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Two young men arrested by junta in Kyike Hto

HURFOM: During the night of May 6^th, 2025, the military junta arrested 20-year-old Min Khant from Zay Yar Mon Ward, Kyike Hto Town, Mon State.  Then, on May 8^th, the junta arrested 18-year-old Zwell Marn Oo from Taung Kalay village, Kyike Hto Township, Mon State.

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Man killed and woman injured in gambling raid

HURFOM: On April 30^th, 2025, the military and police raided a gambling event organized by Nai Ah Byin, the leader of the Mon Peace and Defense Front, in Kyar Inn Gone village, which is near the Industrial Zone in Mawlamyine, Mon State.

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Frequent aerial patrols force local villagers to flee their homes

HURFOM: Since the first week of May, 2025, a military junta Y-12 fighter jet has been flying over Matt Ka Thar village, near Three Pagoda Pass Town, Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State at least twice a day, causing some villagers have been flee their homes.

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Junta Artillery Shelling and Airstrikes Kill One Civilian and Damage Multiple Homes in Kyaik Hto Township, Mon State

May 10–11, 2025 | Kyaik Hto Township, Mon State:
The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) has received verified information that junta forces have once again targeted civilian areas with indiscriminate artillery fire and airstrikes, resulting in the death of an elderly woman, serious injuries to others, and the destruction of multiple homes.

On May 10, 2025, at around 4:18 PM, junta troops from the 44th Light Infantry Division Headquarters fired two rounds of 120mm artillery shells. The shells landed and exploded in the palm plantations of Karawae Seik village, under the Aloo village tract, Kyaik Hto Township. Tragically, a 66-year-old civilian woman, Daw Khin Aye, was struck in the head by shrapnel and died instantly at the scene while she was harvesting palm leaves. Her family’s plantation fields were also heavily damaged.

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Mon summer school program canceled due to armed clashes and displacement

HURFOM: Since April 20^th, 2025, there have been repeated armed clashes and a huge displacement of people in Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division.   As a result, the Mon summer school program has been canceled due to insecurity in the area. 

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Weekly Analysis: Military Junta Deploys Violence at Checkpoints While Continuing to Extort Travellers in Southeastern Burma

The military junta has used a variety of corrupt and deceitful tactics to intimidate local civilians in Burma. Across targeted areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), in Mon State, Karen State and the Tanintharyi Region, there remain heightened uncertainties at junta-backed checkpoints.

On May 1, 2025, junta troops stationed near the entrance of Sein Bon village in Yebyu Township, Tanintharyi Region, launched a surprise attack on a passing vehicle. The vehicle was ambushed by soldiers who had been lying in wait. The gunfire resulted in the deaths of three men travelling in the car. The attack occurred near the entrance to Sein Bon village, part of the Nat Kyi Sin village tract. The victims were identified as Ko Hla Myint, 40, from Phya-thone-Zu village; an unidentified man believed to be around 30 years old from Thatkhwe 4; and another man, aged 35, from Sein Bon village. All three were killed at the scene.

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Win Kan Village Faces Back-to-Back Junta Airstrikes, Leaving Civilians Injured and Homes Destroyed

In yet another devastating escalation of violence, junta forces launched a second consecutive day of airstrikes against Win Kan village, leaving two more civilians injured and causing widespread destruction to civilian homes.

At around 10:40 AM on May 11, 2025, two junta-operated jet fighters dropped a 500-pound bomb and a 200-pound bomb onto the heart of Win Kan village. The explosions directly struck the homes of villagers, resulting in serious injuries and further displacement of terrified residents.

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Junta Airstrike on Win Kan Village in Kyaik Hto, Leaves Civilians Injured and Homes Destroyed

In a brutal escalation of violence, junta forces launched an airstrike on Win Kan village, injuring three civilians and setting multiple homes ablaze. At around 4:00 PM, a junta-operated Y-12 aircraft dropped five bombs on the village, causing widespread destruction and terror among the residents.

Local sources confirmed that three civilians were wounded in the attack. Saw Poe Lin Lin, aged 31, and Saw Nay Toe, aged 18, suffered shrapnel injuries to their heads, legs, and arms. Immediate assistance was limited, forcing villagers to flee under extremely dangerous conditions in search of safety.

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Abbot Killed by Artillery Shelling in Hlaing Kwe Village, Kawkareik Township

A respected abbot lost his life after an artillery shell hit a monastery in Hlaing Kwe village, Kawkareik Township, Karen State, according to local residents.

The tragic incident occurred around 10 a.m. on May 9, during intense fighting between junta forces and joint resistance groups near Kyon Doe Town. An artillery shell landed directly on the Hlaing Kwe village monastery, seriously injuring the abbot, U Thu Zar Ta, who was inside at the time.

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Worsening Situation in Thaton: Two-Men Motorcycle Riders Targeted for Forced Conscription

In a disturbing escalation, the military junta has ramped up forced recruitment efforts in Thaton Township, Mon State, by arresting two men traveling together on motorcycles, according to local sources.

Ahead of the upcoming Batch 13 military training, junta forces have been actively detaining male motorcycle riders across Thaton since May 8. Locals report that any two men seen riding a motorcycle together are being arrested immediately, regardless of where they are spotted.

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