There are also reports of ethnic profiling, including restrictions on wearing Kachin traditional clothing at checkpoints such as Moe Nyin gate and Kamaing–Lawa gate. In a separate incident in Lone Khin village tract, two young men were reportedly shot dead by junta forces on September 20, 2025, at around 3:20 PM. One was shot near the junction between Lone Khin village and Maw Si Sar village, near Pauk Oo teashop, and the other near a construction site for a Rakhine cultural office in Maw Si Sar village. According to the Lone Khin funeral assistance association, the victims were later identified as a young man, age 33, from Sagaing Region, and another man, age 36. Their bodies were left in the Maw Si Sar mining area. Artillery Fire KHRW documented 13 cases of artillery fire in two districts in Kachin State, resulting in the deaths of 8 civilians and injuries to 27. In the Hpakant area, military offensives and attacks are occurring almost every day, and heavy weapons are also being fired daily. As a result, many local residents are fleeing to Myitkyina for safety. The renewed military offensive by the military and militia groups in Hpakant began in the first week of May 2025. Since then, fighting has occurred daily along the Hpakant road and in many parts of Hpakant town, including Lone Khin, the Seng Tawng area, Mashi Ka Htaung Village, Sharaw Hka village, Maw Maung Layan, San Kwel, Maw Wan Gyi, Maw Wan Kalay, and other surrounding areas. During the first week of August 2025 in Hpakant Township, on a rainy morning, artillery fire by the Myanmar Armed Forces was launched from the strategic hill in Maw Wan Ward into civilian areas. As a result, a young boy, who was living in a rented house in Mrauk Phyu village with his parents, was killed. His mother was injured and taken to a clinic for treatment. At least five other people from nearby houses were injured by the shelling. The military has continued to attack civilian areas with heavy weapons, small arms, and drones, even when no fighting is taking place. 26 | "Inhumane Acts" by KHRW