Free Expression Myanmar

FEM defends #FreeSpeech, #FreePress, #DigitalRights, #RightToAssembly, and #RightToInformation in #Myanmar.

[Free Expression Myanmar @FreeExpressMm]

Announcement on closure of FEM

[Free Expression Myanmar @FreeExpressMm]

.@USEmbassyBurma We shouldn’t repeat past mistakes. Prisoners should be released. But ALSO we need to go further than before. Give them real remedies for their suffering: Healthcare, training, employment, rehabilitation, compensation, and accountability.

[Free Expression Myanmar @FreeExpressMm]

New report on how #Myanmar military “justice” operates - https://t.co/Hc3th38kQe #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #FreeSpeech #FreedomofExpression

[Free Expression Myanmar @FreeExpressMm]

We asked UNESCO to do HRIA but nothing yet. The word “guidelines” means “how to do”. (It does not mean “how to do if you have democratic intentions”.) The UN encouraging authoritarian governments to regulate digital platforms is extremely risky. The platforms might listen too..

[Global Network Initiative @theGNI]

.@UNESCO Version 3.0: GNI notes with concern the impression a number of digital rights groups have expressed that their input, while welcomed, has not been heard or taken seriously.

GNI hopes these comments will be taken into account going forward:
https://t.co/HIaAiUQ09E

[Manushya Foundation @ManushyaFdn]

On June 6, 2023, Manushya Foundation, together with partners, was at @RightsCon to highlight the threats to our rights in the digital space in Southeast Asia.

These include censorship, surveillance, and judicial harassment against activists.

[Oversight Board @OversightBoard]

We received many public comments for this case from individuals & organizations such as @TruthAALeague, @article19org, @Trial, @FreeExpressMm, @Geneva_Academy, @DigitalRightsPK, @DSLab_Ukraine, @SJAC_info, @TI_Armenia, @PRWB__NGO.

We are grateful to them for sharing their input.

[Free Expression Myanmar @FreeExpressMm]

Arrived at #RightsCon in Costa Rica and looking forward to meeting global community. Join us tomorrow with @freedomhouse, @ManushyaFdn, @safenetvoice, @sinarproject. #WhereAreYouRightsCon, and #BestOfRightsCon

[EngageMedia @EngageMedia]

The proposed @UNESCO 'Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms' has significant risks to human rights. Support the joint statement signed by civil society organisations (including @engagemedia).

https://t.co/7sVO63jPit

#PushBackUNESCO

[Free Expression Myanmar @FreeExpressMm]

We are concerned that #UNESCO Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms will :
♦️Rubber stamp local over regulation
♦️Embolden authoritarian regulators
♦️Incentivize platforms to comply with illegitimate government requests
@UNESCO- Where are the safeguards?
#PushBackUNESCO

[Free Expression Myanmar @FreeExpressMm]

Dear @UNESCO – Your Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms carry significant risks.

Where are the safeguards?

We ask for a Human Rights Impact Assessment, incl. of civil society from authoritarian contexts.
#PushBackUNESCO #OpenLetter

https://t.co/CAT82GXcea

[Free Expression Myanmar @FreeExpressMm]

Defence lawyers’ toolkit for “false news” cases in Myanmar - https://t.co/x64lHQFn7c #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #FreeSpeech

[Free Expression Myanmar @FreeExpressMm]

New report “Surviving Myanmar’s digital coup” - https://t.co/IoeMORVutO #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #DigitalRightsMM

[Free Expression Myanmar @FreeExpressMm]

FEM launches new Toolkit for defending 505A incitement cases in #Myanmar: https://t.co/ZT9CXweFh4 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #FreeSpeech #PressFreedom #DigitalRightsMM #MyanmarCoup

[Manushya Foundation @ManushyaFdn]

#StopDigitalDictatorship ⚠️Cambodia: Reverse Voice of Democracy's closure and ensure an enabling environment for independent media outlets

Read the full Joint Statement 🔗 https://t.co/Vto2Awc7OP

[Manushya Foundation @ManushyaFdn]

@FreeExpressMm @Altsean @DebbieStot @The88Project @elsamnews @FMA_PH @WomensPeaceNW @ILGAAsia @cchrcambodia @sopheapfocus After VOD's license revocation, major internet service providers in the country have blocked its web pages.

⚠️ In the aftermath of the VOD's shutdown, the Cambodian Minister for Information said this will be “a lesson for other media outlets.”

[Free Expression Myanmar @FreeExpressMm]

FEM launches a timeline documenting military violations of the right to freedom of expression since the coup started: https://t.co/9gC6QKChRs #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #DigitalRights #Myanmar #FreeSpeech

[Free Expression Myanmar @FreeExpressMm]

#HumanRightsDay2022 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Myanmar

[Free Expression Myanmar @FreeExpressMm]

FEM remembers the 300 women and girls silenced forever by coup in #Myanmar - https://t.co/9TXA7yFXW2 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #idevaw #16DaysAgainstViolence

[SFLC.in @SFLCin]

Session 01: "Help! The Kill switch is taking away my limited agency"
Speakers-
@RadhikaJhalani🔗 @SFLCin,
Oliver Spencer 🔗 @FreeExpressMm, @agrabeli_🔗 @OpenObservatory, @PrasanthTweets🔗 @SFLCin,
@arzakkhan,
@FelAnthonio🔗 @accessnow.
https://t.co/ZbVJOcd8u6