Author: Coordinator
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UN submission on military propaganda and disinformation
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…
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Recommendations to protect mass movements submitted to UN
FEM has submitted a report based on the experiences of Myanmar to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of assembly and association who is conducting a review of “social…
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US should use sanctions to stop Telenor sale after genocide recognition
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…
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Review of post-coup CSO funding submitted to UN
FEM has submitted a report to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of assembly and association documenting the post-coup funding of CSOs in Myanmar. The report covers Myanmar’s association…
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UN review of internet shutdowns including Myanmar
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…
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Telenor sale potentially illegal under Norwegian law
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…
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Digital coup anniversary event
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…
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New report: 505A Act of revenge
The Myanmar people have used their right to freedom of expression to reject the military’s 2021 coup. The military’s responded with vengeance, including unlawfully adopting new legal provisions such as…
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Military’s cyber security bill worse than their previous draft
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…
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Mark Human Rights Day with silent strike
The Myanmar public will mark International Human Rights Day on 10 December 2021 with a massive nationwide silent strike. Businesses will close, civil society will shut, and people will stay…