Burma

55 million people
Internet:
Not Free
Press:
Not Free
Not Free

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News & Updates

Press Release

Projects Promoting Open Internet in Myanmar and Syria Win Freedom House Competition

Nov 10 2012 - 4:45am

November 10, 2012 – A project offering internet users in Syria a way to securely connect to the internet and another to establish a forum to monitor internet censorship in Myanmar were selected as the winners of Freedom House’s IGF Incubator Challenge, an international competition to fund Internet freedom initiatives. U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Richard L. Morningstar presented the winners - Anas Helali from Syria and Htaike Htaike Aung from Myanmar - at a ceremony held in the Old City of Baku on November 10.

Issues: 
Internet Freedom
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa
Statements

Rights Groups Express Strong Concern About Weak Requirements For U.S. Investment in Burma

Oct 5 2012 - 12:13pm

Rights groups express concern in a joint statement to the U.S. government regarding weak requirements for U.S. investment in Burma.

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

New Report: Governments Grow Increasingly Repressive Online, Activists Fight Back

Sep 24 2012 - 12:01am

Brutal attacks against bloggers, politically motivated surveillance, proactive manipulation of web content, and restrictive laws regulating speech online are among the diverse threats to internet freedom emerging over the past two years, according to a new study released today by Freedom House.

Issues: 
Internet Freedom
Regions: 
Americas, Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe
Freedom Alert

Burmese Authorities Jail Lawyer Saw Kyaw Kyaw Min

Aug 30 2012 - 3:26pm

Freedom House condemns the August 29th decision by Burmese authorities to jail human rights lawyer and activist Saw Kyaw Kyaw Min, and calls for his immediate release. The decision serves as a clear reminder that despite recent reforms, the situation for human rights defenders in the country remains precarious.

Issues: 
Freedom of Expression, Human Rights Defense, Rule of Law
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

Freedom on the Net

Freedom of the Press

Countries at the Crossroads

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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