Category: News သတင်း
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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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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…
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Criminal media laws return, internet threatened
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…
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Oversight Board overrules Facebook deletion of Myanmar “hate speech” post
FEM has sent a submission to the Facebook Oversight Board which is hearing an appeal against the removal of a Myanmar language post for alleged “hate speech”. The post was…
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Experts tell Telenor to stop the sale
A group of 45 organisations expert in responsible telecoms operations worldwide has written to the Chair of the Board of Telenor Group, Gunn Wærsted, urging her to stop their rash…
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Stop the sale of surveillance tech
We the undersigned civil society organizations and independent experts are alarmed at the media revelations that NSO Group’s spyware has been used to facilitate human rights violations around the world…