Burma

54 million people
1,950 USD GNI (PPP)
1 % internet penetration
Internet:
Not Free
Press:
Not Free
Not Free

Population and GNI data source

News & Updates

Freedom Alert

Freedom House Hails Suu Kyi Win in Burma

Apr 2 2012 - 12:05pm

Freedom House congratulates Freedom Award winner Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD) for winning 43 of 44 parliamentary seats in Burma’s historic April 1 election. The contest marks a key moment in the government’s recent moves towards liberalization.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Democratic Governance, Elections, Human Rights Defense
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific
Freedom Alert

Freedom House Welcomes Release of Political Prisoners in Burma

Jan 13 2012 - 5:25pm

Freedom House welcomes the release of 651 prisoners in Burma, many of whom are high-level political prisoners.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Democratic Governance, Human Rights Defense, Rule of Law, U.S. Foreign Policy
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific
Joint Letters

Letter to President Barack Obama on Burma

Jul 7 2011 - 6:33pm

Letter to President Barack Obama on Burma, July 7, 2011

 

Issues: 
Civil Society, Democratic Governance, Human Rights Defense, Rule of Law, U.S. Foreign Policy
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific
Press Release

Freedom House Denounces Burma Election as an Elaborate Charade

Nov 5 2010 - 12:00am

The forthcoming elections in Burma (Myanmar) are fundamentally flawed and should be soundly rejected by the international community, according to Freedom House.

Issues: 
Elections
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific

Experts

Sarah Cook

Senior Research Analyst for "Freedom on the Net" and East Asia


Issues: 
Internet Freedom
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific

Sue Gunawardena-Vaughn

Director of the International Religious Freedom and Southeast Asia Programs


Issues: 
Religious Freedom
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific

Signature Reports

Freedom in the World

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Special Reports

Worst of the Worst 2011: The World's Most Repressive Societies

Freedom House has prepared this special report entitled Worst of the Worst: The World’s Most Repressive Societies, as a companion to its annual survey on the state of global political rights and civil liberties, Freedom in the World. The special report provides summary country reports, tables, and graphical information on the countries that receive the lowest combined ratings for political rights and civil liberties in Freedom in the World, and whose citizens endure systematic and pervasive human rights violations.

Issues: 
Democratic Governance, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights Defense
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Worst of the Worst 2007

Sudan, North Korea and Uzbekistan are prominent among the most repressive regimes in the world, according to a report released by Freedom House.  The study, “The Worst of the Worst: The World's Most Repressive Societies 2007,” named seventeen countries with the worst records for political rights and civil liberties, and pointed to thirteen countries which have been on the list for five years or more.

Issues: 
Democratic Governance, Human Rights Defense, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

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