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"In the evening of August 18, 2019, Burma Army troops from Infantry Battalion 68 fired shells from the local temple directly into the village of Koong Sa, about 10 kilometers northeast of Lashio town, killing a 52-year-old farmer.
Early that morning, Brotherhood Alliance troops had passed near Koong Sa. Soon afterwards, Burma Army IB 68 troops began firing shells towards Koong Sa and nearby villages from about five kilometers to the west, damaging several houses. Burma Army helicopters also dropped bombs in the nearby jungle, causing many villagers to start fleeing from their homes.
Around midday, about fifty IB 68 troops, led by Major Aung Gyi, entered Koong Sa and set up camp in the village temple, where many villagers were taking shelter. That evening, at about 6 pm, these troops began firing 60 mm shells directly into Koong Sa village.
One of the shells fell near 52-year-old Loong Aye, who was searching for his family at a neighbour’s house, about 200 meters from the temple. Shrapnel struck him in the chest, killing him instantly. His body was picked up by a social welfare group the next day and taken to Lashio Hospital, then cremated..."
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"Shan Human Rights Foundation"
Date of publication:
2019-08-29
Date of entry/update:
2019-09-10
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"On July 6, 2019, a Lahu villager was beaten by Burma Army troops of LIB 579 when buying rice in his
village, Wan Mong Lieng, Mong Lieng village tract, Mong Peang township, Mong Hsat district, eastern
Shan State.
On that day, at 6 pm, 32-year-old Ja Paw, went into a rice shop to buy rice, when he met 20 Burma Army
soldiers from LIB 579, who asked him whether he was taking the rice to Shan troops. They punched him
seven times, as they questioned him: “Are you buying the rice for the Shan troops?”
He replied: “No, I am just buying it for myself. I am going into the jungle to collect some herbal medicine
to sell.”
The Burma Army soldiers interrogated him for an hour before letting him go.
Burma Army LIB 579 is based in Mong Hsat, supervised by Military Operations Command 14 under the
control of the Triangle Regional Command in Kengtung, eastern Shan State
Wan Mong Lieng village has 30 households, Shan and Lahu. Ja Paw is the son of Loong Ja Hay and Pa Na
Hay, who are both Wan Mong Lieng villagers. On July 13-15, 2019, Burma Army troops from LIB 554, based in Mong Tum, went on patrol around Wan
Na Koon Hsai, Mong Pu Awn village tract, Mong Peang township, eastern Shan State, and looted the
local villagers’ livestock and vegetables.
On July 13, 2019 at 8 am, about 30 troops from this unit looted chili, mustard leaves and a duck, all
worth 15,000 kyats (=10 US$) belonging to Loong Kyaung Phoe Ma and Pa Kyaung Wo Jing, in Wan Na
Koon Hsai village.
On July 14, 2019 at 3 pm, the same troops came to steal three ducks worth 30,000 kyat (=20 US$) from
Pu Lai Hsy Hseng and Pa Lai Hsy Lu in Wan Na Koon Hsai again.
On July 15, 2019 at 7 am, the same troops came to steal three ducks worth 24,000 kyats (=16 US$) from
Loong Kyaung Phoe Ma and Pa Kyaung Wo Jing, in Wan Na Koon Hsai village.
The soldiers stayed outside the village, but came into the village to steal food...ရှမ်းပြည်အေရှေ့ပိုင်း၊ မိုင်းပျဉ်းမြို့နယ်တွင် ဆန်ဝယ်ပြီးပြန်လာသည့် ဒေသခံရွာသားတဦးကို အစိုးရစစ်တပ်၊ တပ်သားများက ရိုက်နှက်စစ်ဆေးခြင်း"
Source/publisher:
"Progressive Voice" via Shan Human Rights Foundation
Date of publication:
2019-07-25
Date of entry/update:
2019-08-06
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"Burma Army use of drones for the first time near Loi Lam IDP camp on the northern Chiang Mai border, and near-completion of a new strategic road from Mong Hta to the Salween River, is instilling fear among IDPs of impending attack.
On September 16, a drone was sent over this border area from the nearby Burma Army IB 293 camp. On September 23, a drone was again sent from the same camp, where the Triangle Regional Commander Brigadier General Khin Hlaing had arrived in a convoy of seven army trucks from the IB 249 base at Mong Taw..."
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Shan Human Rights Foundation
Date of publication:
2018-10-04
Date of entry/update:
2018-10-17
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"On October 1, 2018, at about 6 pm, a 34-year-old farmer riding a motorcycle was shot and killed by a patrol of Burma Army troops from LIB 504 in Kyaukme township, northern Shan State, close to China?s trans-Burma oil and gas pipelines.
The farmer, Sai Ai Htun, from Nawng Arng village, about 10 miles east of Kyaukme town, was on his way to his hill farm, when he saw a group of about 15 Burma Army soldiers from Hsipaw-based LIB 504 patrolling near the entrance of his farm. Fearful of meeting them, he turned his motorbike around and began riding away. The troops called out to him to stop, and shot after him. A bullet entered his back and killed him..."
Source/publisher:
Shan Human Rights Foundation
Date of publication:
2018-10-16
Date of entry/update:
2018-10-17
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"During a military operation against the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) in Hsipaw at the end of November, Burma Army troops from LIB 147 used forced labor, looted food and requisitioned trucks from local villagers.
