The Human Rights Foundation of Monland

In Bilin Township, Mon State, daily artillery shelling by Junta forces has forced nearly 5,000 residents from more than ten villages to flee their homes, according to local residents and humanitarian workers. Displaced families are urgently seeking shelter and basic assistance as attacks continue.

Weekly update on the situation in Karen, Mon & Dawei since the failed coup: February 2026 | Week One

⚠️ 22+ Arrested
⚠️ 17+ Detained
⚠️ 16+ Injured
⚠️ 6+ Killed

Over the last week, civilians living in the #Tanintharyi Region had their homes looted, burned and destroyed by the junta.

In Pu Law Township, Tanintharyi Region, military troops repeatedly set fire to wards in Pala Town & nearby villages, destroying more than 110 civilian homes and forcing communities to flee. On Jan. 31, troops again set fire to Shark Pone Village, burning 40+ houses.

🗓️ January 2026 overview in HURFOM target areas: #Mon #Karen & #Dawei

⚠️ 82+ Arrested
⚠️ 64+ Detained
⚠️ 70+ Injured
⚠️ 31+ Killed

🔴 26,500+ IDPs
🔴 87+ damaged homes

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📌Statement: The Human Rights Foundation of Monland Condemns Ongoing War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity Five Years After the Attempted Coup.

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At least eight local men were arrested by junta forces in Ye Township during the third week of January, according to HURFOM field sources. While some detainees have since been released, others remain incommunicado, raising serious concerns among families and local communities.

A child was seriously injured after a landmine exploded near a residential house in Lay Mile Village, Tanintharyi Township, Myeik District, local residents told HURFOM. The incident occurred around 5:00 pm on 21 January in an area where junta troops had previously been stationed.

From 7 to 14 January 2026, at least 15 young men from Thane Za Yet Town, Thaton Township, Mawlamyine, Mon State, were arrested and forced into military conscription. Residents said troops appeared to be deliberately targeting young men, especially at night, carrying out arrests after 8 PM.

As we draw closer to the 5 year since the coup in Myanmar, more events related to it are happening, also this week talks & exhibitions related to Hong Kong, a transnational conversation between Okinawan & Taiwanese activists, a good looking discussion on the state of journalism. More in thread too👇

Weekly update on the situation in Karen, Mon & Dawei since the failed coup: January 2026 | Week Three

⚠️ 17+ Arrested
⚠️ 12+ Detained
⚠️ 13+ Injured
⚠️ 5+ Killed

HURFOM is alarmed at reports from #Mon, that junta militia & conscription committees are compiling lists of women.

Tell Congress: extend protections for Burmese refugees in the US Take action against the Myanmar military junta.

US citizens, act now! Write your two Senators & Congressperson to tell them to support Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burmese asylum seekers in the USA! More than 4000 activists from #Burma #Myanmar face persecution if forced out of USA. Write letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Weekly update on the situation in Karen, Mon & Dawei since the failed coup: January 2026 | Week Two

⚠️ 24+ Arrested
⚠️ 17+ Detained
⚠️ 12+ Injured
⚠️ 4+ Killed

Following the junta’s sham election, #HRVs persist as the military continues to intimidate & terrorize civilians.

Junta troops are conducting intensified military operations in Tanintharyi Township, Myeik District, and have been arresting civilians they encounter along roads and in rural areas.

Residents said those arrested were taken away with the troops, but it remains unclear where they are being held.

Weekly update on the situation in Karen, Mon & Dawei since the failed coup: January 2026 | Week One

⚠️ 21+ Arrested
⚠️ 19+ Detained
⚠️ 11+ Injured
⚠️ 5+ Killed

HURFOM is alarmed by the increasing insecurity and economic disruption amid the second phase of its sham election.

MYANMAR: Military junta government now claims to have demolished all buildings used for online scam operations at KK Park. myawady.net.mm/kk-park-nyme...

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

⚠️ 48+ Arrested
⚠️ 35+ Detained
⚠️ 74+ Injured
⚠️ 26+ Killed

🔴 26,800+ IDPs
🔴 104+ damaged homes

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Residents across Ye Township, Mon State, say they have little faith in the junta’s upcoming Phase Two election on 11 January 2026, warning that the process is being set up to exclude large parts of the Mon electorate and deliver a predictable result for the junta-backed USDP party.

📌Today, HURFOM releases Voice Up, Issue 4, the final in our annual series. Our latest includes cases of #VAWG + #CRSV in the period of Oct & Dec 2025.

🔴 12+ women killed
🔴 40+ women injured
🔴 22+ women arrested

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👉Report: shorturl.at/QrmTe

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

⚠️ 9+ Arrested
⚠️ 7+ Detained
⚠️ 9+ Injured
⚠️ 5+ Killed

As the year draws to a close, the junta has remained relentless in its unlawful & criminal attacks on civilians.

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

⚠️ 13+ Arrested
⚠️ 8+ Detained
⚠️ 10+ Injured
⚠️ 6+ Killed

Artillery shells continued to be fired, injuring a young woman from #Mon, after the junta fired at civilians.

HURFOM condemns the recent airstrike by the military junta on a hospital in Mrauk-U, Rakhine State. The attack, occurring on Human Rights Day, caused the deaths of at least 33 people, including an infant and wounded dozens. This incident remains another stark example of the junta committing #CAH.

📌Statement: HURFOM Commemorates Three Decades of Justice and Rights Work by Calling for Accountability for the Military Junta

On #HumanRightsDay, HURFOM reinforces our calls for peace & justice in #Burma by demanding accountability for ongoing crimes.

👉Full Statement: 🔗 url-shortener.me/2II3

📌Statement by the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) on International Human Rights Defenders Day:

“Today, we honour the defenders who stand on the frontlines of truth and justice," said HURFOM Program Director, Nai Aue Mon.

🔗Read in full: url-shortener.me/2IBG

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

⚠️ 14+ Arrested
⚠️ 9+ Detained
⚠️ 15+ Injured
⚠️ 7+ Killed

Arbitrary arrests are rising. A monk in #Mon State who criticized environmental destruction was taken into junta custody.

Reject the Myanmar military junta’s sham elections We, the undersigned, strongly oppose and reject the upcoming sham election by the genocidal Myanmar junta. We, the people of Myanmar and concerned global citizens, urgently call on the internationa...

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HURFOM field researchers have confirmed that the military junta has sealed off the monastery and property of Ashin Sanda Zaoti, a well-known monk from Zay Kyo Ward in Mawlamyine, after arresting him for publicly criticising the junta’s mountain excavation project on Taung Wine Mountain.

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

⚠️ 85+ Arrested
⚠️ 70+ Detained
⚠️ 108+ Injured
⚠️ 38+ Killed

🔴 49,250+ IDPs
🔴 193+ damaged homes

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

⚠️ 11+ Arrested
⚠️ 8+ Detained
⚠️ 12+ Injured
⚠️ 5+ Killed

Ahead of the #16DayCampaign, HURFOM remains concerned about #GBV & #CRSV.

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

⚠️ 17+ Arrested
⚠️ 15+ Detained
⚠️ 15+ Injured
⚠️ 6+ Killed

In HURFOM target areas, civilians face manipulative tactics to coerce compliance in the upcoming sham election.

📌Today, HURFOM releases a new report ahead of the junta's sham election: “Voting under the barrel of a gun,” A Country At War, Not At the Polls.

We condemn this election & urgently call for support to reject it.

👉Press Release: shorturl.at/h6dS2
👉Report: shorturl.at/sxGlg