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Junta Shelling Destroys Village School Building in Kyone Doe, Kawkareik Township, Karen State

HURFOM: A school building in Taung Kamar Yike village, Kyone Doe Township, was destroyed after junta forces fired artillery shells into the area, despite no ongoing clashes nearby, according to a statement released by the NMSP-AD / Ramonnya Mon Army.

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15-Year-Old Girl Killed by Junta Shelling in Bilin Township

Bilin Township, Mon State

HURFOM: A 15-year-old girl was tragically killed after an artillery shell fired by junta forces exploded inside a home in Alu Lay village, Bilin Township, Mon State. According to local sources, the attack occurred on July 23, despite the absence of any fighting in the area.

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Weekly Analysis: Artillery Shelling Forces Civilians to Flee in Southeastern Burma

The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) has reported additional cases of artillery shelling over the past week. In targeted areas of Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi Region, the junta continues to fire relentlessly into civilian areas, putting their safety and well-being at risk and prolonging the trauma that conflict-affected communities have had to endure.

From July 8 to 16, 2025, the junta’s Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 282, based in Ka Lane Aung, launched repeated and indiscriminate artillery attacks on Ma Yan Chaung and Mile Chauk Sell (60-Mile) villages in Yar Phu village tract, Yebyu Township. The shelling has left communities in fear, forcing many residents to abandon their homes in search of safety.

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Political Prisoner Aung Naing Soe Dies After Severe Beating in Hpa-an Prison; Junta Falsely Blame Heart Disease

HURFOM: The Myanmar Political Prisoners Network (PPNM) has confirmed that political prisoner Aung Naing Soe, also known as Kayin Lay, died after being brutally beaten by prison staff at Hpa-an Prison in Karen State. Despite eyewitness accounts and credible findings, the prison authorities have falsely reported his cause of death as heart failure.

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Junta Airstrikes Kill Three Civilians in Palaw Township, Southern Burma

HURFOM: According to members of the local resistance forces, three civilians were killed following a brutal aerial and artillery assault by the junta on Palaw Township, Tanintharyi Region.

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Four People, Including Three Former Village Chairs, Arrested in Mawlamyine #Mon

HURFOM: According to local sources, junta troops arrested four individuals, including three former village chairpersons, from Thway Thauk Village, Chauk Mine Kone Village Tract, Mawlamyine Township, Mon State, during the second week of July.

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Indiscriminate artillery attacks kill two and injured two others in Maung Ma Kan

HURFOM: At about 9 am on July 23^rd, 2025, the Maung Ma Kan Regional Police Station, Long Lone Township, Tenasserim Division, indiscriminately fired small and heavy weapons, and some artillery shells dropped and exploded nearby houses in the village. The explosion killed two villagers and injured two other residents.

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Frequent artillery attacks force local villagers to flee home in Yebyu

HURFOM: From July 8^th to 16^th, 2025, the Ka Lane Aung based 282^nd Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) had frequently launched indiscriminate artillery attacks to Ma Yan Chaung and Mile Chauk Sell (60-Mile) villages, Yar Phu village track, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim. The attacks had frightened the local villagers and some residents decided to flee their home for safety.

“On July 15^th, a bomb dropped beside Mile Chauk Sell village. some artillery shells also dropped in nearby rubber plantations. There is no casualty but the artillery shells frequently dropped nearby the village,” said a villager from Mile Chauk Sell.

The revolutionary forces are active around in Yar Phu village track and some of their troops have stationed themselves in the villages. Their presence frightens the villagers and more than 100 residents have fled their home.

“Some Yar Phu residents have fled from home. They have taken temporary shelter at their relatives’ houses in Ye Township. We have no alternative but to flee home as our village is full of revolutionary forces. We can go nowhere after 6 pm. We can’t run away when the armed clash breaks out so we have to flee in advance,” said a Ma Yan Chaung villager.

On June 15^th, the artillery attacks from the LIB #282 destroyed about 20 betel nut plants.

Moreover, on July 8^th, the indiscriminate artillery attacks also killed three children and an adult and severely injured a resident from Kaw Hline village.

“Even we escaped from the fear, we have to worry about our home. Now, the betel nut plants start to fruit and we’re worrying if all of our juvenile fruits are stolen. It also isn’t okay to stay at the others’ houses,” said a resident.

Snice July 10^th, the “Bo Nay Toe’s Group” from the Karen National Union has limited movement on the Ye – Dawei Highway Road between Yar Phu village track and Thar Yar Mon village from 6 pm to 6 am.

Woman Arrested in Ye, Mon State, for Alleged Social Media Activity

HURFOM: A woman from Ye, Mon State, was arrested by junta authorities for allegedly posting content considered “propaganda” on her social media account, according to local residents.

The woman, known as Yamin (also called Lin Lin), is a resident of Yan Kyi Aung Ward in Ye Town. She was arrested on July 18 at around 3:10 PM. Her TikTok account, where she reportedly posted the content in question, is under the name “yaminLove.”

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Junta Troops Shot and Killed a Civilian in Yan Taung Village, Thayet Chaung Township

HURFOM: A local man from Yan Taung village, located along the Dawei–Myeik highway in Thayet Chaung Township, Dawei District, was shot and killed by junta troops on the morning of July 19, according to eyewitnesses and residents.

The incident occurred around 9:00 AM when troops stationed at the monastery in the center of the village opened fire on Ko Win Aye, a man in his 40s, as he was riding his motorbike. Soldiers claimed he was attempting to flee after turning his vehicle around.

“Ko Win Aye was shot while riding his motorbike after spotting the soldiers. It happened very suddenly. On that day, the junta forces also fired small arms and artillery shells for about 15 minutes around the village,” said a local resident who witnessed the scene.

On the following morning, July 20, after the troops had vacated the area, villagers began searching for Ko Win Aye. His body was discovered buried near the monastery fence. Locals later exhumed his body and held a funeral and cremation that same afternoon.

The killing occurred amid ongoing military operations in Thayet Chaung Township, where local communities continue to suffer from arbitrary violence and widespread fear. Just days earlier, on July 16, junta troops detained four residents from Yan Taung and another four from neighbouring villages. These civilians were reportedly used as human shields for four days during the operation, according to a local woman familiar with the incident.

The detained villagers were taken as far as the Shwe Guu Taung bridge checkpoint before eventually being released.

In another operation on July 14, the troops split their forces between Nyaung Zin and Yan Taung villages, advancing toward several nearby communities including Tha Yet Hnit Kwa and Thin Kyun. During this offensive, three villagers were also detained and used as human shields. They were later released.

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