{"id":64029,"date":"2007-05-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeburmarangers.org\/2007\/05\/09\/oppression-up-close\/"},"modified":"2007-05-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-09T00:00:00","slug":"oppression-up-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/2007\/05\/09\/oppression-up-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Oppression Up Close"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" bordercolordark=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"662\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" bordercolorlight=\"#b7c494\" bordercolordark=\"#333333\" bordercolor=\"#003333\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"99%\" class=\"bodybox\"><span class=\"title1\">FBR REPORT: Oppression             Up Close: Photos of the Burma Army in Northern Nyaunglebin District,             Karen State, Eastern Burma. May 1, 2007<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"99%\">\n<div align=\"left\" class=\"greytext\">               Nyaunglebin District, Karen State, Eastern Burma<br \/>                Report Date: May 1, 2007<a name=\"0\"><\/a>              <\/p>\n<div class=\"divdashedline\"> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" class=\"linkMenu\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#1\"><span class=\"linkMenu\"> Forced Labor and Extortion<\/span>                 <\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"linkMenu\"><span class=\"linkMenu\"> Five villagers                     wounded by Burma Army landmine.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"linkMenu\"><span class=\"linkMenu\"> Over 250                     villagers forced to porter for Burma Army.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2\"><span class=\"linkMenu\"> Photos of LID 11 troops                 returning to Muthey army camp<\/span><\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#3\"><span class=\"linkMenu\"> Interview with a teacher:                 &#8220;In the month of March I have fled into the jungle four times.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#4\"><span class=\"linkMenu\">Forced Relocation of Aung                 Soe Moe villagers<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"divdashedline\"> <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" bordercolordark=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5\" bgcolor=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\" height=\"30\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"706\" class=\"bodyCopy\" height=\"30\">\n<table width=\"99%\" border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"1%\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\"><span class=\"title2\">Forced Labor and Extortion: <\/span><i><a name=\"1\"><\/a>             <\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"12%\"><a href=\"#0\" class=\"bodyCopy\">^ top <\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/20070509_01t.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\"><br \/><span class=\"caption\">Photo: Blu Doh villagers forced to clear ground for the   construction of a new LIB 351 office. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/20070509_02t.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><br \/>  Photo: Saw Xxx Xxx Xxx, forced to collect Bamboo for the construction of the   new LIB 351 office. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/20070509_03.jpg\" width=\"300\"><br \/>  Photo: Civilian vehicles forced to carry rocks for the improvement of the new   Burma Army road. <\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"bodyCopy\">1. On 11 April, 2007, Burma Army LIB 599, with 35 soldiers,   forced villagers to carry food for LIB 375 of MOC 9 at Kwee De Kaw camp. One   of these villagers stepped on a landmine that had been placed by the Burma Army   near their camp. Five villagers were injured by the explosion; they are: Saw   Xxx Xxx, 30 years old, from Koni Village; Saw Xx Xxxx Xxx, 26 years old, from   Koni Village; Saw Xxx Xxxx, 50 years old, from N&#8217;plaw Doh Village; Saw Xx Xxx,   30 years old, from Wei Swan Village ; and Saw Xxxx Xxx, 20 years old, from Haw   Hta Plaw Village. LIB 599 is under Major Tin Bo Aung, Captain Aung Ko Oo, Myint   Tun, and Lieutenant Myint San Oo. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"bodyCopy\"> 2. On 10 April, 2007, Burma Army LIB 599 forced villagers   from Ta Kaw Pwa (Burmese: Tat Kon) village-tract to provide 25 bullock carts   to carry their loads from battalion head-quarters (In-toe\/In-shay) to Kwee De   kaw (Burmese: Paung-Zeik) camp. The villagers were also required to bring 150   bamboo pieces and other wood to build the camp. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"bodyCopy\"> 3. On 4 and 9 April, 2007, Burma Army LIB 599 forced   250 villagers from Ko Nee and Ta Kaw Pwa (Tak-gon) village tracts to carry food   for the Kaw La Wah Lu army camp. Each Day 250 villagers were required to report   to LIB 599 battalion headquarters. The Burma Army threatened to capture villagers   if at least 250 villagers did not come to carry loads. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"bodyCopy\"> 4. From 31 March until 31 April, Burma Army MOC 5   commander Khaung Mya required the use of cars belonging to the following eight   Kaw Thay Der villagers: Naw Xxx Xx, Saw Xxx Xx, Saw Xxx Xxx, Naw Xx Xxx, Saw   Xxxx Xxx, Saw Xxxxx Xxx, Saw Xxxx and Saw Xxxx Xx. These villagers were required   to move Burma Army rations and supplies everyday without rest. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"bodyCopy\"> 5. Burma Army LIB 351 has also forced villagers from   Bluh Doh village to clear ground for the construction of a new battalion office,   and to collect bamboo to be used in the construction of the office.<\/p>\n<p>  One villager, Saw Xxxx Xxx, was shot and wounded by LIB 351 as he worked in   his rice field. The Burma Army then threatened him if he were to tell anyone   they shot him, and then fined him for working in an area they claimed was off   limits to villagers. He was shot and wounded at Ywa Sa Gaw village. <\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bodyCopy\">Another man who was collecting bamboo for the Burma   Army, Saw Xxx Xxx Xxx, was captured with two of his friends on 15 March 2007.   His two friends were released, but he has not yet been released. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title2\">Toungoo District Forced Labor <\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"bodyCopy\">On 2 April, 2007, Burma Army MOC 5 commander Khaung   Mya based in Bawgali Gyi (Kler La) forced the Bawgali Gyi villagers to cut 400   pieces of bamboo for use at the army camp.