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SummaryoftheCurrentSituation:612individualsareoppressedinBurmaduetopoliticalactivity:

59politicalprisonersareservingsentences,

181areawaitingtrialinsideprison,

372areawaitingtrialoutsideprison.

OCTOBER CHRONOLOGY 2019

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Five members of Peacock Generation Sentenced to 1 year imprisonment with hard labour

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ACRONYMSABFSU AllBurmaFederationofStudentUnions

CAT ConservationAllianceTanawthari

CNPC ChinaNationalPetroleumCorporation

EAO EthnicArmedOrganization

GEF GlobalEnvironmentFacility

ICRC InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross

IDP InternallyDisplacedPerson

KIA KachinIndependenceArmy

KNU KarenNationalUnion

MFU MyanmarFarmers’Union

MNHRC MyanmarNationalHumanRightsCommission

MOGE MyanmarOilandGasEnterprise

NLD NationalLeagueforDemocracy

NNC NagaNationalCouncil

PAPPL PeacefulAssemblyandPeacefulProcessionLaw

RCSS RestorationCouncilofShanState

RCSS/SSA RestorationCouncilofShanState/ShanStateArmy–South

SHRF ShanHumanRightsFoundation

TNLA Ta’angNationalLiberationArmy

YUSU YangonUniversityStudents’Union

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POLITICALPRISONERS ARRESTS VillagersArrestedinArakanState Two villagers fromWra Chaung Gyi Village,Meabon Township, Arakan Statewere arrested by theMilitaryonOctober21.ThetwomenwerebroughttotheArmyHeadquartersinKaniTownship,SagaingDivision.Thereasonfortheirarrestiscurrentlyunknown.

MilitaryQuestionsCrewofBoatSeizedbyArakanAmy TheferryboatcaptainandsevencrewmembersofaboatseizedbytheArakanArmyhavebeendetainedbytheMilitaryforquestioning.Accordingtofamilymembers,theyweretakenintocustodyonOctober31,butdonotyetknowthechargesagainstthem.OnOctober26,theArakanArmy(AA)took14soldiers,29 police officers, two Prisons Department staff members and 13 civilians hostage from a ferrytravellinginArakanStatefromSittwetoButhidaung.AccordingtoMilitaryspokespersonWinZawOo,theyarebeingheldundersuspicionofleakingMilitaryinformation,astheAAknewthatsoldierswereposingasciviliansontheboat.Noinformationisavailableastowherethecaptainandcrewarebeingheld. CivilianArrestedbyMilitaryinButhidaung AlandsurveyorinButhidaungTownship,ArakanStatewasarrestedbypoliceandmilitaryforcesandbroughttoMyomapolicestationforquestioning.ThearresttookplaceonOctober21.Noinformationisavailableaboutthereasonforhisarrest.

MilitaryArrests13Civilians

13villagershavebeenarrestedfromYayboteVillageinRathedaungTownship,ArakanState.Accordingtolocals,theMilitaryenteredthevillageonOctober27,whilefiringguns,forcingthevillagerstotakeshelteratareligioushall.Allresidentsweredetainedovernight,andthenallowedtoreturnhome.Tenmenwerearrestedandforcedtoserveasguides.Anaddition,threemenfromthevillagewerearrestedonOctober28andtakentoKanBaungtobequestioned.Accordingtohiswife,oneofthementhatwasforcedtoworkasaguidehaspoorhealth.

ThreeDemosoFarmersArrestedunderPublicPropertyProtectionAct OnOctober21,threefarmers,liveinDawSoShayVillage,DemosoTownshipinKayahState,whoareamong15farmersfacingtrialunderSection447ofthePenalCode,werearrestedunderSection6(1)ofthePublicPropertyProtectionActandsenttotheLoikawPrison.ThesethreefarmersareNyarMar,KhuRiandSawRel.AlsoonAugust26,sixoutof15farmersfromDawSoShayVillage,whoarefacingtrial under Section 447 of the Penal Code,were charged under Section 6(1) of the Public PropertyProtectionActby#360ArtilleryBattalionandsenttotheLoikawPrison.

NoviceinMaungdawArrestedinsuspicionofBombExplosion OnOctober25,MaungSoeThan,whoarebeingnovitatedbythenameofShinPyinNyarattheThreeMilesWelfareMonasteryinMaungdawTownshipinArakanState,wasarrestedandforciblytolaymanbytheMaGyeeChaungPoliceStationofMaungdawTownship.WhenhewasalaymaninAugust,themilitary affairs security arrested him after the bomb was exploded near Shwe Yin Aye Village inMaungdawTownshipinArakanStatewhilehewasfishing.Then,hewassenttotheButhidaungPrison

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Cell.Asthereisnomoreremandtodetainhim,MaungdawDistrictcourtreleasedhimonSeptember19.However,hewastakentotheMaGyeeChaungPoliceStationanddetainedforeightdays.Heappearedbeforethecourton8daysofhisdetentionandreleasedonbail.Then,hewasarrestedagainwhilehewasservingasanoviceattheThreeMilesWelfareMonastery.

NineteenVillagersinRathedaungTownshipArrestedbyMilitary

Between October 26 and October 27, military arrested a total of 19 villagers in three villages inRathedaungTownshipinArakanState.TwovillagersfromKyaukTanVillage,twovillagersfromKyaukYanVillageand15villagersfromYayBokeVillagewerearrested,saidavillageadministrator.Moreover,astwohelicoptersofthemilitaryattackedbombstobetweenKyaukTanVillageandYayBokeVillage,fourvillagersdisappearedand40buffalosandcowsdied,saidKyaukTanVillagerMaungAyePhyu.

CHARGES FamilyMembersofArakanArmyLeaderArrested OnOctober 19,MaMoeHnin Phyu, the sister of ArakanArmy (AA) chief TunMyatNanig, and herhusband,KyawNaing,were arrested at Yangon International Airport. At the time, KyawNaingwasreturningfromreceivingmedicaltreatmentinThailand.KyawNaingwaschargedunderSection52(a)of theCounter-TerrorismAct for alleged connections to theAA, however theAAdeny that that thecoupleareconnected.AccordingtospokespersonforthePresident’sOfficeZawHtay,KyawNaingwasdeportedfromThailandandhischargeswererelatedtotheseizureofexplosivedevicesinMandalay.ThecouplearebothbeingheldatAungThabyaypolicestationinYangon. ChristianSchoolTeacherChargedAfterSchoolRaid AKachinChristianschoolwasraidedbyauthorities,leadingoneschoolstaffmembertobecharged.Theraidontheschooltookplaceat3:00amonSeptember26inMawHpawngvillage,Myitkyina,KachinState. More than 20 members of the Military Affairs Security, police and township’s GeneralAdministration Department searched the school, confiscating cell phones and reviewing securitycamerafootage.Afterseizingfivewalkietalkies,policeofficerNyiNyiLinchargedtheschool’strainer,LahkyeSengAwngunderArticle67oftheCommunicationsAct.ThereisnoinformationonwhetherLahkyeSengAwnghasbeenreleased. SupportersofKarenActivistsCharged ThreeactivistsarefacingchargesunderSection19ofthePeacefulAssemblyandProcessionLawforleadinganunauthorizedprotestinsupportoftheKarenMartyrs’Dayorganizers.TheprotestwasheldinKyauktadaTownship,Rangoon,outsideofthecourthearingofNawOhnHlaandtwoothers,whowerelaterfoundguiltyunderSection20ofthePeacefulAssemblyLaw.TherecentchargeswerebroughtbythecaptainoftheKyauktadaTownshippolicestationagainstDawSeinHtweandMaZarchiLinnoftheDemocracy,PeaceandWomen(DPW)group,andNawLarsheeHtoooftheKarenWomen’sUnion(KWU).Noneofthethreewomenhavebeenarrested.

