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Junta Bombards Civilian Villages and Schools near Lay Kay Kaw

HURFOM: The junta has escalated its campaign of violence in Karen State by targeting villages and schools near Lay Kay Kaw, Myawaddy Township, with airstrikes, heavy artillery, and kamikaze drones. According to local sources, these attacks are deliberately hitting areas where no active fighting is taking place, leaving civilians increasingly vulnerable.

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Mawlamyine Residents Abducted for Forced Conscription by Junta Forces

HURFOM: In Mawlamyine, Mon State, ten local men were forcibly arrested and taken for military conscription as part of the junta’s 18th batch of the People’s Military Service training course. The arrests occurred on the evening of September 23, near the traditional hospital, located between Myain Tharyar Ward and Phak Khin Ward. Witnesses reported that junta soldiers surrounded the area around 6:30 p.m., detained the men, and drove them away in a black private car to the Southeastern Military Command.

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Ten boys arrested after Lamine administrative officials shot and killed

HURFOM: On September 28^th, 2025, Administrator U Kyaw Oo and Hundred-Household Leader U Than Win from Myo Ma (1) Ward, Lamine Town, Ye Township, Mon State were shot and killed.

After the incident, the junta’s army blocked the Lamine – Thaung Pyi, the Lamine – Maw Ka Nin and the Lamine – Kawdut roads and arrested at least ten young boys.

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Eight-year-old girl repeatedly raped in Long Lone

HURFOM: During the rainy season (from June to September) in 2025, an eight-year-and-six-month-old girl from Kyauk Sin village, Long Lone Township, Tenasserim Division was raped at least six times by 50-year-old U Zaw Zaw who lived in the same village.

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Military Officers Embedded in Civilian Committees as Junta Tightens Control in Mon State

HURFOM: In Mon State, the junta has tightened its grip on civilian life by embedding military officers into township administration and management committees as part of its preparations for a sham election. Officers at the rank of Major are no longer just sitting as representatives, but are also taking leadership positions across key departments.

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Armed Conflict is Destroying Yebyu Township

For nearly three decades, HURFOM has worked alongside communities in Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi Region to document the violations that define their daily lives. Our role has always been to bear witness and ensure that the voices of those silenced on the ground are not lost. Each month, our field networks risk their safety to record the reality of civilians living under junta rule. What they find is devastating but necessary to tell: in September 2025 alone, more than 30 new cases of human rights violations were documented across 14 townships. These figures are not just statistics, they reveal the worsening crisis as communities are battered by airstrikes, artillery fire, arbitrary arrests, and the slow erosion of their most basic rights. Among the hardest-hit areas is Yebyu Township, where entire villages have been emptied as people flee junta offensives.

Since early July 2025, the military has launched indiscriminate artillery attacks on Ma Yan Chaung and Kaw Hline villages in Yebyu Township, claiming that Mon and Karen revolutionary forces are active in the area. By mid-August, heavy clashes had broken out, and from August 17 to September 10, junta regiments engaged in near-constant fighting with resistance forces.

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Monthly Overview: Destruction of Properties by the Military Junta Forces Thousands to Flee as the Displacement Crisis in Southeastern Burma Worsens 

Throughout September, cases documented by the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) revealed an alarming rise in fears and insecurities in communities across targeted areas of Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi Region. The junta’s ongoing attacks are worsening and thus contributing to continued concerns over livelihoods and survival. Children are not safe attending school as they are targeted in airstrikes. Doctors and nurses face ongoing threats to their lives and those of their patients, and mortar shells frequently target their clinics. Even sacred places of religious worship have been targeted in violent attacks. No one feels safe. 

The ongoing presence and movement of junta troops through villages have left local communities living in constant uncertainty, with many forced to abandon their homes and seek safety elsewhere. Despite repeated displacement and loss, villagers continue to face harassment, arrests, and killings at the hands of junta troops. For many, even the simple act of trying to return home to collect belongings or feed animals has now become a life-threatening risk.

Continuous fighting in Yebyu Township has forced nearly 4,000 villagers from 10 villages to flee their homes, in urgent need of emergency assistance. From August 15 to August 28, clashes broke out almost daily near Mayan Chaung village between junta forces and allied resistance groups, including Mon, Karen, and Dawei revolutionary forces.

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Junta Restrictions on Migrant Worker Passports Spark Fears Among Myanmar Workers in Thailand

HURFOM: Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand, who recently converted their Certificates of Identity (CI) into “Passports for Job” (PJ), are now being issued travel documents stamped “Passport for Thailand Only.” This restriction, enforced by the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok under junta control, means workers can no longer use these passports to travel outside of Thailand.

The CI booklet, unlike a standard passport, is a temporary identity document issued by the junta-backed authorities to enable migrants in Thailand to work and reside legally. Previously, workers who converted their CI into a PJ passport could also travel to neighbouring countries. However, as of September 26, the embassy has begun issuing PJ passports, which are valid only within Thailand.

“This makes things very difficult for anyone who hoped to leave Thailand through this process. Now it’s restricted only to Thailand,” explained one migrant worker who went through the procedure.

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Two Villagers Arrested Near Winwa Checkpoint in Tha Yet Chaung Township

HURFOM: In Tha Yet Chaung Township, two young men from Kanet Thiri Village were arrested by junta soldiers near the Winwa checkpoint along the Dawei–Myeik road.

According to local residents, the men were stopped and detained close to the Winwa bridge near the military checkpoint at around 6 p.m. on September 23 as they were returning home from Sone Sin Village.

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Junta Troops Stationed in Than Payar Village Force Civilians to Flee

Kyarinnseikgyi Township, Karen State
HURFOM: The military junta has stationed troops inside Than Payar Village, located along the Mudon–Kyarinnseikgyi–Payar Thone Zu (Three Pagodas Pass) road in Kyarinnseikgyi Township, forcing hundreds of civilians from Mon and Karen communities to flee their homes in fear.

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