Dooplaya Situation Update: Kawkareik, Kyainseikgyi and Kyonedoe townships, May to October 2014

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"This Situation Update describes events occurring in Kawkareik, Kyainseikgyi, and Kyonedoe townships, Dooplaya District between May and October 2014, including cases of theft and looting, shooting and arbitrary arrest and detention... On May 7th 2014, Infantry Battalion (IB) #32 confiscated and looted villagers? property in Kawkareik Township. Although villagers reported it to the IB #32 battalion commander, no action was taken against the perpetrators... On October 9th 2014, 25-year-old Saw D--- from A--- village was shot at by soldiers from Tatmadaw Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) #283 while returning by motorcycle to his village from Kyaikdon town. He was not injured during the incident... On October 12th 2014, a Tatmadaw soldier arrested two Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) soldiers and one villager. The community does not know what has happened to the villager."

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Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG)

Date of Publication: 

2015-02-02

Date of entry: 

2015-03-02

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English

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