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How the military blocked independent media during the 2025-6 elections

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Burmese
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Sham Election

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Independent Press Council Myanmar

Date Published: Mar 14, 2026

Abstract: Several hours before the military launched the February 2021 coup, it raided the offices of telecommunications companies, ordering them to shut down internet access and restore it only once a comprehensive set of digital blocks had been implemented. The military’s targets included social media networks and many of the country’s independent media outlets. Five years later, during the military’s 2025–26 sham elections, these blocks became the cornerstone of the regime’s digital election strategy. This report reveals the evolution of these blocks, tracking their intensification during the elections. As the first in a series of investigations which will later cover journalists’ experiences, this report exposes the military’s weaponisation of internet infrastructure to systematically censor the media and deny the public their fundamental right to access information.

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၂၀၂၅-၂၆-ခုနှစ်-ရွေးကောက်ပွဲကာလအတွင်း-လွတ်လပ်သော-သတင်းမီဒီယာများအပေါ်.pdf
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