On “International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women”, FEM remembers the more than 300 women and girls whose voices have been silenced forever by the coup. The killed women included students, protesters, teachers, nurses, public officials, nuns, civil society workers, political activists, shop
FEM marks “International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists” by remembering the nine journalists killed in Myanmar, and expressing solidarity with all those journalists who have been seriously injured, tortured, and subject to sexual violence with no recourse to justice due to the
Myanmar’s internet freedom has drastically declined for the second year in a row, and the country is now one the world’s worst with digital rights violations similar to neighbouring China. Download the full report >> The global 2022 Freedom of the Net Report compares internet
2019 2020 2021 2022 Internet Freedom Status အင်တာနက်ပေါ်တွင် လွတ်လပ်မှု အခြေအနေ Not Free လွတ်လပ်မှုမရှိ Not Free လွတ်လပ်မှုမရှိ Not Free လွတ်လပ်မှုမရှိ Not Free လွတ်လပ်မှုမရှိ A. Obstacles to Access (0-25 points) ရရှိအသုံးပြုနိုင်မှုအပေါ် အတားအဆီးများ (၀-၂၅ မှတ်) 10 7 4 2 B. Limits on Content (0-35 points) အကြောင်းအရာများကို ကန့်သတ်မှု (၀–၃၅ မှတ်)
As the world marks International Day for Universal Access to Information, the people of Myanmar face propaganda, disinformation, and secrecy under the military’s “information coup”. Since 1 February 2021, the military has devised, orchestrated, and intensified six parts of a vast “information coup” intended to
45 media and media rights organisations urge Facebook not to implement its planned News Feed modification in Myanmar as it threatens to reduce people’s access to reliable news and lead to the spread of disinformation. In early 2021, Facebook began modifying its algorithms in specific
Free Expression Myanmar (FEM) is launching a legal support hotline for those being prosecuted for exercising their right to freedom of expression. This includes anyone prosecuted or facing a risk of prosecution, and will cover anybody including journalists, protesters, activists, human rights defenders, CSO workers,
FEM and partners have written to the CEO of Ooredoo global to urge the company to conduct human rights due diligence on any potential sale, vet any potential buyers, safeguard users, and engage with stakeholders. The letter We, the undersigned organizations, work to protect, promote
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