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Army in Pegu forces young men to join army, villagers to work as unpaid laborers

HURFOM, Kyauk Kyi Township, Nyaunglebin District, Pegu Division: SPDC troops are forcibly conscripting young ethnic Karen villagers as the army launches an offensive against... 

November 18, 2008 | Read more »

Mudon Township authorities order local farmers to cultivate summer rice, again

HURFOM, 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.... 

November 15, 2008 | Read more »

Villagers in Mudon and Thanbyuzayat Townships forced to guard pipeline

HURFOM, Thanbyuzayat, Mudon Township: Burmese army battalions in Thanbyuzayat and Mudon Townships have resumed forcing villagers to guard the Kanbauk to Myaingkalay pipeline,... 

November 13, 2008 | Read more »

Villagers bound, beaten and stabbed during interrogations in Tavoy

HURFOM, Thabyut-Chaung village, Tavoy Disttrict: The Burmese army continues to arrest, interrogate and assault ethnic Karens suspected of having contact with the Karen National... 

November 11, 2008 | Read more »

Battalions in Yebyu Township force villagers to repair dikes around military bases

HURFOM, Northern Yebyu Township Farmers in northern Yebyu Township, Tennessarim Division are being forced to construct embankments for Burmese battalions stationed in their... 

November 10, 2008 | Read more »

Four village headmen detained, beaten during interrogations in Tavoy

HURFOM: 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... 

November 4, 2008 | Read more »

Army confiscates hundreds of acres from rubber plantation owners in Mudon Township

HURFOM: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... 

October 31, 2008 | Read more »

DKBA increasing troop presence Makate, frightening area businesses and residents

HURFOM: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... 

October 27, 2008 | Read more »