Tag: Elections
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The impact of digital platforms on Myanmar’s media during the 2025–6 elections
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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…
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How the military blocked independent media during the 2025-6 elections
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This groundbreaking report uses big data to reveal how the military intensified internet blocking of independent media, social media platforms, and VPNs during the sham elections, aiming to prevent the public from accessing any independent reporting or communicating with each other.
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Military elections fail 5 key international standards
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This report evaluates the 2026 Myanmar elections against international human rights law. The systematic audit across five legal pillars reveals a total collapse of international standards, characterised by State-sponsored coercion and structural disenfranchisement. This exercise was not a genuine election and the international community should make a principled rejection.
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Myanmar’s human rights challenges for 2026
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International Human Rights Day offers an opportunity to examine fundamental rights in Myanmar and reflect on what may happen next year, in 2026. But before looking to 2026, Human Rights Myanmar’s previous predictions for 2025 are reviewed against reality.
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Predicting rights violations in Myanmar’s sham elections
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The military’s 2025 election is a pre-scripted exercise in repression, designed to create a façade of legitimacy while violating fundamental human rights. A predictable blueprint of violations is unfolding, from eliminating political opposition and criminalising dissent to weaponising state media. The process will culminate in a fraudulent vote in a climate of fear, with ethnic…
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Myanmar’s digital coup rigging the election before it begins
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The digital space plays a crucial role in modern electoral processes, especially in contexts like Myanmar, where the media landscape is tightly controlled, and online platforms remain one of the few avenues to access information. This report highlights how the military’s attacks on internet access and digital freedoms will further undermine the military’s plan to…
