Tag: Media licensing
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Joint letter to Ooredoo calling for due diligence in any sale
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…
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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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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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Report: Myanmar’s media not free or fair — လွတ်လပ်မျှတခြင်းများ ဆုံးရှုံးနေသော မြန်မာ့မီဒီယာ
Democratic elections require robust public debate in order to be free and fair. Media freedom, including the freedom to investigate, access, and publish information without restriction, is a prerequisite for…
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New bylaws are opportunity to fix Broadcasting Law flaws
Myanmar’s problematic Broadcasting Law which currently gives the government full control over television and radio should be improved by the Bylaws currently under development to ensure viable channels that are…
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Superficial amendment leaves Broadcasting Law undemocratic — အပေါ်ယံပြင်ဆင်ချက်က ရုပ်သံလွှင့်ဥပဒေအား ဒီမိုကရေစီနည်းမကျဖြစ်စေ သည်
The newly adopted Broadcasting Law Amendment (2018) contains only superficial change, fails to protect freedom of expression, and reflects the government’s lack of open consultation. Download as PDF >> The…
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Broadcasting Law — ရုပ်မြင်သံကြားနှင့် အသံထုတ်လွှင့်ခြင်းဆိုင်ရာ ဥပဒေ
The Broadcasting Law was superficially amended in 2018. The amendment failed to protect freedom of expression, and reflects the government’s lack of open consultation. Download as PDF >> The Amendment…
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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…