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Junta’s Militarization Across Thaton District Triggers Mass Displacement in Mon State

Hundreds of civilians in Thaton District, Mon State, have been forced to flee their homes as the military junta intensifies its deployment of troops, heavy weaponry, and hidden patrols along the Yangon-Mawlamyine highway. The growing military presence and widespread fear of human rights abuses have driven communities into renewed cycles of displacement.

According to HURFOM field reports, the junta’s recent movements are particularly aggressive near the Mon-Bago border, as they attempt to tighten territorial control in preparation for their planned 2025 election. Analysts warn that the junta is “clearing” key areas to ensure domination over voting districts by the end of the year.

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Junta’s troops coerce local travelers to buy illicit drugs in Ye Chaung Phyar

HURFOM: Locals reported to HURFOM that military junta troops stationed at the security gate near Eye Poke village, Ye Chaung Phyar region, Ye Township, Mon State are coercing local travelers to buy illicit drugs for them.

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Junta Forces Escalate Brutal Attacks on Villages in Kawkareik and Kyon Doe Townships, Leaving Civilians Dead and Wounded

Kawkareik Township, Karen State

The situation for civilians in Kawkareik Township, Karen State, continues to deteriorate as junta battalions intensify their assaults across Kawkareik and Kyon Doe Townships. Over the past three days, indiscriminate artillery shelling and drone bomb attacks by junta forces have killed at least two civilians—including a young child—and wounded five more, according to HURFOM field reports and local sources.

On the morning of 11 May, Light Infantry Battalion No. 546, stationed in Kyon Doe, fired multiple artillery shells into Naung Tamarn village without any provocation. The shelling struck residential areas, killing a young child on the spot and injuring two adult villagers. Witnesses described scenes of panic and devastation as families scrambled for safety amid the barrage.

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland Calls for Urgent Support to Internally Displaced People and Conflict-AffectedCommunities in Southeastern Burma

For Immediate Release

The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) condemns the ongoing violence against innocent civilians and calls for an urgent response to the widespread and systematic atrocities committed by the military junta. The humanitarian crisis facing communities along the Thailand-Burma border has reached a critical point. In an urgent joint appeal, 20 Karen human rights organizations, including civil society groups, ethnic health providers, and refugee service networks—recently issued a joint statement calling on the international community to respond immediately to life-threatening aid cuts that affect more than 108,000 people living in displacement camps.

Across HURFOM targeted areas of Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi Region, refugees and conflict-affected communities face risks to their security and well-being. Refugees already experiencing food shortages must now survive on daily rations worth as little as 5 to 10 US cents. For children under five, monthly food allocations have dropped to just 53 Thai Baht (USD 1.50), and for adults, it’s only 87 Baht (USD 2.40) monthly—hardly sufficient for survival. These cuts have been driven by long-term funding reductions from major donors, including the United States.

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Junta’s indiscriminate artillery attack kills woman in Bilin

HURFOM: At about 4 pm on May 10^th, 2025, the junta’s 44^th battalion targeted Kara Way Sake village, Bilin Township, Mon State with indiscriminate artillery attacks, and there were no active armed clashes in the nearby area.

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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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