MPChargedTwoProtestLeadersinLayMyatNarTownship OnOctober3,MPSoeThanoftheLayMyatNarTownshipchargedtwoprotestleadersWinKyiandSoeThanunderSection500ofthePenalCodeattheLayMyatNarTownshipCourtinAyeyarwaddyDivision.WinKyiandSoeThanwerechargedastheystagedthattheyunwantedMPandofficialsoftheLandRecordsDepartmentwhiletheywereleadingtheprotestonSeptember27.

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MPofWawTownshipChargedFacebookAccountOwnerunderSection66(d)

MPYiYiChooftheWawTownshipinBagoDivisionfiledalawsuitagainsttheowneroftheSanLwinfacebookaccountunderSection66(d)oftheTelecommunicationLawinrelationtowritinguntrulyofher.OnOctober3,theowneroftheSanLwinFacebookAccountwrotethatMPYiYiChohadthreatenedtoshoottheGweGyiVillagers.

DagonMyothit Seikkan Township Prosecuted Three People including Sister of Former ChildSoldierAungKoHtwe

OnOctober17,DagonMyothitSeikkanTownshipCourtinRangoonDivisionprosecutedNayZarTun,sisterofformerchildsoldierAungKoHtwe,underSection505(b)andSection153ofthePenalCodeforstagingapublicprotestin2018thatcalledforherbrother’srelease.Moreover,MyintZawandKhinChoNaing,supportersofFormerChildSoldierAungKoHtwe,wereprosecutedunderSection505(b)andSection153ofthePenalCodeandalsochargedSection7oftheUnionSealLawforallegedlysteppedonthe2008Constitution.

AlliteryBattalionFiledTenFarmersunderLawProtectingthePrivacyandSecurityofCitizens

OnOctober20,#509AlliteryBattalionfiledalawsuitagainsttenfarmersfromShwedaungTownshipinBagoDivisionunderSection10oftheLawProtectingthePrivacyandSecurityofCitizens.OnSeptember6,#509AlliteryBattalionissuedastatementandorderedover4000farmershadtoleavetheirlands.Iftheydidn’tfollowthestatement,theactionwillbetaken.Moreover,thestatementstatedthatover8000acres of landwere confiscated under the State Law andOrder Restoration Council (SLORC) by theinstructionsofthehigherauthorities.Thereisnocompensationreceivedinrelationtotheseconfiscatedlands.

WriterMarn(TaungLonePyan)TestifiedatMyeikTownshipCourt OnOctober8,WriterMarn(TaungLonePyan),whoarebeingchargedbythemilitary,wastestifiedforthesecondtimeattheMyeikTownshipCourtinTanintharyiRegion.OnMay9,WriterMarndeliveredaspeechattheeventwhichwasheldinMyeik.OnJune4,CoastalCommandsubmittedthecasetotheMyeikTownshipCourttochargehim.WriterMarnisnowbeingsuedunderSection500ofthePenalCodeandMyeikTownshipCourtallowedhimonbail. ProlongTrialofofKyaukTanVillagerswithoutTestification EventhoughEightKyaukTanVillagersinRathedaungTownshipinArakanStatehavebeenarrestedand charged over six months, tesifications have not been made yet at the Sittwe District Court.Consequences,theyhavebeensufferingforit,saidtheirfamilymembers.Aspoliceareinvestigatingtheaccusedinrelationtothiscase,theycouldnotproceedwiththetrialyetforeightvillagers,siadAdvocateSawHlaing.Awarrantwasissuedforatotalof81peopleinrelationtothiscaseand75outof81arenotlivingintheirvillages.

SENTENCES KarenMartyrs’DayActivistsFoundGuilty ThreeKarenactivists,includingthechairoftheKarenWomen’sUnion,NawOhnHla,werefoundguiltyunderSection20of thePeacefulAssemblyandProcessionLaw.Eachwere sentenced to15days inprisononOctober2andreleasedimmediatelyfollowingsentencingatKyauktadaTownshipCourtinRangoonduetoprevioustimeserved.NahOhnHlasaystheywillappealtheverdict.Theactivistswere

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arrestedfororganizingaKarenMartyrs'DayeventinRangoononAugust12tocommemorateKarenleaderSawBaUGyiandusingbannedterminology.Theuseoftheterm“martyr”torefertoSawBaUGyiisbanned. FivePeacockGenerationMembersSentencedtoOneYearWithHardLabour FivemembersofthePeacockGenerationThangyatTroupe,asatiricalperformancegroup,havebeensentencedtooneyearinprisonwithhardlabour.ThefiveappearedatMayangoneTownshipCourtinYangononOctober30,wheretheywereconvictedunderSection505(a)ofthePenalCodeforcriticizingtheMilitaryinaperformance.FourofthemembersfaceadditionalchargesunderSection66(d)oftheTelecommunicationsActforlivestreamingtheperformance.AllhavebeenheldatInseinprisonsinceApril,astheyweredeniedbail.Anothertwomembersofthegroupwillappearincourtforsentencingnextmonthonthesamecharges. FinesImposedonVillagersinWanboaMineDispute SevenresidentsofWatHmay,SalingyiTownship,Mandalaywerefined30,000kyat(US$19.62)bytheSalingyiTownshipCourtonOctober9.ThevillagershadbeensuedbyWanbaoCopperMiningCompany,which operates near the village, for trespassing on the Mine’s property, hurting the staff, andobstructing the company’swork. A driver forWanboawas also fined 100,000 kyat (US $65.40) forcarelessdriving.ThesechargesarepartofanongoingconflictbetweentheMineandlocalsoverthedisposal ofwaste near a religious site. OnAugust 23, 2016, villagers attempted to block aWanboavehicle fromdisposing ofwaste. The vehicle didnot stop and injuredoneof the villagers. Both theCompanyandthevillagerssuedeachotherovertheincident.

FormerMilitaryCaptainSentencedtoTwoYearsImprisonment

OnOctober1,Khin-UTownshipCourtinSagaingDivisionsentencedFormerMilitaryCaptationNayMyoZintotwoyearsimprisonmentunderSection505(a)ofthePenalCodeforforhispublicremarksagainstthemilitary.Threemonthsago,LieutenantColonelYeHtutWinchargedhimatthecourtinrelationtohisspeakingataneventinKhin-UTownshiponMarch26tosupporttoamendtheconstitution

TRIALS TwoMonkswithSuspectedLinkstoArakanArmyReleased OnOctober4,twomonkshadchargesdroppedinSittwe,ArakanState,duetolackofevidencetosupportchargesunderSection52(a)oftheCounter-TerrorismLaw.NyarnaandThuwunnawerearrestedonsuspicionoftiestotheArakanArmyonApril1whiledrivingfromSittwetoMrauk-UinArakanState.Thuwunnaremainsincustody,ashehasadditionalpendingchargesundertheExportandImportLawfordrivinganunlicensedcar.

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DETENTIONS LocationofThreeDetainedbyMilitaryUnknown OnSeptember20, theMilitarydetainedaheadmonk,avillageadministratorandadriver fromOheHteinVillageinMrauk-U,ArakanState.TheMilitarysaidonSeptember25thatthethreewerebeingheldinSittweandtheirfamilieswouldsoonbeabletoseethem.However,thefamiliesareconcernedthattheystillhavenotbeentoldexactlywheretheirrelativesare,orwhentheycanseethem.LocalsofOheHteinhavereportedseeingbodiesburiednearLinnMyweMountainnearwherethethreewerearrested,buttheidentitiesofthebodiesisunknown. RELEASES Counter-TerrorismChargesDroppedAgainstThree OnOctober21,theKyaukPhyuDistrictCourtinArakanStatedismissedchargesagainstthreepeopleaccusedofinvolvementwithArakanArmy(AA)attacksonmilitaryvehiclesduetoinsufficientevidence.Thecharges,datingbacktoJuly7,werefiledundertheCounter-TerrorismLaw50(a)and51(c)byMajorTinAungofAnnTownship’sMilitaryUnit 373. YebawThu, SanAungKyawandMaungPhyuThan,brother-lawofAAspokespersonKhaingThukha,werereleasedfollowingthedismissalofallchargesagainstthem.