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"title2\">Extortion: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bodyCopy\">1. During fighting between the KNLA and Burma Army at   P&#8217;Yalaha, one Burma Army bulldozer was damaged. LIB 349 demanded 38 million   kyat from Hti Bah Lo Village (the village contains 83 houses with 420 civilians)   for reparation. The Burma Army threatened to put the village headman and secretary   in prison if villagers could not pay the money. When the KNLA destroyed another   bulldozer in Mon Township, Burma Army LIB 590 battalion commander Moe Win and   company commander Zaw Myit demanded 170 million kyat from Wei Gyi and Lu-A villages.   Wei Gyi Village has 115 houses with 791 people and Lu-A has 117 houses with   711 people. If they do not pay the money for the bulldozer the villages must   relocate to between Nyaung Bi Zeik and Myaw Yo Gyi <\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"bodyCopy\"> <br \/>  2. Burma Army LIB 599 battalion commander Tin Po Aung has been inflating the   price of food to extort money from the following village tracts: Mon, Tat Kone,   Naung Bo, and Mwai Twain. One example is the selling of chickens for 1,800 kyat,   as opposed to the standard 800 kyat. <\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"title2\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" bordercolordark=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5\" bgcolor=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\" height=\"30\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"706\" class=\"bodyCopy\" height=\"30\">\n<table width=\"99%\" border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"1%\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\"><span class=\"title2\">Photos of LID 11 Troops Returning             to Muthey Army Camp: <\/span><i><a name=\"2\"><\/a> <\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"12%\"><a href=\"#0\" class=\"bodyCopy\">^ top <\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/20070509_04.jpg\" width=\"300\"><br \/><span class=\"caption\">Photo: Tactical Operations Command 2 under LID 11 returned   to Muthey on 17 April 2007. The TOC commander is on the left, accompanied by   a battalion commander. <\/span> <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"caption\"> <br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/20070509_05.jpg\" width=\"300\"><br \/>  Photo: 500 TOC 2 soldiers returned to Muthey from Paw Kay Ko camp, accompanied   by a Bulldozer and many convict porters carrying supplies and injured soldiers.   17 April 2007. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/20070509_06.jpg\" width=\"300\"><br \/><span class=\"bodyCopy\">Photo: Convict Porter tied to a Burma Army soldier. 17   April 2007. <\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"caption\"><span class=\"bodyCopy\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/20070509_07.jpg\" width=\"300\"><br \/>  Photo: convict porters guarded by Burma Army troops. 17 April 2007. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"title2\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" bordercolordark=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5\" bgcolor=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\" height=\"30\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"706\" class=\"bodyCopy\" height=\"30\">\n<table width=\"99%\" border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"1%\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\"><span class=\"title2\">Interview With a Teacher, NAW Xxx             Xxxx :<\/span><i><a name=\"3\"><\/a> <\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"12%\"><a href=\"#0\" class=\"bodyCopy\">^ top <\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"bodyCopy\">&#8220;My name is Naw Xxx Xxxx and I live in Saw Ka Der Village.   I am a school teacher in the village. I want to tell you about the situation   in my village. Last year, in 2006, I had to flee and hide in jungle almost every   month; in this year, 2007, in the month of March, I have fled into the jungle   and hidden more than four times. At the end of March, villagers in Saw Ka Der   Village had to flee and some had no time to run; the BA captured them but did   not take them. The army looted all the household materials. A woman with 3 children   who the BA captured said they looted all of her children&#8217;s clothes, the cooking   pots, machetes, and everything; she begged the army and they gave her some cooking   pots and machetes back. She said most of the army were young and many of them   could speak Karen very well. The army also dropped some cards that said, &#8220;We   do not hurt, we only complete our duty.&#8221; When I and all the villagers fled and   hid, the army almost caught us in the jungle; they were very close to us, about   50 meters away from us. The army burned down a barn with paddy inside. They   captured one man and until now we have not heard anything about him.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/20070509_08.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><br \/>  Photo of Naw Xxx Xxxx <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" bordercolordark=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5\" bgcolor=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\" height=\"30\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"706\" class=\"bodyCopy\" height=\"30\">\n<table width=\"99%\" border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"1%\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\"><span class=\"title2\">Forced Relocation of Aung Soe Moe             Village:<\/span><i><a name=\"4\"><\/a> <\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"12%\"><a href=\"#0\" class=\"bodyCopy\">^ top <\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"bodyCopy\">Burma Army LIB 351 has been slowly forcing Aung Soe Moe   villagers to relocate for much of 2007. Many villagers have already moved to   the Kyauk Kyi area (see report March 21, 2007), but some have built small temporary   houses near their old village as the Burma Army has demanded all homes to be   destroyed. Only the clinic and school in the village have not been torn down.   <\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"caption\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/20070509_09.jpg\" width=\"300\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caption\">Photo: Houses in Aung Soe Moe village that have been   destroyed by order of LIB 351 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/20070509_10.jpg\" width=\"300\"><br \/>  Photo: LIB 351 soldiers napping in Aung Soe Moe village after entering the village   to oversee the relocation of the village. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyCopy\">ENDS<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 <\/p>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\nvar post=eval({\"id\":64029,\"title\":\"Oppression Up Close\",\"subject\":\"FBR: Oppression Up Close\",\"admin_email\":\"info@freeburmarangers.org\",\"admin_name\":\"FBR\"});\n<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBR REPORT: Oppression Up Close: Photos of the Burma Army in Northern Nyaunglebin District, Karen State, Eastern Burma. 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