arrested within two months for irregular border crossing

HURFOM: In March and April, 2025, 261 Burmese citizens who attempted to enter Thailand via the “Three Pagoda Pass – Kanchanaburi” route, were arrested by the Thai Border Guard Force.  They did not have the proper immigration documentation.

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Junta’s artillery attack injures grandma and grandchild in Kyarinnseikyi

HURFOM: On May 8^th, 2025, the 284^th Strategic Regiment launched an artillery attack on Ah Lell Yaw village, Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State that injured a grandmother and her grandchild. Locals confirmed there was no active armed clash at the time of the attack.

The artillery shell exploded on a noodle shop near the village high school and injured a 50-year-old local woman and her 10-year-old grandchild.

“The grandma sustained an injury from artillery debris that hit her chest. She received treatment at the Mawlamyine General Hospital,” said a local villager.

Despite a temporary ceasefire in April, 2025, the junta’s air assaults and artillery attacks killed 71 women across Burma, according to a statement by the Burma Women Union (BWU).

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