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FBR REPORT: People in Karen State Face Attacks, Forced Labor, Land Confiscation and Disastrous Weather; FBR Teams Bring Relief
Karen State, Burma 22 June, 2011
In This Report:
Here is a compilation of information from Free Burma Ranger teams currently operating in several areas of Northern and Central Karen State. Dooplaya District (Southern Central Karen State): Civilians used for cover, mortared villages Toungoo District (Northern Karen State): Relief team report: Troop movements, shooting and forced labor Nyaunglebin District (Northwestern Karen State): Crop failure and shooting Papun (Muthraw) District (Northeastern Karen State): Relief team mission Thaton District (Western Karen State): Relief team mission Pa-an District (Central Karen State): Burma Army and Border Guard Force activities, forced labor and land confiscation
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On 8 June 2011, LIB 201 operating under Division 22 in Mae Pleh Village, Kawtari Township, took several items from local villagers, including one cow. On 11 June 2011 at 7:00am, Burma Army Infantry Battalion (IB) 81 forced 33 people from Kya Ka Wa Village to walk amongst them as cover from ambushes along the way to Ku Do Village in Kawtari Township. All of the 33 were adults aged 18 to 50, including 20 women. IB 81 also took 21 animals and 4 tins of rice from local villagers for food.
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Team summary
The FBR team distributed radio equipment to local people to provide early warning and coordinate village evacuations in case of Burma Army attack. Thanks for your support and helping these team make a difference bringing help, hope and love in Karen State, Burma. Thank you and God bless you, Toungoo District FBR
FBR team trains villagers to use radios for early warning of attacks, Toungoo District
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Aye Maung Than (Immigration) Naw Htwen Has (Education) Kyaw Thain (Electronic) 2. Situation of Border Guard Force BGF Battalions 1011 and 1012 are based in Lu Plen Township. Battalion 1011 is at Ka Wee Wen Kee between the villages of Wal Daw and Ta Kot Poe, and Battalion 1012 has a camp at Thay Bay Hill between Kwee Lay and Htee La Nen villages. They are still building these camps. The BGF troops are under Burma Army command and must obey Burma Army orders. The BGF forced the people who stay beside Kaw Taw to Mae Tha Wa road to build the road. The Burma Army and BGF have demanded forced labor from nearby villagers: they are forced to help build their camps and carry food to the camps. The people who live on the hillsides in the area do slash-and-burn cultivation. This year the weather is not good enough, so the people could not burn their field for the cultivation and their fields are destroyed.
The situation of SPDC and BGF activity at Ta Nay Cha Township, East Daw Na Mae Plet Toe area
There are four BGF battalions in East Daw Na, Mae Plet Toe area in Ta Nay Cha Township: Battalions 1017, 1018, 1019 and 1020. The overall commander of the four battalions is Maung Chit Thu. Battalion 1017's commander is Saw Di Di and their camp is at Za Yat Pyu Goe between Mae Plet Village and Whin Shan Village. Battalion 1018 is commanded by Saw Maung Win and their camp is in the Boo Gaw Kloe area between Htee Law Theet Village and Saw Kho Village. The FBR team documented names of 32 villagers from whom land was confiscated by Battalion 1018 for their camp. Battalion 1019's commander is Saw Len Thay and their camp is in villagers' fields in Maw Naw Ku. The villagers' fields were taken by force. Battalion 1020's commander is Son Hla, based between Pha Klue Village and Lo Baw Village. In 2006 and 2007, the Karen Peace Force (KPF) group was based in Ta Nay Sha Township and starting in 2007, the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) and Karen Peace Council (KPC) invited businessmen to begin logging in the area of Mae Plet Toe and Thoo Mwen Toe. When they entered they built roads from Klay Kee Village to No Kay Village, from Saw Kho Village to Hto Kot Koe Village, from Hto Kot Koe Village to Thoo Mwen Village and from Thay Kar Kha Village to Htee Wa Klay Village. There are also many car roads near Daw Na Hill. In 2010, the DKBA units in the area changed to Border Guard Forces (BGF). As this happened they also worked with the KPC to do business along the border. On 15 April 2010, Chinese specialists came to the Mae Plet Toe area to search for oil. Two Burmese companies, Chit Lay Myai and Zin Ka Ba, are already active in the area. Chit Lay Myai Company is organized by Maung Chit Thu and Zin Ka Ba Company is organized by U Khin Shwe. Beginning on 5 May 2011, the KPC plan to build the road at Htee Wa Klay to Thoo Mwen and organized by Maung Shwe Kyaw. We see often that when companies do business in this area the people's lands are taken; the fields and gardens in Mae Plet Toe are destroyed and security is difficult. On 8 April 2011, leaders of local villages were ordered to have a meeting at Kot Koe. They were told by BGF Commander Maung Chit Thu that they must send new soldiers. After the meeting the village leaders said that they could not give the soldiers because they have to provide new soldiers every year, but they were ordered to do so regardless. Maung Chit Thu required that the soldiers be between 18 and 45 years of age and 5 feet 4 inches tall. They must be sent by 27 April 2011. Villagers who did not want to become soldiers had to pay 50,000 Baht (US$1,600). The table below shows how many soldiers each village was required to send.
BGF forced conscription orders by village in the Mae Plent Toe area, Ta Nay Char Township
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Location
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Saw Kho Ker Gaw Htee Son Rah Htee wa Blaw Koe Ko Village Htee Ko Htaw Village Then Po Village Mae Plent Hta Village Thay Ka Ya village
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