Tag: Digital rights
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UN letter to government on Facebook users’ cases (MMR9/2015)
A UN letter sent in October 2015 to the Myanmar government protesting illegitimate criminal charges brought against two Facebook users, has finally been published. The letter (MMR9/2015) raised serious concerns…
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Reform of the Telecommunications Law and 66(d)
Read our analysis and criticism of the Telecommunications Law according to international standards » Find out more about international standards >
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Electronic Transactions Law
The Electronic Transactions Law was created under the military government to regulate the internet and control internet users using harsh criminal punishments. The Electronic Transactions Law includes illegitimate criminal punishments…
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Printing and Publishing Law
The Printing and Publishing Law is a licensing law for the print media. Democracies do not licence the print media because licences are easily abused by governments. Printers and publishers…
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Telecommunications Law — ဆက်သွယ်ရေးဥပဒေ
The Telecommunications Law was created to regulate previously blocked networks and services but keeps many undemocratic rules with a non-independent government regulator, allowing communications to be closely monitored and users…