Tag: Myanmar
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The Myanmar junta must stop its assault on internet access, digital rights
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition call on authorities in Myanmar to immediately stop implementing internet shutdowns and abandon all efforts to pick and choose who should have internet access reinstated. …
30 May 2021
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#KeepItOn report: internet shutdowns shatter dreams, endanger lives
Authorities in 29 countries shut down or interfered with the internet at least 155 times in 2020. Access Now’s new report, Shattered dreams and lost opportunities: a year in the fight to #KeepItOn, explores where, how, and why, the internet was deliberately switched off in 2020, and the long-lasting repercussions for communities across the globe.…
3 March 2021
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Informe: Sueños rotos y oportunidades perdidas: un año en la lucha por #KeepItOn
Leer en: English | française | العربية En 2020, Access Now y la coalición #KeepItOn documentaron al menos 155 apagones de internet en 29 países. Lee el informe completo aquí y mantente al día con las últimas noticias sobre bloqueos…
3 March 2021
Access Now in the News
Myanmar junta pushes punitive cyber security bill
John Reed, Financial Times
11 February 2021
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Access Now condemns Myanmar’s internet shutdown during military coup
Update: February 4, 2020 — As protesters bang on pans and march in the streets of Myanmar in response to the sudden and violent military coup, authorities are countering with escalating censorship, including blocking Facebook access.…
1 February 2021
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Press briefing: elections and internet shutdowns
Bringing together regional and international experts to delve into the incidents of internet shutdowns documented in 2020 during elections, and explore how stakeholders can work together to raise awareness about these acts of repression, and hold governments accountable.…
23 November 2020
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Myanmar must listen to those protesting internet shutdowns, not persecute them
Access Now, Article 19, Fortify Rights, and seven others are calling on authorities in Myanmar to immediately end criminal proceedings against, and release from detention, all those charged in relation to recent protests shining a spotlight on human rights violations and internet shutdowns in Rakhine and Chin states.…
23 November 2020
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Elections in Myanmar: government must reinstate full internet, keep it on
The government of Myanmar has a long history of implementing targeted internet shutdowns, slowdowns, and throttling. With the country’s federal election scheduled for November 8, Access Now calls for stable and open internet and digital communication channels across all states.…
6 November 2020