Fifty years of authoritarian rule has left its mark on Burmese society affecting the speed and process of transition.
Burma: Freedom of expression in transition | Politics and society
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CATEGORY: Burma
Burma: Freedom of expression in transition | Media freedom
It will be argued in this chapter that the media in Burma is freer now than at any point in the last decade, yet significant challenges remain and...
Burma: Freedom of expression in transition | Artistic freedom
“In the past political art was very easy – ‘this government is bullshit’ – but now due to the transition period and role of Aung San Suu Kyi in...
Burma: Freedom of expression in transition | Digital freedom
Real improvements have been made that strengthen digital freedom of expression in Burma from ending the blocking of Skype calls, to restrictions on...
Burma: Freedom of expression in transition | Conclusion
Burma has made significant advances during the transition period, with progress across all the categories of this report: politics & society,...
Violence against Muslims on the rise in Burma
Burma’s Muslim minority has come under increasing attack from Buddhist mobs. Tom Fawthorp reports from Meiktila and Yangon on the racism that is clouding the country’s future.
Burma: Film festival to test promised freedom
A film festival featuring Burma’s leading artists and dissidents will test the regime’s commitment to reform. Wei Mar reports
Speech control
The Burmese authorities are employing new tactics in their control of information, reports Nem Davies In the wake of the saffron revolution and...
Hidden message
The Burmese authorities have arrested the poet Saw Wai, after realising that one of his love poems contained a hidden message criticising Burma's...
Burma: the environmental pillage
The Burmese junta, responsible for the brutal crackdown on recent protests against the authorities’ decision to hike fuel prices at a time of...