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The world must bring down Myanmar’s digital iron curtain

31 Jan 2024

Today marks three years since Myanmar’s junta seized power in a violent coup. Access Now is calling on the international community to offer resources to resist digital oppression.

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The world must bring down Myanmar’s digital iron curtain
31 Jan 2024
The world must bring down Myanmar’s digital iron curtain
Myanmar's digital dictatorship

A call for global solidarity and decisive action to end Myanmar’s military rule and ensure victory for the people resisting dictatorship

31 Jan 2024

Access Now and a coalition of human rights organizations call on the international and business community to resist the digital coup in Myanmar.

Press Release
A call for global solidarity and decisive action to end Myanmar’s military rule and ensure victory for the people resisting dictatorship
31 Jan 2024
A call for global solidarity and decisive action to end Myanmar’s military rule and ensure victory for the people resisting dictatorship
Togolaises élections

မြန်မာမှာ အင်တာနက်အပြင် ဒေသတချို့ ဖုန်းလိုင်းဖြတ်တောက်ခံထားရ

12 Sep 2023
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မြန်မာမှာ အင်တာနက်အပြင် ဒေသတချို့ ဖုန်းလိုင်းဖြတ်တောက်ခံထားရ
BBC Burmese ↗
12 Sep 2023
မြန်မာမှာ အင်တာနက်အပြင် ဒေသတချို့ ဖုန်းလိုင်းဖြတ်တောက်ခံထားရ
U.S. blocklists Sandvine for enabling digital repression in Egypt

Telegram used to identify Myanmar Junta opponents

17 Aug 2023
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Telegram used to identify Myanmar Junta opponents
The Irrawaddy ↗
17 Aug 2023
Telegram used to identify Myanmar Junta opponents
Myanmar's digital dictatorship

Myanmar cannot wait: Only coordinated global pushback will stop escalating violence and repression

17 Aug 2023
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Myanmar cannot wait: Only coordinated global pushback will stop escalating violence and repression
Tech Policy Press ↗
17 Aug 2023
Myanmar cannot wait: Only coordinated global pushback will stop escalating violence and repression
Digital rights

Access Now’s UNHRC statement: Urge arms embargo to stave off expanding military abuse of surveillance tools in Myanmar

10 Jul 2023

Access Now addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council at its 53rd session regarding the intensified abuse of surveillance and digital tools by the Myanmar military, ahead of the elections.

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Access Now’s UNHRC statement: Urge arms embargo to stave off expanding military abuse of surveillance tools in Myanmar
10 Jul 2023
Access Now’s UNHRC statement: Urge arms embargo to stave off expanding military abuse of surveillance tools in Myanmar
#KeepItOn during elections

Who is shutting down the internet in 2023? A mid-year update

6 Jun 2023

Since the beginning of 2023, governments around the world are discovering new reasons to disrupt internet access during key national moments.

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Who is shutting down the internet in 2023? A mid-year update
6 Jun 2023
Who is shutting down the internet in 2023? A mid-year update
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How Myanmar’s Junta Uses Telecom Companies to Target Journalists

16 May 2023
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How Myanmar’s Junta Uses Telecom Companies to Target Journalists
Voice of America ↗
16 May 2023
How Myanmar’s Junta Uses Telecom Companies to Target Journalists
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Myanmar Junta Cracks Down on Social Media Posts Deemed Anti-Regime

28 Apr 2023
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Myanmar Junta Cracks Down on Social Media Posts Deemed Anti-Regime
The Irrawaddy ↗
28 Apr 2023
Myanmar Junta Cracks Down on Social Media Posts Deemed Anti-Regime
Myanmar's digital dictatorship

KBZ users struggle under junta surveillance

28 Apr 2023
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KBZ users struggle under junta surveillance
Frontier Myanamr ↗
28 Apr 2023
KBZ users struggle under junta surveillance