News: (1) Continued abuse on International Human Rights day in Khaw-zar sub-township; (2) Villagers forced to carry stones for Burmese army battalion; (3) IB No. 48 kills 3 in Pegu Division... Commentary: Farmers in Mon State are in Trouble... Personal Accounts: Meeting with villagers who escaped from torture and abuses in their home... Report: Election preparations round off a year of abuses against farmers in Mon territory: Introduction; Devastation in the 2009 crop season; Ongoing Abuse; Arbitrary seizure of farmland; Maintenance duty for gas-pipelines; Extortion of money for cost of tractor; Forced summer paddy cultivation; Forced labor on agriculture projects; Forced sales of discounted rice to the Army; Impacts; Ongoing SPDC trainings for 2010 election; Impact of election preparation trainings on farmers; Conclusion.