Broken Communities: Just what the junta wants
By Azan : I was born in Mon State, but recently traveled to Rangoon. I went to get a passport, but the moment I walked into the immigration office, I became afraid I would not succeed. Hundreds of people... Read more
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Will ASEAN or the UN Human Rights Council do anything in response harsh sentencing by the SPDC?
That the Burmese regime recently sentenced a group of pro-democracy activists to prison terms of as long as 65 years may shock the international community....
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Army in Pegu forces young men to join army, villagers to work as unpaid laborersHURFOM, Kyauk Kyi Township, Nyaunglebin District, Pegu Division: SPDC troops are forcibly conscripting young ethnic Karen villagers as the army launches an offensive against...
Mudon Township authorities order local farmers to cultivate summer rice, againHURFOM, Mudon Township: Burma’s military government is forcing farmers near the Win-Pha-Non Dam in Mudon Township, Mon State, to cultivate rice during the upcoming dry season....
Villagers in Mudon and Thanbyuzayat Townships forced to guard pipelineHURFOM, Thanbyuzayat, Mudon Township: Burmese army battalions in Thanbyuzayat and Mudon Townships have resumed forcing villagers to guard the Kanbauk to Myaingkalay pipeline,...
Villagers bound, beaten and stabbed during interrogations in TavoyHURFOM, Thabyut-Chaung village, Tavoy Disttrict: The Burmese army continues to arrest, interrogate and assault ethnic Karens suspected of having contact with the Karen National...
Battalions in Yebyu Township force villagers to repair dikes around military basesHURFOM, Northern Yebyu Township Farmers in northern Yebyu Township, Tennessarim Division are being forced to construct embankments for Burmese battalions stationed in their...
Four village headmen detained, beaten during interrogations in TavoyHURFOM: The Burmese Army has interrogated, beaten and detained at least four village headmen for failing to report movements of Karen rebels in Myit-Tar Sub-township, Tavoy...
Army confiscates hundreds of acres from rubber plantation owners in Mudon TownshipHURFOM:The Burmese army recently confiscated over two hundred and fifty acres of rubber plantations in Mudon Township. On October 7th, Artillery Battalion (AB) No. 318 sent...
DKBA increasing troop presence Makate, frightening area businesses and residentsHURFOM:Soldiers from Democratic Karen Buddhist Army Battalion (DKBA) No. 999 have been arriving in Makate, scaring residents and business in the area. About 20 soldiers arrived...