ATeacherReleasedafterAppealWon

OnOctober4,TeacherKhineZarWin,whohadbeenchargedbytheMaritimePoliceforceinMandalayandwassentencedtotwoyearsimprisonmentbytheMaharAungMyayTownshipCourtinMandalay,was released as her appealwaswon at thedistrict court. Shehad faced trial insideprison forninemonthsandtwomonthsaftersentence,thenshewontheappeal,saidherlegalrepresentativeMyoMinZaw. In 1995, Mandalay City Development Committee had confiscated lands on the bank of theIrrawaddyRiverinMaharAungMyayTownship.Then,MaritimePoliceforceinMandalayhandedoverthese lands.Later, therewere landdisputesbetweentheMaritimePolice force inMandalayand theoriginallandownerasfamilyoflandownerlivesintheirconfiscatedland.OnNovember10,2018,thedisputesoccurredastheBranchoftheMaritimePoliceForceinMandalayfencedontheseconfiscatedland.Aftersixfamilymembersof farmerfamilyhadfacedtrial forninemonthsinprison,theMaharAungMyayTownshipCourtsentencedthemtotwoyearsimprisonmentonAugust16,2019.However,KhineZarWinisonlyonewontheappeal.Theotherfivefamilymemberswillbesubmittedtheappealtothedivisionalcourt,saidlegalrepresentativeMyoMinZaw.

DISAPPEARANCES ThreeFarmersMissingfromPaletwaTownship ThreeresidentsofMaungVillageinPaletwaTownship,SouthernChinStatehavebeenmissingsinceSeptember 14. They disappeared while out buying supplies in Mrauk-U Township in neighbouringArakanState.Despitesearches,thereisnoevidenceastowhathappenedtothemissingfarmers.TheKhimi Affairs Coordination Council believe the Arakan Army (AA) is responsible for the civilian

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disappearances. The AA have denied this claim, suggesting that Burma Army soldiers wearing AAuniformscouldberesponsible. SevenVillagersMissing SevenvillagersfromButhidaungTownship,ArakanStatearemissingasallresidentsofThetYetPyinVillagewereforcedtofleetheirhomesduringaclashbetweentheMilitaryandtheArakanArmy(AA)onSeptember6.Thosemissingincludeanelderlywoman,threechildrenandthreemen. BrothersMissingfromMyebonTownship TwobrothershavebeenmissingsincethemorningofOctober8.Theylefttheirhometosearchforthefamily’scattleintheforestnearbytheirvillageonYwarTharYarinMyebonTownship,ArakanState.DuetofightingbetweentheArakanArmy(AA)andMilitaryinthearea,thefamilybelievesthebrothersmayhavebeendetainedbyanarmedgroup.NeithertheAAnortheMilitaryhavecommentedonthedisappearance. CONDITIONSOFIMPRISONMENT DetaineeSenttoHospitalforThirdTime OnOctober9,SiThuAungwashospitalizedforvomitingbloodattheSittweHospitalforthethirdtimewhileindetention.The20-year-oldhasbeenincustodysinceMarch12onchargesunderSection52(a)oftheCounter-TerrorismLaw.SiThuAungreportsbeingtorturedduringinterrogationandhassincereportedpaininhislungs. MedicinesandFoodNeedforThoseFacingTrialInsidePrison Medicinesand foodareneeded formostoutofoverahundredpeople,whohavebeenarrested forsuspicionandfacingtrialinSittwePrison.AstheirfamilymembersarefromtheCampsforinternallydisplacedpeople,theyarenotabletovisitthem,saidMayYuTunwhoarehelpingthem.Somefacingtrialaresufferingfromdengueandmedicalhealthcareisweakbecauseoflackofdoctorsinprison. Infectious diseases are highly contagious in Prison and Prison Labour Camp due toOvercrowding

Infectious diseases are highly contagious in Prison and Prison Labour Camp due to Overcrowding,reportedbytheThreeMillenniumDevelopmentGoalFund(3MDG)thataresupportingthemedicalhealthcareinprisons.Prisonersareonegroupofpeoplewhoareincludedvulnerableandhavenotmetmedical healthcare and have been limited to receive themedical treatment and Tuberculosis (TB),HumanImmunodeficiencyViruses(HIV),HepatitisandDiarrheaarehighlycontagiousinprisons.

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RESTRICTIONSONFORMERPOLITICALPRISONERS

ArakanArmyArrestsFirefighters OnOctober11,theArakanArmy(AA)stoppedapassengerbusinMrauk-U,ArakanStateandarrested12civilians,19traineefirefightersandtheDeputyTownshipOfficeroftheFireServicesDepartment.AccordingtoSpokespersonfortheAA,KhaingThuKha,thefirefighterswerearrestedbecausetheywereareserveforcefortheMilitary.ThebuswasenroutefromMandalaytoSittweatthetime.OnOctober27, all 12 civilians were released. The firefighters remain in detention, but will soon be releasedaccordingtotheAA. CiviliansInjuredbyNavyFire OnOctober1,sixcivilians,includingthreechildren,wereinjuredwhentheNavyopenfiredatKyauktawTownship’s Meewa village in Arakan State. The fire began at around 1:00am, striking houses andinjuringareliefworkerandavillageofficial.Amonasterywasalsohit,theexplosioninjuringtheabbot,anovicemonk,ateacher,andtwostudents.TheinjuredweretakentoSittweHospitalandKyauktawHospital.TheVillageAdministratoraccusedtheMilitaryofdeliberatelyfiringatthevillagewhilemostwereasleep.MilitaryspokespersonColonelWinZawOodeniedthis,claimingtheywerereturningfirefromtheArakanArmy,statingthat“ifthevillagersdon’twantthiskindofsituation,theyshouldtellAAnottoshootfromthevillage.”Inaddition,acivilianfromthenearbyvillageofKyweHaungsustainedinjuriesfromthenavyship’sfire. ArmyShootsManatCheckpoint On October 2, a man was shot dead by a Burma Army soldier at a checkpoint near Cardi village,KyauktawTownship,ArakanState.Themanwasonhisway fromhishome inApaukWaVillage toKyauktawTownwhenhewasorderedbysoldierstostophismotorbike.Whenhedidnotcomply,hewasshot.BrigadierGeneralWinZawOoconfirmedthatthesoldiersshotthevillager,sayingthathehadbeenstruckaccidentlywhenthesoldiersfiredwarningshots.WinZawOoclaimedthatthemanwaslikelyinvolvedwiththeArakanArmy,duetoninevoltbatteriesandadetonatorfoundinhispossession. GirlInjuredinIDPCamp On October 3, a 14-year-old girl was injured while she slept when an artillery shell exploded atZayditaungIDPCampinButhidaungTownship,ArakanState.ShewasrushedincriticalconditiontoSittweHospital.TheshotscamefromthedirectionofanearbyBurmaArmycamp,andisbelievedtohavebeenfiredbyasoldier.MilitaryspokespersonBrigadierWinZawOodeniedhavinganyknowledgeof the incident,butstated thatas therehadbeenno fightingon thatday, therecouldnothavebeengunshotsfiredbytheArmy.

