Elderly Woman Repeatedly Raped by Junta Soldier in Laung Lon Township During Occupation of Kanyone Kyun Village
June 27, 2025
Laung Lon Township, Dawei District, Tanintharyi Region
HURFOM: A horrifying case of sexual violence has emerged from Kanyone Kyun village, where a Junta soldier repeatedly raped a 72-year-old woman during the military’s occupation of the village in mid-June.
Read moreJunta Forces Families in Thanbyuzayat to Draw Conscription Lot on Behalf of Sons Abroad, Threatens Legal Action for Non-Compliance
June 26, 2025
HURFOM: Thanbyuzayat, Mon State – Fear is spreading across nearly every ward and village in Thanbyuzayat Township, as families are being summoned by local administration offices and pressured to draw conscription lottery lots on behalf of their sons, many of whom are currently working or living abroad.
Read moreJunta’s army arrests plantation workers and extorts them
June 26, 2025
HURFOM: In the second week of June, 2025, three family members from R Yu Taung village, Ye Township, Mon State enroute to their rubber plantation, were arrested by a local regiment of the military junta. The regiment demanded three million MMK or they would be sent to military training for conscripts.
Read moreArresting owners of unlicensed vehicles halts ambulance services
June 25, 2025
HURFOM: On June 1st, 2025, the driver of an ambulance picking up a patient from the Hpa-An General Hospital, Hpa-An Town, Karen State was arrested and the vehicle seized by the military junta. Currently, all the ambulance services in the Hpa-An District have been halted since the arrest, according to the Hpa-An Social and Rescue Team.
Read moreContagious Skin Disease Outbreak Spreads Among IDPs in Kyaikto Township
June 25, 2025
HURFOM: A contagious skin disease outbreak is spreading among internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Kyaikto Township, Mon State, as ongoing conflict forces thousands of civilians into unsafe and unsanitary living conditions.
Read moreJunta Prepares for Sham Elections in Mon State by Deploying Paramilitary Units and Expanding Surveillance
June 25, 2025
HURFOM: In preparation for the junta’s proposed sham election later this year, the military authorities have begun deploying paramilitary forces under the banner of “Public Security and Anti-Terrorism Squads” to polling station sites across Mon State. According to local sources close to township administration committees, these squads are being mobilized according to population size and township needs, with assignments coordinated at the district level.
Read moreExtortion in Hpa-An Prison gets worse
June 24, 2025
HURFOM: The amount of extortion by the prison authorities and the police members in the Hpa-An Prision, Hpa-An Township, Karen State from the prison visitors has been getting worse, according to the family members of the prisoner.
Read moreHealth workers and family members from Kan Bauk village released
June 24, 2025
HURFOM: On May 30th, 2025, the Mawrawaddy Navy Unit arrested two health workers and two of their family members from Kan Bauk village, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division.
Former Health Worker U Kyaw Soe Win, Health Worker Daw Zin Maw Nine, her mother Daw Than Than May, and her younger Brother Ko Htet Htet Tun were all released on June 16th.
Read moreDrone and Artillery Strikes by Junta in Kyaukkyi and Mu Townships Leave Three Injured, Including 11-Year-Old Child, and Damage Religious Sites
June 24, 2025
HURFOM: Communities in Kyaukkyi and Mu Townships of Bago Region are once again under siege as junta forces continue their indiscriminate attacks using drones and heavy artillery. According to reports received by HURFOM from field sources and the KNU’s Kler Lwee Htu District, at least three civilians, including an 11-year-old child, were injured. Multiple religious sites and homes were also damaged.
Arresting owners of unlicensed vehicles creates financial loss for plantation owners
June 23, 2025
HURFOM: Since June 1st, 2025, the joint traffic teams of soldiers and police have been arresting owners of unlicensed vehicles and owners of vehicles with temporary licenses across Burma. The program has been strictly enforced in Ye Township, Mon State.
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