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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · 14h

The situation along the Thai-Myanmar border became highly tense on the morning of 8 October 2025 when junta aircraft carried out a heavy bombing campaign over Thit Khee village, located opposite the Phu Nam Ron permanent checkpoint in Muang District, Kanchanaburi Province.

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Special Advisory Council for Myanmar @special-council.bsky.social · 1d

🚨NEW IIMM report details the destruction & seizure of #Rohingya homes, farms, mosques & other property in 2017.

#IIMM identifies #Myanmar authorities, corporations & others involved in repurposing land to erase all traces of the Rohingya’s long presence.

iimm.un.org/en/myanmar-m...

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · 2d

Weekly update on the situation in Karen, Mon & Dawei since the failed coup: October 2025 | Week One

⚠️ 38+ Arrested
⚠️ 29+ Detained
⚠️ 17+ Injured
⚠️ 8+ Killed

HURFOM confirmed an appalling case of sexual violence by the junta in Myeik District, where a woman was repeatedly raped after being arrested.

The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · 2d

More than 300 displaced villagers, many of them children, are suffering from skin diseases and urgently need medicine in Laung Lon Township, Dawei District, Tanintharyi.

The outbreak began around June 2024 among internally displaced persons who fled their homes. It has since spread widely.

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Milk Tea Alliance Calendar @mtacalendar.bsky.social · 4d

also @hurfom.bsky.social have released their quarterly situation Situation Overview for Women in Burma for July-September 2025 "A Gendered Overview of the Human
Rights Situation in Southeastern Burma"

rehmonnya.org/reports/VUJu...
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Cover of "A Gendered Overview of the human rights situation in Southeastern burma.
Issue 3 volume 3 2025
july to September

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · 5d

📌Today, HURFOM releases Voice Up, Issue 3, Volume 3, which includes cases #VAWG in all targeted areas between July & Sept 2025. We call for the immediate protection of all survivors.

🔴 18+ women killed
🔴 43+ women injured
🔴 28+ women arrested

👉PR: shorturl.at/gDvE6
👉Report: shorturl.at/T7Ot2

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · 7d

In Ye Township, Mon State, the military junta has once again resorted to brutal tactics, abducting six local men & forcing them to serve as human shields during their ongoing operations.

Beginning on September 25, nearly 300 junta soldiers divided into three columns and launched a series of raids.

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · 9d

🗓️ September 2025 overview in HURFOM target areas: #Mon #Karen & #Dawei

⚠️ 110+ Arrested
⚠️ 95+ Detained
⚠️ 78+ Injured
⚠️ 38+ Killed

🔴 62 380+ IDPs
🔴 117+ damaged homes

🔗 shorturl.at/MUuI4

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · 12d

HURFOM Program Director, Nai Aue Mon, wrote about the
junta's silencing of pro-democracy voices ahead of its sham election. The weaponization of the law has eroded the credibility of protection systems, as civilians suffer the most. See in full 👇
thediplomat.com/2025/09/sile...

Silencing Voices Ahead of Myanmar’s ‘Sham Election’

The military is bent on ensuring that its own narratives will dominate in the run up to its planned “election” in December and January.

thediplomat.com

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DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 12d

The U.S. announced sanctions on a network it said generated revenue for North Korean weapons programs on Thursday. This includes procuring North Korean bombs and bomb guidance kits for Myanmar’s ruling military.

Read more: english.dvb.no/us-imposes-s...
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#NorthKorea
#Weapons

US imposes sanctions on arms network linking North Korea and Myanmar - DVB

The U.S. announced sanctions on a network it said generated revenue for North Korean weapons programs on Thursday. This includes procuring North Korean bombs and bomb guidance kits for Myanmar’s rulin...

english.dvb.no

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · 13d

On September 23, junta troops from LIB No. 545 launched artillery strikes targeting Koh Dae Sai and Koh Wah Boe villages in Kyon Paing village tract, Kyon Doe Township, Kawkareik District, Karen State. The shelling left seven villagers injured and badly damaged the Buddhist monastery in Koh Dae Sai.

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · 15d

Almost 1,000 people from Yebyu Township, Dawei District, remain displaced and in urgent need of humanitarian support after junta forces burned down homes and forced villagers to flee again. The crisis began on Aug. 27 when clashes broke out between 100 junta troops & local resistance fighters.

