Victoire Rio#Myanmar still facing widespread Internet restrictions as the country faces a devastating #earthquake.
PitraI have lots of reference on which article of the national Myanmar law the govt are dismissing on their behalf. BUT, it's only fair to say that caring less show more power to wield
#StopTheAttacks #StopInternetShutdownMM #keepiton
#StopTheAttacks #StopInternetShutdownMM #keepiton
05 More ppl should look into how Myanmar military govt operates. It's always thrilling to know that the flame of resistance remain alive and well in such difficult situation.
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#StopTheAttacks #StopInternetShutdownMM #keepiton
04 A case was filed under Article 19 of the Peaceful Assembly Law against nine students. The article 19 outlaws unauthorized assemblies and carries a maximum three-month prison sentence. Five students got detained the next morning of the protest.
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#StopTheAttacks #StopInternetShutdownMM #keepiton
03 23 February 2020, over 100 students gathered in Yangon to 1) demand MM govt to end the Internet shutdown 2) denouncing the heavy shelling on the schools and the civilian deaths and 3) calling for free media access to local and foreign media and allowing independent investigation teams in Rakhine State.
They were charged soon after
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They were charged soon after
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02 8 townships in Rakhine and 1 in Chin State have been shut off from all Internet connection for over than 8 months now
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#StopTheAttacks #StopInternetShutdownMM #keepiton
01 A joint statement was released to support Myanmar students condemning charges following internet shutdown protest
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DianneOur dear friend, Kyaw Lynn, marched with 100 students to protest against the shutdown. He was also among the nine students who were charged with violating a provision in the Peaceful Assembly Law.
The internet shutdown in conflict-torn Rakhine and Chin States has been in place since 21 June 2019 to protect "national security." Civilians have been killed and displaced.
UN rights experts ‘gravely’ concerned at spike in civilian casualties in north-west Myanmar following internet shutdown
Independent UN human rights experts on Tuesday voiced grave concern over the killing and displacement of civilians in north-west Myanmar during the intensifying conflict between the military and an armed group, the Arakan Army, amid an information blackout in some parts of Rakhine and Chin states.
"'We are students and citizens pointing out the wrongdoings of government,'" Kyaw Lynn, one of the students who took part, told Reuters by phone. "'They violated our citizens' rights.'"
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-internet-idUSKCN20I16X