Chair of social and rescue team shot and killed in Bilin
June 6, 2025
HURFOM: On June 3rd, 2025, Daw Thidar Moe, Chair of a social and rescue team based in Thit Toe Kyune village, Bilin Township, Mon State was shot and killed by two unknown gunmen, who rode a motorbike.
She was shot at close range after returning from a grocery store in the village at about 7 pm.
Read moreElder triggers tripwire mine and dies in explosion
June 5, 2025
HURFOM: On May 31st, 2025, an elderly man from Thit Toe Dough village, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division triggered a tripwire mine and died in the resulting explosion.
Read moreAbbot and villager killed in “Shwe Gu Bridge” battle
June 3, 2025
HURFOM: In the afternoon of June 1st, 2025, the joint resistance forces launched an attack on the junta’s “Shwe Gu Bridge” security gate located on the Tha Yet Chaung road, 8th Union Highway Road, Dawei Township, Tenasserim Division.
Read moreTwo killed and 3,000 flee homes following armed clash in Long Lone
June 3, 2025
HURFOM: On May 30th, 2025, the joint resistance forces attacked a junta’s military base at the “Latt Khat Taung” Tower Hill on the road between Long Lone Town and San Hlam village, Long Lone Township, Tenasserim Division.
Read moreFour Arrested in Kan Bauk, Including CDM Health Worker and Family Members
June 3, 2025
HURFOM: On the night of May 31st, 2025, four individuals were arrested by junta forces in Kan Bauk Sub-town, Yebyu Township, Dawei District, Tanintharyi Region. Among those detained were a Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) health worker and three members of a non-CDM health worker’s family, according to local sources.
Monthly Overview: Civilians in southeastern Burma Face Daily Threats to their Survival as the Junta Bombards Local Areas with Air and Ground strikes, Despite the So-Called Ceasefire
June 2, 2025
In the last month, in targeted areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), including Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi region, civilians have faced a constant barrage of attacks by the military junta. Following the regime’s own ceasefire, which was announced after the March 28th earthquake and extended to May 31st, a series of brutal assaults nationwide have left innocent villagers gripped with fear, grief, and trauma, as children, young women, and youth make up the majority of the casualties.
The Karen National Union (KNU) has strongly condemned the junta’s recent “ceasefire announcement,” calling it a deceptive move intended only to attract humanitarian aid flows through Naypyidaw while continuing brutal attacks on civilians. In a statement released on April 26, 2025, the KNU accused the junta of deliberately targeting civilian populations in towns and villages controlled by resistance forces, despite their ceasefire claims.
Read moreNew junta directive leads to extortion of vehicle owners
June 2, 2025
HURFOM: On May 20th, 2025, the junta’s chief, Min Aung Hline instructed local authorities to arrest owners of unlicensed vehicles and to begin legal actions. Soon after the directive was made, joint teams of the junta soldiers and traffic police stationed themselves at the entrance and exits of the Mon State Capital, Mawlamyine, in downtown Ye Town, and at the junctions of village roads in Ye Township. Arrests began in earnest of owners of unlicensed vehicles and those driving motorbikes with temporary licenses.
Read moreDeported and Detained: Burmese Migrants Face Forced Conscription Upon Return from Thailand
May 30, 2025
HURFOM: On 26 May 2025, Thai authorities transferred more than 80 Myanmar nationals from the Ranong Detention Center to Kaw Thaung, Tanintharyi Region. The move marks the fifth deportation of Myanmar migrants from Thailand this year. Among those deported were 60 men and 21 women, according to a statement released by Thailand’s Immigration Department in Ranong.
Read moreVanishing Without Justice: A Surge in Disappearances Under Junta Rule in Mon State
May 30, 2025
HURFOM: Across Mon State, cases of enforced disappearances and suspicious abductions are rising at an alarming rate. Local communities say that junta-controlled police and administrative personnel, who claim to oversee law and order, are deliberately ignoring public complaints, particularly reports related to missing persons.
Read moreThousands Newly Displaced as Junta Escalates Shelling and Ground Attacks in Tanintharyi Region
May 30, 2025
HURFOM: In recent weeks, junta offensives across Yebyu and Tha Yet Chaung townships in Tanintharyi Region have intensified, forcing thousands of civilians to flee their homes. HURFOM field documentation confirms that at least eight villages have been affected by daily indiscriminate artillery attacks and ground operations, driving widespread fear and deepening the ongoing humanitarian crisis in southeastern Burma.
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Latest Headlines
- Junta’s artillery injures local woman and destroys four houses in Kyike Hto
- Local man steps on landmine and lost his leg in Bilin
- 5,500 added to number of newly displaced villagers in Tanintharyi
- Three residents severely injured by landmine explosion in Hpa-An
- Local man shot and killed in Ye
- Monthly Overview: Conflict-Affected Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons in Southeastern Burma Face Ongoing Threats to Their Safety and Security Due to Junta Attacks
- Two Young Men Arbitrarily Arrested by Junta Troops in Tanintharyi Township
- Junta Troops Brutally Kill Thabyar Villager During Military Operation in Laung Lon Township and Dump the Body
- Parents Forced to Draw Lots for Military Service on Behalf of Their Children Amid Threats of Legal Action
- Indiscriminate Shelling by Junta Forces Prevents IDPs in Yebyu Township from Returning Home
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