Junta Announces Enforcement Date for Repressive Cybersecurity Law, Raising Fears of Extortion and Arbitrary Arrests
July 31, 2025
HURFOM: On July 30, 2025, the military Junta officially announced that its controversial cybersecurity law, originally enacted on January 1, 2025, had now come into full effect. This signals a new and dangerous phase of digital repression in Myanmar, especially for ordinary internet users relying on social media and VPNs for communication and access to uncensored information.
Junta Enacts Harsh New Electoral Law with Death Penalty to Enforce Sham Election Plans
July 31, 2025
HURFOM: As the military junta intensifies preparations to stage a general election between December 2025 and January 2026, a new draconian law has been enacted, enabling the regime to impose the death penalty for acts of “disrupting the electoral process.” The law underscores the junta’s desperation to legitimize its rule through fear and coercion.
Read moreFour young men from Ka Mar Wet arrested by army
July 31, 2025
HURFOM: On July 23rd, 2025, two young men from Ka Log Tog village and two other young men from Taung Pa village, Ka Mar Wet Town, Mudon Township, Mon State were arrested by the military junta. They have not been released as of today.
Read moreThaton Township Residents in Pa’O-dominant villages threatened with conscription
July 30, 2025
HURFOM: On July 21st, 2025, the junta-appointed village administration teams threatened the Pa’O-dominant villages in Thaton Township, Mon State with conscription.
Read more300 troops advance into “Gyaing River” area forcing villagers to flee
July 30, 2025
HURFOM: More than 300 troops with the military junta have advanced into the “Gyaing River” area, Kyikemayaw Township which is located on the border of Mon and Karen States. The military presence has created fear in communities and has forced some villagers to flee their homes.
Read moreHigh tuition fees burden parents in Mon State
July 30, 2025
HURFOM: Mon State’s Basic Education system relies on tuition fees, which have risen significantly this academic year. Parents now face a major financial barrier in providing education for their children.
Read moreJunta’s New “Security Law” Aims to Criminalize Defectors and Silence Resistance
July 29, 2025
HURFOM; In a move widely condemned by civil society and local communities, the military junta released a new law on July 28, 2025, under the pretext of regulating “security-related activities” in Burma. The legislation, officially titled the “Security Services Organization Law,” has raised alarm for its potential to criminalize former soldiers, suppress community defense initiatives, and further entrench military control in civilian life.
Read moreWoman killed and villager injured by artillery attacks in Bilin
July 29, 2025
HURFOM: At approximately noon on July 23rd, 2025, an armed clash took place between the military junta and the resistance armed forces in front of the “Ah Luu” Plywood Factory in Bilin Township, Mon State. The 44th Light Infantry Command also launched indiscriminate artillery attacks on Ah Luu Lay village.
Read moreArmed clash and artillery attacks force thousands of Yebyu residents to flee
July 29, 2025
HURFOM: On July 22nd, 2025, an armed clash between the military junta and the local joint resistance forces took place in Kaw Hline village, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division. The Ka Lane Aung based 282nd Light Infantry Battalion launched indiscriminate artillery attacks on the area.
Read moreJunta’s airstrikes kill 35 civilians within six months in Mon, Karen and Tenasserim
July 29, 2025
HURFOM: From January to June, 2025, military junta’s airstrikes killed 35 innocent civilians and injured 155 residents in Mon, Karen and Tenasserim areas of Southern Burma, according to the data collected by HURFOM.
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