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Young man beaten after being wrongfully accused of substance abuse

HURFOM: On August 28^th, 2025, a 21-year-old male from Taung Pauk village, Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State was arrested and beaten by the members of the New Mon State Party (AD – Anti Military Dictatorship) after being accused of abusing substances.

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Drone attack on school injures three teachers and student

HURFOM: On September 3^rd, 2025, the military junta used drones to attack a school operated under the Karen Education and Culture Department (KECD) in Naung Ta Khee village, Peta Kha village tract, Pine Kyone Township, Hpa-An District, Karen State.

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Family steps on landmine –baby killed in explosion

HURFOM: On September 1^st, 2025, a family from Ma Yan Chaung village, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division stepped on a landmine beside the Ye – Dawei Highway Road.  Their two-year-old baby was killed in the resulting explosion.

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Drone Attack in Kyaikmayaw Kills Civilian and Injures Several Others

HURFOM: Kyaikmayaw Township, Mon State – Local residents continue to face unsafe lives as junta forces escalate their use of drones to target resistance checkpoints along civilian routes. On the afternoon of September 1, at around 4:00 p.m., junta troops dropped at least four bombs from a drone over a resistance-operated checkpoint near Koh Doon village, Kyaikmayaw Township, Mon State, entrance road.

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ND-Burma Report Exposes Worsening Human Rights Crisis in Burma, Calls for Urgent International Action

On 3 September 2025, the Network for Human Rights Documentation–Burma (ND-Burma) released its first biannual report of the year, “Solidarity in the Struggle,” which documents the grave human rights situation between January and June 2025. The report draws upon verified testimonies and field data from ND-Burma member organizations, including the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), and underscores the deepening suffering of civilians as military violence intensifies nationwide.

According to the report, ND-Burma members documented 320 human rights violations through 188 events across 12 regions and states during the first half of the year. Of these, 158 cases were attributed to junta forces, five to police, eight to various militias, seven to Ethnic Resistance Organizations (EROs), one to a People’s Defense Force (PDF) group, and nine where the perpetrator could not be clearly identified. The sheer scale and variety of perpetrators demonstrate the complex and fragile environment civilians are forced to endure.

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Junta burdens delivery agencies — imposes more restrictions

HURFOM: Even though there has been no official announcement from the military junta, on August 26^th, 2025, delivery agencies across Burma released statements that they had to limit the types of items they could deliver in some states and regions due to the instruction from the junta’s Ministry of transportation and communication.

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Bearing Witness Under Fire: Documenting Abuses Despite Threats and Intimidation

For three decades, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) has stood with the people of Mon State, Karen State, and Tanintharyi Region. Since its founding in 1995, HURFOM has documented abuses that others have tried to hide—arbitrary arrests, forced displacement, extortion, and killings—and shared them with the world in the hope of ending impunity.

Our latest edition of The Mon Forum (Vol. 10, Issue 8, August 2025) highlights the challenges we face in keeping this commitment. Despite the ever-present risks, our team continues to gather and release information through our website and social media channels. Each month, HURFOM field reporters record between 40 and 50 cases of violations. In August alone, we published over 30 news articles from across 15 townships. These cases document the worsening patterns of violence and oppression that civilians endure daily.

Threats Against Civilians and Monitors

The cost of exposing truth remains painfully high. Since the attempted coup on 1 February 2021, the military has intensified its campaign of terror. Villagers are caught between junta troops and armed resistance groups, both of which station themselves close to civilian areas. Lawlessness has spread, and people who dare to speak out are at greater risk than ever.

This is not new. In the early days of the coup, when our office was still inside Burma, a village administrator threatened a local woman simply because she had shared a photo of abuses with HURFOM. To protect her, we stopped publishing reports in Burmese for years. Four years later, in August 2025, history repeated itself: another woman who sent a photo to HURFOM was arrested and threatened by an armed group. Once again, our team moved quickly to ensure her safety. These are not isolated cases—they show the grave dangers that ordinary people face when they try to tell the truth.

Continuing the Struggle

Operating from the Thai–Burma border has not shielded us from threats. Armed groups and junta forces continue to monitor, intimidate, and obstruct our work. On several occasions, we have been forced to take down or edit sensitive stories to protect sources and local communities. Our priority will always be the safety of the people who entrust us with their stories.

Still, the scale of the crisis demands that we persevere. Over 3.5 million people have been displaced nationwide, and in HURFOM areas alone, tens of thousands are forced to flee again and again due to airstrikes, artillery shelling, and landmines. Our field teams report hundreds of extortion cases every month: police taking 20,000 MMK at one gate, soldiers another 2,000 MMK at the next. Food transport is seized; travelers are harassed; families are threatened. These patterns, which we document case by case, reveal the junta’s systematic strategy to impoverish and control communities.

A Mission Without Retreat

Despite the threats, HURFOM has never given up its mission: to protect and promote human rights, to end impunity, and to contribute to a genuine peace built on federal democracy. Our role is not only to expose atrocities but also to honor the courage of survivors, whistleblowers, and community leaders who risk their safety for justice.

We know this work is dangerous. But silence would be more dangerous still—for victims, for communities, and for the future of our country.

As one elder from Thaton told our team this month: “If we stop speaking, it will be as if these abuses never happened. We cannot let the truth be buried.”

Looking Ahead

HURFOM remains committed to documenting every violation we can, and to ensuring that international actors cannot claim ignorance of the suffering in our areas. The road to federal democracy is long and difficult, but our work—grounded in truth, courage, and solidarity with the people—continues.

Our hope is that the testimonies we collect today will one day serve not only as evidence against perpetrators, but also as a record of resilience and dignity for future generations.

25 displaced villagers who returned home – arrested

HURFOM: Since early August, 2025, there has been constant military tensions and intense armed clashes along the “Ma Hwelve Taung – Ka Lane Aunge” motorway of the 8^th Union Highway Road in Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division.  As a result, more than 4,000 residents from six nearby villages have had to flee their homes.

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Displaced man steps on landmine, sustains severe injuries

HURFOM: In the early morning of August 30^th, 2025, 30-year-old Ko Thein Htike Oo, aka Ko Mon and his wife both from Man Yan Chaung village, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division, were returning from shopping in Ka Lane Aung Town. Ko Thein ran over a landmine beside a motorway between Ma Yan Chaung and Kaw Hline village.  He sustained a serious injury to his leg, while his wife was uninjured.

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Junta-Backed Militias in Mawlamyine Operate Like Thug Forces Ahead of Sham Elections

HURFOM: In Mawlamyine, Mon State, junta-backed militias under the banner of “People’s Security Forces” and allied groups are increasingly behaving like criminal gangs. Instead of providing protection, they have been abusing power, harassing locals, and spreading fear.

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