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Justice For Myanmar @justiceformyanmar.org · 15d

As #UNGA80 opens, reminder that 206 orgs call on UN Member States to:

🙅🏻‍♀️Reject the junta’s sham “election”
🟢 Support the people’s bottom-up federal democracy
❌ End the failed Special Envoy mandate & for UN Sec-Gen to lead international action

… and more 👇🏽
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Open letter: UN General Assembly must denounce Myanmar military junta’s sham election, support Myanmar people’s democratic aspirations - Progressive Voice

To: Member States of the United Nations General Assembly United Nations Secretary-General 4 September 2025 Open letter: UN General Assembly must denounce Myanmar military junta’s sham election,…

buff.ly

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · 16d

Weekly update on the situation in Karen, Mon & Dawei since the failed coup: September 2025 | Week Three

⚠️ 24+ Arrested
⚠️ 19+ Detained
⚠️ 16+ Injured
⚠️ 7+ Killed

Airstrikes by the military junta have displaced dozens in #Dawei, causing further fear and uncertainty.

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · 23d

Weekly update on the situation in Karen, Mon & Dawei since the failed coup: September 2025 | Week Two

⚠️ 33+ Arrested
⚠️ 27+ Detained
⚠️ 14+ Injured
⚠️ 6+ Killed

The deliberate destruction of properties, including arson, by the military junta has caused widespread fears in HURFOM target areas.

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · Sep 8

Weekly update on the situation in Karen, Mon & Dawei since the failed coup: September 2025 | Week One

⚠️ 31+ Arrested
⚠️ 24+ Detained
⚠️ 19+ Injured
⚠️ 8+ Killed

Fear-mongering tactics by the junta are well underway in HURFOM target areas amid plans for the sham election.

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · Sep 1

🗓️ August 2025 overview in HURFOM target areas: #Mon #Karen & #Dawei

⚠️ 152+ Arrested
⚠️ 105+ Detained
⚠️ 92+ Injured
⚠️ 38+ Killed

🔴 49,500+ newly displaced
🔴 95+ damaged homes

🔗English: shorturl.at/OTzmi

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · Aug 25

Weekly update on the situation in Karen, Mon & Dawei since the failed coup: August 2025 | Week Three

⚠️ 32+ Arrested
⚠️ 28+ Detained
⚠️ 17+ Injured
⚠️ 6+ Killed

HURFOM is concerned over the increase in violence in the Tanintharyi Region, which has caused rising displacement.

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Women's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · Aug 25

📄 STATEMENT: On the eighth Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day

🔗 womenspeacenetwork.org/publications...

#Myanmar #Burma #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar #Rohingya #Rakhine #Arakan

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · Aug 18

Weekly update on the situation in Karen, Mon & Dawei since the failed coup: August 2025 | Week Two

⚠️ 40+ Arrested
⚠️ 33+ Detained
⚠️ 20+ Injured
⚠️ 7+ Killed

Thousands of young people have been swept into conscription through intimidation, manipulation & force.

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · Aug 11

Weekly update on the situation in Karen, Mon & Dawei since the failed coup: August 2025 | Week One

⚠️ 55+ Arrested
⚠️ 37+ Detained
⚠️ 35+ Injured
⚠️ 14+ Killed

Young men are being targeted for the junta’s illegal & unjust forced conscription bid as arbitrary arrests increase.

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · Aug 7

📄Today, HURFOM releases our latest report, "Living in Fear," The Civilian Impact of the Junta's Attacks Against Civilians in Southeastern Burma (Jan-June 2025)

We call for:
👉 Global arms embargo
👉 Targeted sanctions
👉 ICC Referral

PR🔗 shorturl.at/S52kq
Report 🔗 shorturl.at/2mXMw

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · Aug 4

🗓️ July 2025 overview in HURFOM target areas: #Mon #Karen & #Dawei

⚠️ 117+ Arrested
⚠️ 97+ Detained
⚠️ 17+ Injured
⚠️ 38+ Killed

🔴 24,000+ newly displaced
🔴 105+ damaged homes

🔗Burmese: shorturl.at/ciJ5S
🔗English: shorturl.at/Ogl6K

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · Jul 28

Weekly update on the situation in Karen, Mon & Dawei since the failed coup: July 2025 | Week Four

⚠️ 26+ Arrested
⚠️ 20+ Detained
⚠️ 16+ Injured
⚠️ 8+ Killed

Repeated shelling forced 210+ civilians to flee to Ye Township. Shells landed dangerously close to homes & rubber plantations.

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @hurfom.bsky.social · Jul 21

Weekly update on the situation in Karen, Mon & Dawei since the failed coup: July 2025 | Week Three

⚠️ 35+ Arrested
⚠️ 31+ Detained
⚠️ 12+ Injured
⚠️ 4+ Killed

Artillery fire has led to further trauma in conflict-affected areas, as well as deaths and injuries.

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