Karen Human Rights Group

Wed, 03 Dec 2025

Photo Set: SAC air strikes on civilian areas, resulting in casualties, destruction, and displacement (January to December 2024)

This Photo Set shows photographic evidence of State Administration Council (SAC) air strikes conducted on civilian areas in Southeast Burma, including villages and plantations, from January to December 2024. During the reporting period, KHRG has received extensive information on SAC direct and indiscriminate drone and air strikes on villagers’ areas and their consequences on villagers’ lives; one of the largest reported issues since the 2021 coup. These air strikes killed and wounded villagers, destroyed their houses, community buildings, and plantations, and caused massive displacement. These attacks also caused persistent fear, restricted access to education and healthcare, and increased the risk...

Fri, 28 Nov 2025

Dooplaya District Incident Report: SAC air strikes and shelling caused casualties, destruction, and displacement in Kaw T’Ree Township (May 2025)

This Incident Report describes events occurring in Kaw T’Ree (Kawkareik) Township, Dooplaya District, in May 2025. On May 25th 2025, the State Administration Council (SAC) conducted an air strike on Ab--- village, Thay Baw Boh village tract, Kaw T’Ree Township, causing no casualties. Later that day, SAC soldiers fired an unknown number of mortar shells in the village, injuring two siblings. Similarly, on May 29th 2025, an SAC fighter jet dropped around four or five bombs in front of Ab--- village’s primary school and damaged the school building and dormitory. On the same day, an SAC fighter jet also dropped...

Fri, 28 Nov 2025

Dooplaya District Situation Update: SAC shelling and air strikes caused casualties, displacement, and health and education challenges in Kruh Tuh Township (April 2025)

This Situation Update describes events occurring in Kruh Tuh Township, Dooplaya District, in April 2025, including shelling and air strikes, displacement, and challenges in accessing healthcare and education. On April 14th 2025, fighting broke out between the State Administration Council (SAC) troops and armed resistance groups along the Asian Highway, between Kaw T’Ree and Kruh Tuh towns. Following the fighting, the SAC conducted air strikes and shelling into Aa--- village, Kaw Wa Hlaing village tract, damaging two monastery buildings, two houses, and one car on an unknown date. On April 15th 2025, SAC air strikes and shelling in Myauk Kya...

Fri, 28 Nov 2025

Dooplaya District Situation Update: SAC air strikes, education challenges, drug issues, and military activities in Noh T’Kaw and Kruh Tuh townships (January to June 2025).

This Situation Update describes events occurring in Noh T’Kaw and Kruh Tuh townships, Dooplaya District, during the period between January to June 2025, including air strikes, education challenges, drug issues, and military activities. In Noh T’Kaw Township, villagers have difficulty accessing education. After the 2021 military coup, some Burma government schools had been closed, so many students stopped attending school. In some areas, villagers established self-funded schools for children to be able to continue their education. However, due to State Administration Council (SAC) air strikes on villages, the students who were able to continue studying had to study in fear...

Thu, 27 Nov 2025

Mergui-Tavoy District Incident Report: Two villagers, including a 17-year-old boy, stepped on landmines in Ler Doh Soe Township (April 2025)

This Incident Report describes events occurring in Ler Doh Soe Township, Mergui-Tavoy District, in April 2025. On April 8th 2025, two siblings named Maung P--- and Maung R---, from Ca--- village, K’Moh Thway area, Ler Doh Soe Township, stepped on two landmines planted by an unknown armed group in their family’s plantation while they were collecting cashew nuts. As a result of the explosion, 17-year-old Maung P--- lost his right leg and 22-year-old Maung R--- lost his left leg. Consequently, villagers in Ca--- village felt unsafe to go to plantations or farms to work. Both the State Administration Council (SAC)...

Mon, 24 Nov 2025

Hpa-an District Incident Report: a Burma Army drone strike injured two teachers and one child, and damaged a school building in Ta Kreh Township (September 2025)

This incident report describes events occurring in Ta Kreh (Painkyone) Township, Hpa-an District, in September 2025. On September 3rd 2025, the Burma military regime conducted a strike with a kamikaze drone on a middle school in Aa--- village, Pee T’Hka village tract, Ta Kreh Township, injuring two teachers and one 15-year-old student, and damaging the school’s office. All the victims received treatment in a clinic in Pee T’Hka village tract. After the incident, the school had to close as villagers feared for their safety.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025

Kler Lwee Htoo District Incident Report: An SAC air strike on a school injured a villager in Hsaw Htee Township, May 2025.

This Incident Report describes an event that occurred in Hsaw Htee (Shwegyin) Township, Kler Lwee Htoo (Nyaunglebin) District. On May 11th 2025, at around 7:20 am, a State Administration Council (SAC) fighter jet dropped a 500-pound bomb on a high school compound in Aa--- village, Pyin Yay village tract, Hsaw Htee Township. One villager, named Ko A---, was injured in the waist and on the back of his shoulders while he was sleeping in his house, located near the high school compound. The air strike also damaged six villagers’ houses and the high school building. As a result, Ko A---...

Thu, 20 Nov 2025

Statement on 2025 World Children’s Day

Wed, 03 Dec 2025

Photo Set: SAC air strikes on civilian areas, resulting in casualties, destruction, and displacement (January to December 2024)

Fri, 28 Nov 2025

Dooplaya District Situation Update: SAC air strikes, education challenges, drug issues, and military activities in Noh T’Kaw and Kruh Tuh townships (January to June 2025).

Fri, 28 Nov 2025

Dooplaya District Situation Update: SAC shelling and air strikes caused casualties, displacement, and health and education challenges in Kruh Tuh Township (April 2025)

Fri, 28 Nov 2025

Dooplaya District Incident Report: SAC air strikes and shelling caused casualties, destruction, and displacement in Kaw T’Ree Township (May 2025)

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