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Protecting Myanmar’s environmental defenders in conflict
Environmental defenders in Myanmar face criminalisation, violence, and displacement while protecting land, water, forests, and communities. This submission to the UN’s review examines conflict-linked extraction, rare-earth supply chains, and collective protection, calling for accountability, safe participation, effective remedies, and sustained support for indigenous environmental governance and community-led stewardship nationwide. Read >
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A year of hate speech and Facebook moderation in Myanmar
A decade after the worst anti-Rohingya incitement on social media, and a year after Facebook announced it was reducing some moderation, HRM monitored over 600 hate speech posts across Facebook, Telegram, and TikTok to assess how the platforms responded. This Pulitzer-supported report focuses on Facebook, where half the hate posts were deleted while HRM watched, but most of the rest remained online despite HRM’s subsequent reporting and appeals. Such reduced… Read >
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200 million datapoints show general public still rejects military rule
Our recent report on the military’s suppression of independent media during Myanmar’s elections included a rare, data-driven picture of public attitudes toward military rule since the 2021 coup, based on sentiment analysis of 194.7 million Facebook reactions. Read >
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Myanmar’s delayed UPR shows more failed UN protection
The UN’s ongoing delay of Myanmar’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) has undermined international scrutiny of the country’s human rights record. Myanmar’s third UPR was never completed in 2021 following the coup, and the fourth, originally scheduled for January 2025 but pushed to January 2027, is now also in jeopardy. Read >
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News audience suppression under Myanmar’s digital coup
Military shutdowns, blocks, surveillance, and rising costs have cut public access to independent media by 48%. Yet, 12 billion data points show most people distrust the military and actively avoid its propaganda, reflecting a resilient public sentiment. Read >
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Regime’s proposed Anti-Online Fraud Law targets dissent, not scams
The proposed Anti-Online Fraud Bill is not a genuine response to cybercrime, but a repressive tool of military control. Framed as an anti-scam law, it expands mass surveillance, censorship, arbitrary asset seizures, and disproportionate punishment, threatening digital dissent, alternative financial networks, humanitarian action, and fundamental human rights across Myanmar. Read >
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The impact of digital platforms on Myanmar’s media during the 2025–6 elections
The exile media has become increasingly reliant on digital platforms to inform the Myanmar public. Such reliance has exposed the media to regular attacks from the military, its allies, and the platforms themselves. This report surveys over 40 media outlets to uncover their experiences before, during, and after the 2026 elections. It was produced in partnership with IPCM and is also available in Myanmar language. Read >
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