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Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four more years in prison on charges of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions, reports Canada’s CBC News. “Throwing a plethora of criminal charges at Aung San Suu Kyi…

Rights groups and NGOs are criticising the US and France for their failure to sanction the Myanmar regime and block revenue from gas extraction, reports Mizzima. American oil giant Chevron, and French oil giant Total, are part of a consortium…

At least 35 civilians including children and mothers were burned alive in their cars and massacred by junta troops on Christmas Eve while fleeing a clash in Kayah state, reports Sweden’s Global Bar Magazine. Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign…

Critics are urging the EU to impose fresh sanctions on the military junta after the sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi, reports Germany’s Deutsche Welle. Suu Kyi’s sentencing “is just the latest in a long list of reasons why the…

Facebook announced yesterday that it would ban all Myanmar-military controlled businesses from its platforms, the latest in a series of restrictions aimed at the Myanmar armed forces. The Diplomat quotes Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK, who said Facebook…

Burma Campaign UK today welcomed an announcement by Facebook that they will finally take down the Facebook pages of military companies, reports the Eurasia Review. “By hosting military company pages Facebook helped the military make money which funded the international…

Wai Hnin Pwint Thon is a Burmese human rights activist and Burma Campaign UK’s Senior Advocacy Officer. She spoke at the prestigious Oslo Freedom Forum in Miami, Florida, as part of an advocacy trip to the USA. She also met with…

A lawsuit filed against Facebook seeks a minimum of U.S. $150 billion in damages for the social media company’s alleged role in stoking violence against ethnic Rohingyas in Myanmar, reports Radio Free Asia. The lawsuit claims that Facebook created a…

Facebook has expanded its ban on postings linked to Myanmar’s military to include all pages, groups, and accounts representing military-controlled businesses, reports the Seattle Times. Burma Campaign UK welcomed the move but said Facebook had resisted taking down military companies’…

Rohingya refugees are suing Facebook in the US and UK for its alleged failure to take action against hate speech that ultimately contributed to genocide, reports the American business magazine Forbes. Law firm Mishcon de Reya is handling the UK…