FEM has provided a submission to the International Parliamentary Inquiry into the international response to the coup in Myanmar. The Inquiry was launched to assess the response of international actors to the crisis in Myanmar, with the aim of formulating effective policy recommendations for courses
FEM urges Ooredoo to conduct heightened due diligence before deciding whether to sell or who to sell to, ensuring the greatest protection for the digital rights of employees and customers. Ooredoo, the last foreign mobile telecoms operator remaining in Myanmar, has reportedly told the regulator
FEM has submitted a report to the UN Special Rapporteur regarding the military’s use of propaganda, disinformation, media censorship, and internet restrictions to incite conflict. Background The UN Special Rapporteur for freedom of expression, Irene Khan, is writing a report for the UN General Assembly
US recognition of genocide escalates the importance of stopping Telenor’s sale of surveillance technology to a suspected military front company that could use it to enable more atrocity crimes. If Telenor and Norway fail to fulfil their obligations, the US should use sanctions to stop
FEM has submitted a report to the United Nations Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights documenting how the Myanmar government and military have arbitrarily shutdown and slowed down access to the internet over the past three years. The report covers Myanmar’s regulatory framework,
Newly disclosed information means Telenor’s sale of its Myanmar operations may be illegal under the Norwegian Sanctions Act and European Council Regulation No. 401/2013, and the current sale should be canceled or paused to conduct human rights due diligence. FEM has questioned the legality of
To mark one year since the military banned Facebook in Myanmar, join us in a discussion on the “digital coup”. The event will hear from four speakers from different sectors each with an expert understanding of the topic: Khoe Reh – the Head of Myanmar
The military’s new draft Cyber Security Law repeats the repressive provisions of previous drafts and adds more, seriously threatening the safety and security of Myanmar’s digital space. The military has circulated a newly revised draft Cyber Security Law to a few stakeholders requesting any feedback
A new legal amendment returns media “crimes” and imprisonment to Myanmar and seeks to further control internet media. The Second Broadcast Law “Amendment” was “adopted” by the military’s State Administration Council on 1 November 2021 without any advance notice or consultation. The original Broadcast Law
2019 2020 2021 Internet Freedom Status အင်တာနက်ပေါ်တွင် လွတ်လပ်မှု အခြေအနေ Not Free လွတ်လပ်မှုမရှိ Not Free လွတ်လပ်မှုမရှိ Not Free လွတ်လပ်မှုမရှိ A. Obstacles to Access (0-25 points) ရရှိအသုံးပြုနိုင်မှုအပေါ် အတားအဆီးများ (၀-၂၅ မှတ်) 10 7 4 B. Limits on Content (0-35 points) အကြောင်းအရာများကို ကန့်သတ်မှု (၀–၃၅ မှတ်) 16 13 7 C. Violations of