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VillagersTorturedDuringInterrogation Three residents of Kyauktan Village in Rathedaung Township, Arakan State escaped from MilitarycustodyonOctober31.Theywerearrestedand interrogated followingaMilitaryattempt to free58peopleheldhostagebytheArakanArmyneartheVillage.Themenreportbeingbeatenandstabbed,anddeniedwaterandfoodwhileinterrogatedtodetermineiftheyhadanyconnectionstotheArakanArmy.TwoofthemenarebeingtreatedatRathedaungHospitalfortheirinjuries,whileaccordingtofamilymembers,noonehasbeenincontactwiththethirdman. ManShotByUnIdentifiedGunmen TwomenwereshotinSittwe,ArakanStateonOctober4.Theywereshotastheygotoutofacaroutsideofthehouseofoneofthevictims.Itisunknownwhoisresponsiblefortheshooting,orifitcouldbelinkedtotheongoingconflictintheregion.OneoftwosustainedmoreseriousinjuriesandwasbroughttoYangonhospital. ExplosionStrikesTwoatKyaukmeTeaFarm OnOctober8,anartilleryshellexplodedonateafarminTaungPaluVillageinnorthernShanState’sKyaukmeTownship, injuringoneandkillinganother.The injuredvictimwasrushedtoahospital inKyaukmeTownshipincriticalcondition.ThemortarwaslikelyleftinthefieldunexplodedfollowingfightingbetweentheTa’angNationalLiberationArmy(TNLA)andtheMilitary,andexplodedwhenitwasstruckbyaknife. WifeKilledandHusbandInjuredatTeaFarminKyaukme OnOctober9,twocivilianswereinjuredaftersteppingonalandmineinMontMartVillageinKyaukmeTownship,NorthernShanState.Thehusbandandwifewererushedtohospital,howeverthewifediedenrouteduetotheseverityofherinjuries.Thecouplewerepickingtealeavesatthetimeoftheblast. MineBlastInjuresYephyuResident OnOctober8,aresidentofAh-LeaSa-KhanvillageinYephyuTownship,TenasserimDivisionsustainedinjuriesfromamineexplosion.Theexplosionoccurredatalocalfarmanddidnotcauselife-threateninginjuries.TheinjuredmanwastakentoYeTownPublicHospitalfortreatment. VillagerKilledbyLandmine AresidentofAinGyanVillageinMyebonTownship,ArakanStatewasseriouslyinjuredbyalandmineexplosiononOctober8. ShepassedawayonOctober19atMagweHospital inMagweDivision.Thewomanwaspickingmushroomsnearthevillagewhentheexplosionoccurred.ShewastakentohospitalinAnnTownship,ArakanState,andlatertransferredtoMagwewhenherconditiondidnotimprove.The locals do not knowwho is responsible for the landmine, as no recent fighting has taken place.However,theyreportthatanartillerybattalionoftheArmywasrecentlystationednearby. TwoCiviliansDieAmidClashes Twovillagers fromKyauktanVillage inRathedaungTownship,ArakanStatehavediedamid fightingbetweentheMilitaryandtheArakanArmy.Oneofthedeceasedisa70year-oldwomanwhodiedofaheartattackwhentheclashesbegan,whiletheother isadeaf17year-oldboy.Hiscauseofdeath isunknown.ThefightingbeganonthemorningofOctober8,causingallvillagers,exceptsomeelderlywho

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couldnot,toflee.WhilethefightingendedonthemorningofOctober9,localsreportedthateveryonewastooscaredtoretrievethebodiesfromthevillage. CivilianKilledbyArtilleryShell MahmedSedatewaskilledbytheexplosionofanartilleryshellwhilefishingnearhisvillageonSinThyByininButhidaungTownship,ArakanState.TheincidentoccurredonOctober7.Therewasnofightingatthetime,butaccordingtolocalsNo.551LightInfantryRegimenthadbeenfiringinButhidaungTown. TNLAAttackInjuresCivilians OnOctober9,theTa’angNationalLiberationArmyattackedaMilitarymotorcadeindowntownHsenwi,locatedinNorthernShanState.Sevencivilianswerewoundedbyshrapnelfromheavyweaponsthatstruck homes nearby and two soldierswere killed. There is no information about the condition ofciviliansinjured. MonksInjuredbyMine OnOctober 15, threemonkswere injuredwhen theirmotorbike triggered a landmine in NamhsanTownship inNorthernShanState.Themonkswereontheirwayfromtheirhomes inMandalaytoaceremonyinLweLayVillage.Twoofthemonkssufferedseriousinjuriesfromtheblast.Astheexplosionoccurredinaremotearea,themonkscouldnotbeimmediatelybroughttothehospitalandweretreatedatthesiteoftheexplosionbymedicsfromtheTa’angNationalLiberationArmy(TNLA).ThethreewerethentransferredtoKyaukmeHospitaltoreceiveadditionalcare.OnemonkwasagaintransferredtoahospitalinMandalayduetotheseverityofhisinjuries. FiveCiviliansInjuredbyShellinginNorthernShanState OnOctober 11, fighting between the BurmaMilitary andNorthern Alliance resulted in five civiliancasualties,occurringintwodifferenttownships.TwociviliansfromHsenwiTownshipandthreefromKutkaiTownshipwereinjuredbytheartilleryshellexplosions.ThetwofromHsenwi,ayoungcouple,were taken toLashiohospital, as their injurieswere toosevere tobe treated inHsenwi.Twoof theinjuredfromKutkaiweretreatedforminorinjuriesattheKutkaihospital. OneInjuredandOneKilledinArakanState TheMilitary shot andkilled aman in ShweHlaingVillage, inKyauktawTownship,Arakan State onOctober16.AccordingtoMilitaryspokespersonWinZawOo,theshotswerefiredwhenheranfromsoldiersattempting tobringhim in for interrogation.Astudentwascaught in thecrossfireandwasinjured,sustainingshotstotheheadandback.HewasbroughttoSittwehospitaltobetreated. MilitaryUsesVillagersasHumanShields TenvillagersfromPaukTawByinVillage,inMrauk-UTownship,ArakanStatereportbeingforcedtoserveasshieldsfortheMilitaryonOctober12.ThevillagersweremadetomarchinfrontoftheMilitarycolumn.WhenthegroupwasambushedbytheArakanArmy,allcivilianswereabletoescapewithoutinjury and hide for the night at a shrine, before returning to their village the next day. The groupconsistedofeightwomen,oneboyandoneman.

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MilitaryThreatensLocalsandStealsFood OnOctober15,theMilitaryarrivedinPauktawPyinVillageinMrauk-UTownship,ArakanState.Manyfledtheirhomestonearbyvillages.Onemanreportedbeingforcedtobuyfoodandsupplies fortheMilitary,whiletheythreatenedtoburnlocalwomenifhedidnotreturn.Thesoldiersarealsoreportedtohavelootedstoresandkilledlivestock. ClashInjuresTwoinArakanState On October 17, fighting between the Arakan Army and the Military near Pyin Chaung VIllage inKyauktawVillage,ArakanStateresultedintwocivilianinjuries.Followinganexplosion,thetwoarmedgroupsfiredateachother.Straybulletsenteredthevillage,resultinginthecivilianinjuries.Oneoftheinjuredwasinseriousconditionandwasrushedtohospital. CivilianGuideShotbyMilitary OnOctober17,afarmerwaskilledbytheMilitaryinApaukWaVillage,KyauktawTownship,ArakanState.Accordingtohiswife,themanhadbeenforcedtoguidesoldiersinthearea.Shereportedthatwhenalandmineexploded,thesoldiersfiredoutofconfusion,killingtheman.MilitaryspokespersonBrigadierWinZawOodeniedthatthecivilianwasguidingthesoldiersorhadbeenshot,andclaimedthathewaskilledbyalandmineexplosion. WomanInjuredbyArtilleryShell OnOctober20,awomaninHteikHtooPauk,ButhidaungTownship,ArakanStatewasseriouslyinjuredwhenanartilleryshellfellnearherhouse,whereshewassittingoutside.ShewasrushedtohospitalinButhidaungfortreatment.Atthetimeoftheexplosion,therewereongoingclashesbetweentheArakanArmyandtheMilitarynearthevillage.Itisunknownwhichgroupisresponsiblefortheartilleryshell. MonkKilledOverTaxCollection AnabbotwasassassinatedattheKhayninVillageMonasteryinLashio,NorthernShanStateonOctober20.Anumberofgunmenenteredthemonasteryandshothimatcloserange.Accordingtolocals,theethnicTa’angmonkwastargetedforhisoppositiontothecollectionoftaxesinthevillagebyaShanethnicarmedgroup.HalfofthevillageisShan,whiletheotherhalf isTa’ang.ManyTa’angresidentshaverefusedtopaytaxestotheShanarmedgroup.Itisnotknownwhoisresponsibleforthemonk’sdeath. MotherandDaughterInjuredinArakanState OnOctober21,amotherandherthree-year-olddaughterwereinjuredwhenartilleryshellsstrucktheirhomeinKalongvillageinMinbyaTownship,ArakanState.BothweresenttoMinbyaTownshiphospitaltorecover.Accordingtoalocalwitness,theshellswerefiredbytheMilitary,whowererespondingtotheArakanArmy.MilitaryspokesmanColonelWinZawOoconfirmedthattheMilitarywasattackedbytheArakanArmy,butdeniedthattheMilitaryhadfiredinreturn. TwoCiviliansInjuredinKyauktaw AgrandfatherandhisgrandsonsustainedinjuriesfromanartilleryshellexplosioninApaukwaVillage,Kyauktaw Township. The shell struck the roof of their house on October 23. They were taken to