On November 28, 2017, about 60 Burmese government troops from LIB 147, based at Nawng Kaw, arrived in two trucks at Bar Karng village, then continued walking to Khar Khio village, where they forced one 50-year-old villager called Loong Su to guide them to Nam Lin village (a Palaung village with about 30 households). When they arrived there, they let him return home, then slept there for one night..."
Source/publisher:
Shan Human Rights Foundation
Date of publication:
2017-12-04
Date of entry/update:
2018-04-05
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"On March 18, 2018, Burma Army troops from IB 23 shot dead two civilians riding a motorcycle near Wan Shwe Kyaung village, about five miles from the Upper Yeywa damsite in Kyaukme township, northern Shan State.
The two men, Sai Ba, age 43, and Saw Dawna, age 29, were from Wan Shwe Kyawng, and were riding a motorcycle towards Nawng Bing village. Sai Ba was driving the motorcycle, and Sai Dawna was sitting behind him. Two other friends were riding another motorcycle behind them.
At 5.30 am, when they were about half a mile from Wan Shwe Kyawng, they were shot at by five Burma Army troops sitting in a car parked at the side of the road..."
Source/publisher:
Shan Human Rights Foundation
Date of publication:
2018-03-26
Date of entry/update:
2018-04-05
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"From December 31 2017 to January 7, 2018, six Burma Army battalions under all four regional military commands in Shan State launched attacks on Shan armed groups- irrespective of whether they had signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) - and committed human rights violations against local civilians in northern, southern and eastern Shan State. Violations included torture, arbitrary arrest, forced labor, requisitioning of food and vehicles, and threats to burn down a village.
On December 31, 2017 over 100 Burma Army troops of (IB) 147 and 243 under the NE Command attacked and burned down a drug rehabilitation centre run by the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) at Nam Yam about 30 miles southeast of Hsipaw town. On the same day, the troops arbitrarily arrested four civilians ? badly torturing one of them - and requisitioned five local vehicles..."
Source/publisher:
Shan Human Rights Foundation
Date of publication:
2018-01-26
Date of entry/update:
2018-04-05
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"On September 10 at 8:00 am, a group of about 60 Burma Army troops from LIB 325 based in Mong Yai and the local Nam Pawng pro-government militia, were on patrol north of Wan Loi Yoi, Pa Karng tract, Mong Yai township, when they encountered a land mine blast. They then started indiscriminately shelling and shooting.
When they heard the shelling and shooting, all the residents of Wan Loi Yoi ? about 300 people from 50 houses - fled their homes in three cars and Chinese trucks. About 100 villagers fled to Wan Nam Poak (a Shan village with over 200 inhabitants) in Pa Karng village tract, taking refuge there for one day, and about 200 villagers fled into the jungle and sheltered in farm tents. Wan Loi Yoi is situated about 20 miles from Mong Yai town, in the southwest of Mong Yai township, Lashio district, northern Shan State..."
Source/publisher:
Shan Human Rights Foundation
Date of publication:
2017-09-14
Date of entry/update:
2017-12-21
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"Since the end of July 2017, Burma Army troops have continued patrolling around northern Ho Pong township, torturing, killing and arresting local civilians.
Between July 31 and August 5, 2017, Burma Army troops from IB 249 and LIB 425 raided three villages in Ho Pong township, two in the middle of the night. Five villagers were beaten, and eleven villagers, including a 16-year-old schoolboy, were arrested. On July 31, a villager was shot dead by Burma Army troops of LIB 421. On September 9, troops from LIB 514 arbitrarily arrested and severely tortured a village secretary..."
Source/publisher:
Shan Human Rights Foundation
Date of publication:
2017-09-21
Date of entry/update:
2017-12-21
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"During July 16-30, 2017, hundreds of Burma Army troops from at least eight battalions patrolled through three village tracts in Ho Pong township, southern Shan State, arresting and torturing civilians, in what appears to be collective punishment for an armed clash with the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) in the area on July 14, 2017. The whereabouts of seven detained villagers, including a 12-year-old boy, are unknown..."
Source/publisher:
Shan Human Rights Foundation
Date of publication:
2017-08-04
Date of entry/update:
2017-12-21
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Commentary: No Right to Life, Liberty and Security of Person...
Rape and killing in Kun-Hing...
Extrajudicial killing in Murng-Yai...
Extrajudicial killing in Tang-Yarn...
Random shelling kills 4 monks, damages a monastery, in Murng-Su...
Women detained and gang-raped for 5 days, causing death, in Tang-Yarn...
Gang-Rape, beating, forced labour and extortion, in Kun-Hing...
Random shooting, severe beating, cultural discrimination, in Kun-Hing...
Severe beating, causing serious injuries, in Murng-Nai...
A displaced villager severely beaten in Murng-Sart...
Civilian porters severely beaten up, forced to stay in the rain all night, in Murng-Kerng...
Beating of farming couple in Murng-Kerng...
Forced relocations of Lahu communities in Murng-Sart
Source/publisher:
Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF)
Date of entry/update:
2015-10-26
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Shan Human Rights Foundation Monthly Reports, Discrimination against women: reports of violations in Shan State
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