Junta arrests more than 230 Tenasserim residents within a month
May 22, 2025
HURFOM: During the month of April, 2025, the military junta arrested 232 residents, including school teachers who were involved in the Civil Disobedience Movement – CDM. The arrests took place at their homes or in the streets.
Read moreJunta bombing kills two villagers in Kyone Doe
May 22, 2025
HURFOM: According to local reports, on May 20th, 2025, the military junta dropped bombs on Lay Tie village, Kyone Doe Town, Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State killing two villagers.
The air assaults occurred without any active armed clash in the area. The first bomb hit the “Bot Die” School in An Kaung village, but there were no casualties.
Read moreFrequent robberies and murders create fear for residents in Three Pagoda Pass
May 21, 2025
HURFOM: Civilians have frequently been killed in the Thai-Burma border town, Three Pagoda Pass, Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State, leaving residents frightened.
Robbery of motorbikes has frequently taken place and sometimes, the robbers kill the motorbike owners. There have also been numerous cases of sexual abuse of women.
Read moreDisplaced resident returns home to collect “things” — killed by artillery attack
May 21, 2025
HURFOM: On May 19th, 2025, a resident from Kyone Doe Town, Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State was killed by an artillery attack while he was returning home from a displaced camp to collect “things” at his home.
Read moreJunta Launches Airstrike on Winkaphaw Village in Thayet Chaung Township, Dawei District
May 20, 2025
HURFOM: On the afternoon of May 19, the military junta carried out an airstrike on Winkaphaw Village, located in the Taung Pyauk area of Thayet Chaung Township, Dawei District, according to local sources.
Residents reported that the junta’s K8W fighter jet dropped four bombs on the area at around 12:30 PM, even though there was no active fighting taking place at the time.
Read moreMass Displacement in Kyaik Hto Township as Junta Launches Major Ground Offensive
May 20, 2025
HURFOM: One of the most alarming military escalations in recent months is unfolding in Kyaik Hto Township, Thaton District, Mon State. Since the third week of May, more than 18,000 people from at least 35 villages have been forced to flee as the junta intensifies a brutal ground assault. The sheer speed and scale of this displacement signal a worsening humanitarian emergency in southeastern Burma.
Extrajudicial killings believed to be on the rise in Mon State
May 20, 2025
HURFOM: Since the military coup began in 2021, Burma has experienced a failure of the rule of law and numerous new armed groups have emerged across the country. One consequence has been the number of arbitrary arrests and extrajudicial killings is on the rise.
Read moreNetwork cutoff has prolonged for more than two months in Three Pagoda Pass
May 19, 2025
HURFOM: At 9 am on March 16th, 2025, ATOM, the dominant telecommunications operator used by residents in Three Pagoda Pass Town, Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State, was cut off. As of May 16th, the communication network remains down, creating communication and livelihood problems for residents.
Read more190 displaced villagers from Karn Ni return home
May 19, 2025
HURFOM: On May 14th, 2025, more than 190 villagers from Karn Ni village, near Kyone Doe Town, Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State returned home, according to a social worker who helps the displaced.
Read moreDisplaced villagers fearful of returning due to ongoing military presence
May 19, 2025
HURFOM: On April 28th, 2025, an armed clash broke out in Min Thar and Nat Kyi Sin village tracts, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division. The fighting resulted in the death of an adult man and injured a child. Six houses were also destroyed and burnt down.
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