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Apaukwa hospital for treatment. The shell was fired by Military troops. According to MilitaryspokespersonColonelWinZawOo,thesoldierswerereturningfirefromtheArakanArmy. VillagersForcedtoWorkasGuides OnOctober23, theMilitaryenteredLatKhoteVillage inMinbyaTownship,ArakanStateand forcedmorethan40villagerstoserveasguides.Thevillagerswerereleasedandabletoreturnhomelaterthatday.TheMilitaryhavedeniedclaimsmadebylocalsthatthesoldiersstolefromhomeinthevillage,butnocommentmadeonthedetentionofthevillagersisavailable. 2CiviliansAmongInjuredinPoliceTruckAttack AnattackonapolicetruckinButhidaungTownship,ArakanStatelefttwopoliceofficersdeadandsevenothers,includingtwoprisoners,injured.ThoseinjuredweretakentoButhidaungMilitaryHospital.TheattackoccurredonOctober24nearThitTawVillage,whiletransportingprisonerstotrialatMaungdawDistrictCourt.AccordingtotheMilitary,theArakanArmy(AA)detonatedremotemines,andattackedwith small arms. AA spokesperson Khaing Thukha denied that the AA is responsible, blaming theMilitary.OneofthecivilianvictimswastransferredtointensivecareatSittweHospitalonOctober26. TwoCiviliansStruckbyShrapnel OnOctober24,amotherandher12yearolddaughterwerestruckbyshrapnelfromastrayartilleryshellduringfightingbetweentheTa’angNationalLiberationArmyandtheMilitaryinMawHarnVillageTract,KutkaiTownship,NorthernShanState.TheyweretakentoKutkaihospitaltotreattheirinjuries.Itisunknownwhichgroupisresponsiblefortheinjuries. MilitaryForcesCivilianstoWorkasPorters 35peoplearereported tohavebeen forced toserveasporters for theMilitary inMeezarVillage inPaletwaTownship,ChinState.OnOctober23,soldiersarrivedinthevillageandtoldlocalauthoritiestogathervillagerstocarryfoodandsuppliesfromTwinChaungWatoKhaMaungWathefollowingday.Uponthecompletionoftheonedaytrek,thesoldierspromisedtopayeachporter4,00Kyat(USD$2.60). ArakanArmyTakesHostagesfromFerry OnOctober26,theArakanArmy(AA)took58passengershostagefromaferrytravellinginArakanStatefromSittwetoButhidaung.TheAAfiredattheboat, forcingittodockinRathedaung,releasing110passengersandtakingthe58aboardmotorboats.AccordingtotheAA,onlypoliceofficersandsoldierswhowereposingasciviliansweretakenhostage.AccordingtotheMinistryofInformation,thosetakeninclude14 soldiers, 29police officers, twoPrisonsDepartment staffmembers and13 civilians. TheMilitarypursuedthemotorboatsbyhelicopter,resultinginanexchangeoffire.TheAAsaythattwoofthreeboatssank,andanumberofhostagesandAAmemberswerekilled.TheMilitaryclaimthattheAAhad killed these hostages before they launched the airstrike. 15 hostages, including fivecivilians,managedtoescapeduringthefire. Twocivilians,includingaminor,fromthenearbyvillageYayBote,wereinjuredbybulletsfiredbytheMilitaryhelicopters.Accordingtothefatherofoneoftheinjured,thetwowererunningtotheothersideofthecreektoescapefirefromthehelicopterswhentheywerestruck.Theywerenotimmediatelyabletobetakentohospital,astheMilitarywasquestioningvillagersandfiringinthesurroundingarea.OnewaslatertakentoSittwehospital,whiletheotherwastakentoRathedaungHospital.

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ChildInjuredbyMilitaryGunshot Whileout collecting firewoodwithhis fathernearYoeSanwinVillage,MyebonTownship inArakanState,aboywasstruckaccidentallybyagunshotfiredbyaMilitarysoldier.Hewastakentohospitalfortreatmentofhisinjury.TheshootingoccurredonOctober24.MilitaryspokesmanColonelWinZawOohasdeniedtheclaims. Rathedaungresidentshitbybullets TwoResidentsofYayBotevillageinRathedaungtownshipwereinjuredafterbeinghitbystraybullets.15yearoldMaungMaungChayand26yearoldKoKyawWinwereinjuredon27thOctoberandlatersenttohospital.LocalsallegethatthetwowereinjuredbybulletsshotbyBurmaArmytroopsoutofahelicopter. StudentreceivesinjuryduringclashesinRathedaungTownship AstudentwasinjuredbyastrayvillageinKyaukYanvillageon30thOctober.MaHninChay,13yearsoldwashitinherarmandcouldnotbesenttoRathedaunghospitalasthetransportwasunavailableduetothefighting. MineblastinMrauk-U,onekilledandoneinjured OnevillagerfromYwarHaungTawVIllageinMrauk-UTownshipwaskilledandanotherwasinjuredfollowingamineexplosiononOctober30th.32yearoldKoKyawNaingTunwaskilledandKoKyawTunSein,31yearsoldwasinjured.ThetwowhoworkedasexcavatorsweretoldbytheBurmaArmytodigupalandmine,whichthenexplodedaccordingtolocals

MonkTorturedbyMilitary

OnOctober28,aTa’angmonkwastorturedrepeatedlybysoldiersfromtheInfantryBattalion45inKutkai,northernShanState.Thesoldiers foundwalkie-talkiesanduniformsbelongingto theTa’angNationalLiberationArmy(TNLA)insidehismonastery.Thesoldiersaccusedofposingasamonk,hidinggunsandforcedhimtoconfesstopossessingmethamphetamines.Oncereleased,themonkwastreatedatKutkaihospital. NineVillagersinMinbyaReleasedbytheMilitary NineVillagers inMinbyaTownshipinArakanState,whowerearrestedbythemilitaryafterthetwomineswereexplodednearLateKhoteVillageinMinbyaTownshiponOctober1,werereleased.TwoofthearrestedpeoplearefromTaungPoteKayVillage,onearefromKyaukSonVillage,fourfromSeikTaRaVillageandtwofromMinDaMaVillage.

CivilianinPaletwaTownshipInjuredduetoBombExplosion

OnOctober4,acivilianinPaletwaTownshipreceivedinjuriesbecauseofbombexplodednearamilitarybattalioninPaletwaTownshipinChinState.ThiswasthefirsttimebombexplosioninPaletwaTown,saidaPaletwaTownLocal.

