Tag: extortion
Northern Shan Trade Disrupted by Rising Checkpoint Fees and Road Restrictions
Merchants and drivers report that checkpoint fees and road-clearance bribes extorted at military regime checkpoints along the route from Nawnghkio in northern Shan State...
PNO Militia Extorts Returning IDPs Through Forced Conscription Buyouts in Yawnghwe
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) returning to their homes in Yawnghwe (Nyaungshwe) Township are facing crippling financial extortion by the Pa-O National Organization (PNO) militia,...
Myanmar Nationals Fleeing via Tachileik Face Extortion and Tightening Travel Restrictions
As Myanmar's military junta intensifies enforcement of its national conscription law, thousands of people are attempting to leave the country. For those traveling through...
Junta Pressures Karenni IDPs to Return Through Threats and Extortion
Karenni civilians who fled the fighting that erupted in November 2023 and sought refuge in Taunggyi Township are facing a renewed crisis. Displaced residents...
Junta Troops Accused of Extorting Travelers at Taunggyi Checkpoints
Military regime troops stationed at the Ayetharyar checkpoint in Taunggyi Township, southern Shan State, are reportedly detaining passengers and demanding money from those who...
Junta Enforces NRC-Based Travel Restrictions Across Multiple Regions
Myanmar’s military regime has tightened restrictions on the movement of people from conflict-affected areas by enforcing travel controls based on National Registration Card (NRC)...
Fear and Fees: Shan Youth Facing Forced Conscription and Armed Group...
Every time a letter arrives from a ward or village administrator, mothers across Shan State feel the same fear: “Is my son on the...
Families in Southern Shan State Face Extortion Amid Military Conscription Drive
In southern Shan State, Myanmar’s military junta is aggressively enforcing conscription under its 15th batch of mandatory military service, leaving families with an impossible...
Junta-Aligned Militias Intensify Conscription and Extortion in Shan Villages
Pro-junta paramilitary forces in southern Shan State are escalating coercive recruitment and financial extortion, exacerbating tensions in conflict-affected communities, according to local sources. In northern...
Junta and Pa-O Militia Extort “Military Service Fees” from Panglong Residents
Local residents in Panglong (ပၢင်လွင်း Pinlaung) Township are being forced to pay so-called “military service fees” to both the Myanmar military junta and its...
