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By proposing four points aimed at identifying, educating, and preventing arbitrary arrests and torture in rural areas of Southeast Myanmar, including Karen, Karenni (Kayah), Mon, Tanintharyi, and Bago, KHRG urged relevant organizations and INGOs to collaborate in these efforts. KHRG also called for exposing the Junta’s human rights violations and targeted torture of civilians, which have surged following the coup.…

“The roads were severely damaged, preventing large rice container trucks from the mainland from reaching Myawaddy. Junta troops are also intercepting and seizing rice shipments; hence it has become very difficult to get Myanmar rice to Myawaddy. In Myawaddy, Myanmar rice is the main staple. Currently, Thai-grown rice is being used as an alternative. Rice imports from Myanmar no longer…

The establishment of a Karen political system led by representatives elected by the Karen people, and the development of a high-quality Karen military force under a unified command were among the five action plans. “The delegates at the seminar shared the aspiration for a leader elected by the Karen people. The Karen revolutionary movement is currently in a transition phase,…

KNU officials commented that Shewgyin (Sawhti), Kyaukkyi, and Mone townships are experiencing many casualties due to the Junta’s airstrikes, artillery shelling, and arbitrary arrests of civilians almost daily. “53 civilians were killed and 154 injured due to the Junta’s airstrikes and shelling, including 22 women among the dead and 68 among the injured. The Junta carried out artillery fire almost…

KNLA-led joint forces attacked the base, where 50 troops were firmly deployed, for almost two months. Eventually, the base fell to KNLA, with every last Junta soldier killed, according to KNU’s Myeik-Dawei District Secretary Padoh Saw Eh Nar. “We have captured the entire base and seized various weapons, including 120 mm artillery, though the exact list is not yet confirmed.…

In May, the military conflict escalated as resistance forces intensified efforts to seize the Junta’s bases and military installations in Tanintharyi, resulting in the number of war-displaced people in the region rising.. “Last month, resistance forces seized three Junta bases. Following clashes in Thayetchaung and Bokepyin, Junta troops moved into nearby villages in their bid to reclaim lost camps, leading…

Due to military conflict the main road to Kawkareik has been blocked, preventing the import of goods and causing locals to experience shortages of food and other essentials during the current rainy season, an owner of a convenience store in the southern part of Kawkareik reported. Traffic on the Kawkareik-Myawaddy (Asia) Road, crucial for regional trade, has come to a…

The commander of the Dawna Column Saw Dah Ko, informed the KIC that, “The Junta’s attempted offensive to retake the Union Road section section had resulted in fierce clashes, but we are determined to hold onto that area, hence the ongoing fighting.” Certain local ethnic armed organizations (EAOs/ militias )allied with the Junta, are offering support to the advancing Junta…

Chinese tycoons, owners of casinos and Zhapian enterprises in the region, often utilize traffickers to recruit women from Myawaddy and other areas of the country for sexual services, enticed by the profitable rewards of the prostitution industry, resulting in a significant number of women, primarily over the age of 20, choosing to enter this profession in Myawaddy. “I know some…

The Mutraw newsletter disclosed that Junta troops stationed at Kyaukhnyat-Walu, Tarbukyo, and Panghaik-Kahikyo camps, home to the 434th Light Infantry Battalion, along with the Laetoe camp of the 19th Light Infantry Battalion and the Nattaung-Mawphokyo camp of the 341st Light Infantry Battalion, have been withdrawn. These troops have regrouped at the Khawpote base. Throughout May, Mutraw District witnessed a total…