ThreeVillagersArrestedfromMyebonTownshipRelesedbyMilitary

IntheeveningofOctober7,threevillagersfromMiKyaungTatVillageinMyebonTownshipinArakanState,whowerearrestedbythemilitary,werereleased.TheywereMaungSoeChay,MaungMaungTunandKyawKyawNaing.OnOctober7,amilitarycolumnarrivedatthenorthofMiKyaungTatVillage

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and arrested and investigated and tortured these three villagers, said Mi Kyaung Tat VillageAdministratorThanHlaMaung. VillageAdministratorinLashioShottoDeath ThemidnightofOctober14,MarKu,villageadministratorofMangKaungVillageofNarKoneLoneVillageTractinLashioTownshipinShanState,wasshottodeathbytheunknownarmedpeople.Whenhewaswithfamilyatthehatinhisfarm,Lahulanguagespeakingpersonwokehimup.Hewasshotwhilehewentouttolook. WomanandChildInjuredinRathedaungforArtilleryShellExplosion OnthemorningofOctober20,30yearoldwomanandfouryearoldchildwereinjuredastheartilleryshellexplodedintotheSinKhoneTAingVillageinButhidaungTownshipinArakanState.Eventhoughtheydidnotreceiveseriousinjuries,theywenttotheSayTiTaungHospitalinButhidaungTownshiptoreceivemedicaltreatment.

AppealofTwoKachinActivistsRejectedbyStateHighCourt

EventhoughtheappealoftwoKachinActivistsSengNuPanandPaulLuwassubmittedtotheKachinStateHighCourtonOctober17,theStateHighCourtrejecteditonthesameday.OnSeptember20,thedistrictcourtrejectedtheirappeal.Therefore,theywillcontinuetosubmittheappealtothesupremecourtinNayPyiTaw.SengNuPanandPaulLuwerechargedunderSection19ofPeacefulAssemblyandPeacefulProcessionLawforholdinganunauthorizedstreetperformanceinJunetomarktheeighthanniversaryofthewarinKachinState.

ChairmanofANPinTaungupTownshipTakenandInvestigatedonsuspicionofSendingPeopletoAA

OnOctober22,ChairmanoftheArakanNationalParty,ThantTin,fromPaukPyinVillageinYwarMaTowninTaungupTownshipinArakanState,wastakenbysub-inspectorofYwarMaPoliceStationonsuspicionofsendingpeopletotheArakanArmy(AA).Then,thepolicechiefoftheTaungupTownshipinvestigated.Hewasreleasedafterhesignedthestatement,saidThantTin.

ManinDisplacedCampReceivedSeriousInjuriesforSteppingonMine

OnOctober23,EikeYae, lives inPanKuDisplacedCamp inShanState’sKutkaiTownship, receivedseriousinjuriesashesteppedonminewhilehewaslookingforbuffalosinfarm.Ashewasinseriouscondition,hewassenttoLashioHospitalthroughKutkaiHospital.

TwoWomeninButhidaungTownshipInjuredShotbyMilitaryColumn AsamilitarycolumncameintotheSitaungVillageinButhidaungTownshipinArakanStateandshotonOctober28,MaKyarSein,45yearold,andAyeKyautKhin,70yearsold,wereinjured.Localmansaidtheydidnotknowtheconditionoftwowomen.

RCSSrecruitinKyaukmeTownship

LocalMeninvillagesinKyaukmeTownshipinNorthernShanStatearearrestedandbeingrecruitedbytheRestorationCouncilofShanState(RCSS),saidlocals.OnOctober18,thechairmanofthevillagesent35menof theMaingTinVillageTract to theplace thatwas specifiedby theRCSS, said their familymembers.Moreover,localsaid15peoplefromNaungPeinVillagewhichis15milesawayfromKyaukMeweretakenduringthesedays,saidlocals.Thefamilymembersofthepersonsofrecruitmenthaveconcerns because the underage students were also recruited. RCSS responded that there is norecruitmentduringthesedays.

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ArakanArmyArrestedMilitaryexserviceman,CivilianandEducationGeneralStaff

OnOctober 30, office of theCommander in Chiefreleased a statement onwhich expressed that theArakanArmy(AA)arrestedmilitaryexservicemanBoNifromThayetOakVillageinMrauk-UTownshipinArakanStateonthenightofOctober26,CivilianTunMinTheinfromOPoneTaungVillageinMinbyaTownshiponOctober28.

Moreover,AAarrestedtheeducationgeneralstaffTaungPangfromPeWoneVillageinAukThelMaWaVillageTractintheborderofthePaletwaTownshipinChinStateandArakanStateonOctober27,saidhisfamilymembers.

17OCTOBER 2019

LEGISLATIONANDPOLICYDEVELOPMENTS

BurmaRatifiesChildSoldierTreaty OnSeptember27,BurmasignedtheOptionalProtocoltotheConventionontheRightsoftheChildontheInvolvementofChildreninArmedConflict(CRC-OPAC).AlsoknownastheChildSoldierTreaty,theProtocol ensures that children under the age of 18 are not recruited for armed conflict. This is animportantstepforhumanrightsinthecountry,whichhasinrecentyearscommittedtostoppingtheuseofchildsoldiers.However,therecentcaseofAungKoHtwehighlightstheneedtonotonlyprotectyouthfrombecomingchildsoldiers,buttoensurethatformerchildsoldiersaresupportedandallowedtospeak freelyabout theirexperiences.AungKoHtwewasreleased inSeptemberafterserving twoyearsinprisonforaninterviewwithRadioFreeAsia,inwhichhespokeabouthistimeasachildsoldier.Inordertocreatereconciliationandrepair theharmcausedbytheuseofchildsoldiers, freedomofexpressionmustbeprotected. HumanRightsLawAddedtoBurmeseUniversityCurriculums HumanrightslawcourseshavebeenaddedtodegreerequirementsforinternationalrelationsandlawstudentsatuniversitiesacrossBurma.Thelaweducationboarddecidedtoincludethehumanrightslawrequirementsatuniversitiesacrossthecountryfollowinganagreementbetweenthegovernmentsof Denmark and Burma, which saw the development of the curriculum for use in elective coursesatYangon Eastern District University andDagon University in Burma. Third year law students andfourth year international relations students will be required to take the course, which has beenendorsedbytheMinistryofEducation.

18OCTOBER 2019

LANDRIGHTS LocalFarmersTownshipProtestFarmlandManagementCommitteeinKawkareikTownship

Onthe11stofOctober,localfarmerswalkedaroundandprotestedinKawkareikTownship,KarenStatebecausetherewerenoopencaseoforiginallandandthelocalfarmerswerebeingaccused.Thelocalfarmerssaidthattheyprotestedbecausethetownshiplandmanagementcommitteedidnotopenthecaseoforiginallandregardingtothefarmlandoftheoriginalownerandmadeaunanimousdecision.Although15acresoflandwereissuedlandownershiptitleinDawPhyarvillage,KawkareikTownshipin2013,theoriginallandownersdidnotreceivefullacresoflandsthathadbeenconfiscatedandthetownshipfarmlandmanagementcommitteeissuedlandownershiptitletoothersandsuedtheoriginallandowners.

TwentyPercentofConfiscatedLandReturnedinRangoon

Onthe8thofOctober,twentypercentofland,whichhadbeenconfiscatedtobuildtheNewRangoonCityinKyeemyindaing,werereturned.Thetwentypercentoutof1514acresoflandweretransformedfromfarmlandtothecitylandandwerereturnedto187farmersfarmersinKyeemyindaingTownship.

Hpa-anResidentsDemandReturnofConfiscatedLand

Around1980,150acresnearBenjivillage inKarenState,Hpa-anTownshiphadbeenconfiscatedasstateownedlandbytheMinistryofIndustryandalltheselandswerereclaimedin2018.SawShweThanMyintinBenjiVillagesaidthe150acresoflandthathadbeenrelinquishedwerenotreturnedtotheoriginalownersandrentedthecompanyandtheorganizationsten-yearleaseonthelandbythestategovernment.

