Abbot and villager killed in “Shwe Gu Bridge” battle

June 3, 2025

HURFOM: In the afternoon of June 1st, 2025, the joint resistance forces launched an attack on the junta’s “Shwe Gu Bridge” security gate located on the Tha Yet Chaung road, 8th Union Highway Road, Dawei Township, Tenasserim Division.

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Two killed and 3,000 flee homes following armed clash in Long Lone

June 3, 2025

HURFOM: On May 30th, 2025, the joint resistance forces attacked a junta’s military base at the “Latt Khat Taung” Tower Hill on the road between Long Lone Town and San Hlam village, Long Lone Township, Tenasserim Division.

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Four Arrested in Kan Bauk, Including CDM Health Worker and Family Members

June 3, 2025

HURFOM: On the night of May 31st, 2025, four individuals were arrested by junta forces in Kan Bauk Sub-town, Yebyu Township, Dawei District, Tanintharyi Region. Among those detained were a Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) health worker and three members of a non-CDM health worker’s family, according to local sources.

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Monthly Overview: Civilians in southeastern Burma Face Daily Threats to their Survival as the Junta Bombards Local Areas with Air and Ground strikes, Despite the So-Called Ceasefire

June 2, 2025

In the last month, in targeted areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), including Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi region, civilians have faced a constant barrage of attacks by the military junta. Following the regime’s own ceasefire, which was announced after the March 28th earthquake and extended to May 31st, a series of brutal assaults nationwide have left innocent villagers gripped with fear, grief, and trauma, as children, young women, and youth make up the majority of the casualties. 

The Karen National Union (KNU) has strongly condemned the junta’s recent “ceasefire announcement,” calling it a deceptive move intended only to attract humanitarian aid flows through Naypyidaw while continuing brutal attacks on civilians. In a statement released on April 26, 2025, the KNU accused the junta of deliberately targeting civilian populations in towns and villages controlled by resistance forces, despite their ceasefire claims.

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New junta directive leads to extortion of vehicle owners

June 2, 2025

HURFOM: On May 20th, 2025, the junta’s chief, Min Aung Hline instructed local authorities to arrest owners of unlicensed vehicles and to begin legal actions. Soon after the directive was made, joint teams of the junta soldiers and traffic police stationed themselves at the entrance and exits of the Mon State Capital, Mawlamyine, in downtown Ye Town, and at the junctions of village roads in Ye Township.  Arrests began in earnest of owners of unlicensed vehicles and those driving motorbikes with temporary licenses.

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