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Mon State Civilians Face Arbitrary Extortion and Forced Recruitment Under Junta’s 13th Conscription Campaign

In Mon State, the military junta and its appointed local administrators are ramping up efforts to forcibly recruit civilians and extort money under the pretext of military conscription. These actions are tied to the regime’s plan to launch the 13th round of People’s Military Service training, with local authorities across townships beginning to collect money from individuals through coercion.

Following the enactment of the junta’s conscription law, residents of Mawlamyine, Paung, Mudon, Thanbyuzayat, Kyaikmayaw, Ye, and Kyaik Hto townships report an uptick in street-level arrests targeting young men. Junta-aligned forces are detaining youth in both public spaces and private homes — often at night — and sending them to military training camps, citing “security concerns.”

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Youth Under Siege: Extortion, Abduction, and the Junta’s Desperate Conscription Drive

Young men in Ye and Thanbyuzayat Townships are being targeted in increasing numbers by junta forces through aggressive “stop-and-frisk” operations and arbitrary arrests, according to HURFOM field documentation teams. These abuses appear to be part of a systematic campaign to extort, abduct, and forcibly conscript civilians as the junta struggles to replenish its declining troop numbers.

Since early April, reports from locals have described daily military checkpoints at market areas, road junctions, tollgates, and hidden checkpoints within junta-controlled areas. Civilians—particularly young men—are being stopped, searched, and harassed without cause. Soldiers routinely demand bribes, abduct individuals, and pressure families to pay ransom fees for their release. Those who cannot afford the demands risk being sent to military training camps against their will.

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Junta Shelling and Airstrikes Escalate in Kyaik Hto and Eastern Bago, Forcing Thousands to Flee

Mon State / Eastern Bago – April 30, 2025

Field documentation teams have confirmed that starting from the last week of April, junta forces escalated both artillery shelling and aerial bombings across several villages located between Kyaik Hto Township in Mon State and Shwe Kyin Township in Eastern Bago Region. These attacks targeted areas without active fighting and caused multiple civilian injuries and mass displacement.

According to local monitors, a clash broke out on April 23 between the junta and combined Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) troops near Kwin Seik Village in Shwe Kyin Township, Eastern Bago. Following this, junta forces indiscriminately shelled and bombed several nearby Mon State villages, including Kha Ywe, Pyin Kadoe, and Painnae Gone, as well as villages in the conflict-adjacent zone — Nyaung Chay Htauk and Win Kan.

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Junta Launches Three Consecutive Days of Airstrikes on Villages in Thayet Chaung Township, Dawei District – Civilian Casualties Reported

Thayet Chaung Township, Dawei District

Junta forces have launched three consecutive days of aerial bombings on civilian areas in Thayet Chaung Township, Tanintharyi Region, despite no active clashes occurring in the targeted villages. At least one civilian was killed and multiple others injured during these unprovoked attacks, according to residents.

One of the most recent bombings occurred today, April 29, at approximately 12:48 PM, near the entrance sign of Kyauk Kha Mauk village, where a bomb dropped close to a local noodle shop. A man in his 40s was killed instantly, while Ma Mee Kam (age 47) and her teenage daughter were seriously injured. The victims were civilians with no affiliation to armed groups. Locals confirmed that the man who died was visiting from another nearby village.

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Number of newly displaced persons increases to 66,000 within a month in Tenasserim

HURFOM: FE5 Tanintharyi said in a press conference on April 25^th, 2025, that in March, the number of newly displaced persons in Dawei and Myeik Districts, Tenasserim Division has increased to 66,000 in one month, and they are urgently in need of medicine.

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Junta Expands 4 Cuts Campaign in Tanintharyi Region, Severely Restricting Food, Fuel, and Medicine Supplies

The junta has significantly intensified its 4 Cuts campaign across Tanintharyi Region, expanding military deployments and fortifying defensive positions while severely restricting the flow of essential goods, including food, fuel, and medicine.
Local communities are facing increasing hardship as heavy restrictions, arbitrary arrests, and harsh punishments are imposed on traders and civilians.

As part of these measures, junta forces have aggressively blocked the transportation of daily necessities, leading to severe shortages of rice and basic food items, skyrocketing prices, and a dramatic disruption to local trade and livelihoods.
These restrictions are being heavily enforced along the Ye-Dawei Highway and the Dawei-Myeik Highway, according to witnesses, who report that junta troops have set up tight checkpoints.

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Ongoing Junta Airstrikes in Bilin and Kyaik Hto Townships Leave Over 5,000 IDPs Stranded and Vulnerable

Despite months passing since the initial attacks, more than 5,000 displaced villagers from six communities across Bilin and Kyaik Hto Townships remain unable to return to their homes, citing daily aerial threats and surveillance by junta forces.

Displaced families from Min Saw and Tagaylaung villages, among others, continue to shelter in territories controlled by Ethnic Resistance Organizations (EROs), too fearful to go back due to frequent flyovers by junta spy aircraft and drones. Field reports confirm that access to food, safe shelter, and basic necessities has become increasingly difficult, especially with the onset of the rainy season fast approaching. Many IDPs face not only physical displacement but also emotional trauma, as fears of sudden attacks loom over them daily.

According to a 56-year-old Karen villager displaced from Min Saw:

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Murder and robbery cases on the rise in Mon State

HURFOM: The rule of law has been getting weaker  ever since the military’s attempted coup which began in  2021.   A noticeable trend has been the rise in the number of cases of theft, robbery, and armed robbery, which occur frequently across Mon State. In addition cases of murder related to these types of crimes have also noticeably increased.

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Villagers Flee as Junta Launches Unprovoked Airstrikes in Dawei Special Economic Zone

Suspecting that local armed resistance forces were sheltering in villages, junta forces launched aerial bomb attacks in the Nabule area of the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Yebyu Township on April 27, 2025. The bombings forced thousands of innocent civilians from at least five villages to flee urgently for their lives, according to local sources.

The villages most affected include Htain Gyi, Lae Shaung, Padarat, Yange, and Khamaung Chaung, with an estimated 3,000 residents displaced in a matter of hours.

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Artillery explosion injures two residents in Kyike Hto

HURFOM: On April 24^th, 2025, an armed clash took place near Kha Ywell village, Kyike Hto Township, Mon State.  The Thane Za Yet-based 310^th artillery regiment launched artillery attacks six times to help their troops.

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