Sit-inProtestOverLandConfiscatedinHpa-anTownship

Onthe19thofOctober,originallandownersandtheir30supportersstagedasit-inprotesttogetbacktheirconfiscatedlandsfortherightstore-cultivation.SawMaungGyi,theleaderofthedemonstrationsaid the protest is held because Hpa-an Correctional Department confiscated 68 acres of farmlandownedby16localfarmerslast30yearsandithasnotbeenreturnedtothisdayalthoughthefarmershaveconstantlyaskedthegovernmentforit.

About500FarmersDemonstratedinThilawaEconomicZone

Onthe23rdofOctober,500farmersheldastreetprotestaroundtheThilawaspecialeconomiczonetooverturnthatdecisionasRangoonLandSurveyingCommittee’sdecisionaboutlandconfiscationwasdisastrousfortheresidents.RangoonLandSurveyingCommitteedecidedtoclosethecasesoflandconfiscation.

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REFERENCESARRESTS • VillagersArrestedinArakanState

(21October2019-Narinjara/Burmese)(22October2019 -DMG/Burmese) (22October2019-BNI)(23October2019-BNI)

• Military Questions Crew of BoatSeizedbyArakanAmy

(29 October 2019 - BBC/Burmese) (29October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (30October 2019 - DVB/Burmese) (31October2019- Irrawaddy)(31October2019-BNI)

• Civilian Arrested by Military inButhidaung (23October2019-Narinjara/Burmese)(23October2019 -DMG/Burmese) (24October2019-BNI)

• MilitaryArrests13Civilians (27October2019-Narinjara/Burmese)(29October2019-BNI)

• Three Demoso Farmers ArrestedunderPublicPropertyProtectionAct

• (21October 2019 - DVB/Burmese) (21October 2019 - Eleven/Burmese) (24October2019-Eleven/Burmese)

• Novice in Maungdaw Arrested insuspicionofBombExplosion (25October2019-Narinjara/Burmese)

• Nineteen Villagers in RathedaungTownshipArrestedbyMilitary

• (27October2019-DVB/Burmese) CHARGES • Family Members of Arakan Army

LeaderArrested (19October2019 -RFA/Burmese) (20October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (21October 2019 - Myanmar Times) (21

October - DMG) (22 October 2019 -BNI)(22October2019-DVB/Burmese) (24October2019-MyanmarTimes)(21October - Eleven) (28 October 2019 -BNI)(26October2019-Eleven)

• Christian School Teacher Charged

AfterSchoolRaid (1October2019-BNI)(1October2019- BNI/Burmese) (4 October 2019 -BNI/Burmese)

• SupportersofKarenActivistsCharged

(3 October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (3October 2019 - Eleven/Burmese) (4October 2019 - MyanmarNow/Burmese) (4 October 2019 -Irrawaddy)(7October2019-BNI)

• MP Charged Two Protest Leaders inLayMyatNarTownship (3October2019-Eleven/Burmese)

• MP of Waw Township ChargedFacebook Account Owner underSection66(d) (7October2019-TheVoice/Burmese)

• Dagon Myothit Seikkan TownshipProsecuted Three People includingSisterofFormerChildSoldierAungKoHtwe (17October2019-Irrawaddy/Burmese)

• Allitery Battalion Filed Ten FarmersunderLawProtectingthePrivacyandSecurityofCitizens (24October2019-DVB/Burmese)

• Writer Marn (Taung Lone Pyan)TestifiedatMyeikTownshipCourt (8 October 2019 - DVB/Burmese) (8October2019-Mizzima/Burmese)

• Prolong Trial of of Kyauk TanVillagerswithoutTestification (23October2019-DVB/Burmese)

SENTENCES

20OCTOBER 2019

• Karen Martyrs’ Day Activists Found

Guilty (2 October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (2October 2019 - BBC/Burmese) (2October 2019 - VOA/Burmese) (2October2019- Irrawaddy/Burmese)(2October 2019 - MyanmarTimes/Burmese) (2 October 2019 -Irrawaddy)(3October2019-MyanmarTimes) (3 October 2019 - Frontier) (3October 2019 - Myanmar Now) (3October 2019 - BNI) (3October 2019 -BNI) (18 October 2019 -Mizzima/Burmese)

• FinesImposedonVillagersinWanboaMineDispute (9 October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (10October 2019 - DVB/Burmese) (10October2019-Irrawaddy)

• FormerMilitaryCaptainSentencedtoTwoYearsImprisonment (1 October 2019 - MyanmarNow/Burmese)

TRIALS

• Two Monks with Suspected Links toArakanArmyReleased

• (4 October 2019 - DMG/Burmese) (4October 2019 - Narinjara/Burmese) (5October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (7October2019-BNI)

DETENTIONS • Location of Three Detained by

MilitaryUnknown (3 October 2019 - Narinjara/Burmese)(9October2019-BNI)

• Five Peacock Generation MembersSentenced to One Year With HardLabour (30 October 2019 - BBC/Burmese) (30October2019-Irrawaddy/Burmese)(30October 2019 - Mizzima/Burmese) (30October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (30October2019-RFA)(30October2019-Myanmar Now) (30 October 2019 -

Irrawaddy)(31October2019-MyanmarTimes)(31October2019-BNI)

RELEASES • Counter-Terrorism Charges Dropped

AgainstThree (22October2019 -DMG/Burmese) (22October2019-Narinjara/Burmese)(24October2019-BNI)

• ATeacherReleasedafterAppealWon (4 October 2019 - MyanmarNow/Burmese)

DISAPPEARANCES

• ThreeFarmersMissingfromPaletwaTownship (1October2019-BNI)(1October2019-BNI/Burmese)

• SevenVillagersMissing (7October2019-MyanmarTimes)

• Brothers Missing from MyebonTownship (15October2019-Narinjara/Burmese)(16 October 2019 - BNI/Burmese) (17October2019-BNI)

CONDITIONSOFIMPRISONMENT

• Detainee Sent to Hospital for ThirdTime (10October2019-Narinjara/Burmese)(11 October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (11October2019-BNI)

• Medicines and Food Need for ThoseFacingTrialInsidePrison (4October2019-DMG/Burmese)

• Infectious diseases are highlycontagious in Prison and PrisonLabourCampduetoOvercrowding (15October2019-Eleven/Burmese)

21OCTOBER 2019

RESTRICTIONS ON FORMER POLITICALPRISONERS

• ArakanArmyArrestsFirefighters (12 October 2019 - BBC/Burmese) (13October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (13October2019-Narinjara/Burmese)(14October 2019 - Eleven) (15 October2019-RFA)(16October2019-BNI)(16October 2019 - Myanmar Times) (17October 2019 - Eleven) (28 October2019-DMG/Burmese)(28October2019-Narinjara/Burmese)(28October2019- RFA/Burmese) (29 October 2019 -Irrawaddy) (29 October 2019 -Myanmar Times) (29 October 2019 -BNI)(29October2019-Irrawaddy)(31October2019-BNI)

• CiviliansInjuredbyNavyFire (1 October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (1October 2019 - VOA/Burmese) (1October2019- Irrawaddy/Burmese)(1October 2019 - DMG/Burmese) (1October2019 -RFA) (1October2019 -Irrawaddy)(2October2019-MyanmarTimes) (2 October 2019 - BNI) (2October 2019 - Irrawaddy) (2 October2019 - BNI) (2 October 2019 - BNI) (3October2019-BNI)

• ArmyShootsManatCheckpoint (2 October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (2October 2019 - BBC/Burmese) (2October 2019 - DVB/Burmese) (2October2019- Irrawaddy/Burmese)(2October 2019 - MyanmarTimes/Burmese) (2 October 2019 -DMG/Burmese)(2October2019-RFA)(3October2019-BNI)

• GirlInjuredinIDPCamp (3 October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (7October2019-BNI)

• Villagers Tortured DuringInterrogation (31 October 2019 - RFA) (31 October2019-RFA/Burmese)

• ManShotByUnidentifiedGunmen (5 October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (5October2019- Irrawaddy/Burmese)(7October2019-BNI)

• Explosion Strikes Two at KyaukmeTeaFarm (8 October 2019 - DVB/Burmese) (8October2019-7DayDaily/Burmese)(9October 2019 - BNI/Burmese) (9October2019-Irrawaddy)

• Wife Killed and Husband Injured atTeaFarminKyaukme (11 October 2019 - Shan HeraldNews/Burmese) (15 October 2019 -BNI)

• MineBlastInjuresYephyuResident (14 October 2019 - BNI) (17 October2019-BNI/Burmese)

• VillagerKilledbyLandmine (8 October 2019 - BNI/Burmese) (8October2019 -BNI) (9October2019 -BNI)(22October2019-BNI)

• TwoCiviliansDieAmidClashes (9 October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (9October 2019 - BBC/Burmese) (9October 2019 - VOA/Burmese) (9October2019- Irrawaddy/Burmese)(9October2019-DMG/Burmese) (9October2019-Irrawaddy)

• CivilianKilledbyArtilleryShell (8 October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (8October 2019 - BBC/Burmese) (9October2019-BNI)

• TNLAAttackInjuresCivilians (9 October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (9October 2019 - VOA/Burmese) (9October2019-Irrawaddy/Burmese)(9October 2019 - BNI/Burmese) (9October 2019 - BNI/Burmese) (10October2019-Eleven)

• MonksInjuredbyMine (14 October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (14October 2019 - BBC/Burmese) (16October2019-MMTimes)(16October2019-Irrawaddy)

• Five Civilians Injured by Shelling inNorthernShanState (14 October 2019 - BNI/Burmese) (15October2019-BNI)(15October2019-BNI)

• OneInjuredandOneKilledinArakanState

22OCTOBER 2019

(15 October 2019 - BBC/Burmese) (15October 2019 - VOA/Burmese) (15October2019-Irrawaddy/Burmese)(16October2019- Irrawaddy)(16October2019-BNI)(18October2019-BNI)

• Military Uses Villagers as HumanShields (13 October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (15October2019-BNI)

• Military Threatens Locals and StealsFood (16October2019 -DMG/Burmese) (16October2019-DMG)

• ClashInjuresTwoinArakanState (17October2019-DMG)

• CivilianGuideShotbyMilitary (17 October 2019 - BNI/Burmese) (17October2019-Narinjara/Burmese)(17October 2019 - DMG/Burmese) (21October2019-BNI)

• WomanInjuredbyArtilleryShell (21October2019-Irrawaddy/Burmese)(21October2019 -DMG/Burmese) (22October2019- Irrawaddy)(22October2019-BNI)

• MonkKilledOverTaxCollection (21October2019 -RFA/Burmese) (21October 2019 - BNI/Burmese) (22October2019-Irrawaddy)

• Mother and Daughter Injured inArakanState (21October2019 -DMG/Burmese) (22October2019-BNI)(23October2019-BNI)

• TwoCiviliansInjuredinKyauktaw • (23 October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (23

October2019-Narinjara/Burmese)(24October2019-BNI)

• VillagersForcedtoWorkasGuides (23October2019 -DMG/Burmese) (23October2019-Narinjara/Burmese)(24October 2019 - DMG/Burmese) (28October2019-BNI)

• 2 Civilians Among Injured in PoliceTruckAttack (24October2019-Narinjara/Burmese)(25October 2019 - DVB/Burmese) (25October 2019 - Mizzima/Burmese) (25October 2019 - DMG/Burmese) (25October2019- Irrawaddy)(28October

2019-BNI)(28October2019-BNI)(28October2019-BNI)

• TwoCiviliansStruckbyShrapnel (27 October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (28October2019-BNI)(25October2019-Irrawaddy)

• Military Forces Civilians to Work asPorters (23 October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (23October 2019 - Mizzima/Burmese) (25October 2019 - BNI/Burmese (28October2019-BNI)

• Arakan Army Takes Hostages fromFerry

• (26October2019 -DMG/Burmese) (26October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (27October2019-Narinjara/Burmese)(27October 2019 - BBC/Burmese) (27October 2019 - BBC/Burmese) (27October 2019 - VOA/Burmese) (27October 2019 - Frontier) (27 October2019-Eleven)(28October2019-BNI)(28 October 2019 - RFA) (28 October2019 - BNI) (28 October 2019 -DVB/Burmese) (28 October 2019 -VOA/Burmese) (29 October 2019 -DVB/Burmese) (29 October 2019 -VOA/Burmese)(29 October 2019 -Myanmar Times) (29 October 2019 -BNI) (29 October 2019 - BNI) (31October2019-Irrawaddy)

• ChildInjuredbyMilitaryGunshot (25 October 2019 - DMG) (25 October2019-DMG/Burmese)(25October2019-Narinjara/Burmese)

• Rathedaungresidentshitbybullets (27October2019-Narinjara/Burmese)(28October2019 -DMG/Burmese) (28October 2019 -Narinjara/Burmese) (29October-BNI)

• StudentreceivesinjuryduringclashesinRathedaungTownship (30October2019-DMG/Burmese)(30October-DMG)

• MineblastinMrauk-U,onekilledandoneinjured (30October 2019 - DVB/Burmese) (30October 2019 - DMG/Burmese) (30 October - BNI)

23OCTOBER 2019

• Monk Tortured by Military (31October 2019 - DVB/Burmese) (31October 2019 - RFA/Burmese) (31October2019-Irrawaddy/Burmese)(31October 2019 - BNI/Burmese) (31October2019-Irrawaddy)

• NineVillagersinMinbyaReleasedbytheMilitary (2October2019-Narinjara/Burmese)

• CivilianinPaletwaTownshipInjuredduetoBombExplosion (4October2019-VOA/Burmese)

• Three Villagers Arrested fromMyebonTownshipRelesedbyMilitary (8October2019-Narinjara/Burmese)

• Village Administrator in Lashio ShottoDeath (16October2019 -RFA/Burmese) (16October2019-DVB/Burmese)

• Woman and Child Injured inRathedaung for Artillery ShellExplosion (21 ctober2019-RFA/Burmese)

• Appeal of Two Kachin ActivistsRejected by State High Court (21October2019-BNI/Burmese)

• Chairman of ANP in TaungupTownshipTakenandInvestigatedonsuspicionofSendingPeopletoAA (23October2019-Narinjara/Burmese)

• Man in Displaced Camp ReceivedSeriousInjuriesforSteppingonMine (25October2019-BNI/Burmese)

• TwoWomeninButhidaungTownshipInjuredShotbyMilitaryColumn (28 ctober2019-RFA/Burmese)

• RCSS recruit in Kyaukme Township (28October2019-VOA/Burmese)

• Arakan Army Arrested Military exserviceman, Civilian and EducationGeneral Staff (31October2019-VOA/Burmese)

LEGISLATIONANDPOLICYDEVELOPMENTS • BurmaRatifiesChildSoldierTreaty

(1October2019-Irrawaddy)(3October-Eleven)(7October2019-BNI)

• HumanRightsLawAddedtoBurmeseUniversityCurriculums (16October2019-Irrawaddy/Burmese)(16October2019-TheVoice/Burmese)(17October2019-Irrawaddy)

LANDDISPUTE

• LocalFarmersTownshipProtestFarmlandManagementCommitteeinKawkareikTownship (11October2019-DVB/Burmese)

• Twenty Percent of Confiscated LandReturnedinRangoon (8October2019-Mizzima/Burmese) (9 October 2019 -Eleven/Burmese) (9 October 2019 -RFA/Burmese)

• Hpa-an Residents Demand Return ofConfiscatedLand (14October 2019 -RFA/Burmese)

• Sit-in Protest Over Land ConfiscatedinHpa-anTownship (20October2019- DVB/Burmese) (21 October 2019 -BNI/Burmese)

• About500FarmersDemonstrated inThilawa Economic Zone (23 October2019-RFA/Burmese)

24OCTOBER 2019

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