2/24/25, 3:20 PM Digital Hate: Monthly Update for January 2025 Hate speech continues to grow in Myanmar, and an analysis of hate speech in January 2025 found articles targeting racial discrimination, religious attacks, and political differences. The junta has been currently spreading racial and religious hate speech, targeting the Rakhine and Kachin states, which are the frontlines of the fiercely defensive war of the junta. Hate speech can be found in targeting two groups in Rakhine State. The Rohingya living in northern Rakhine State and the Rakhine people. Hate speech against the Rohingya is the most common and serious in Myanmar. Due to the ongoing fighting between the AA and Rohingya armed groups, the Rakhine people are writing and spreading inhumane and degrading discriminatory hate speech against the Rohingya community. The spread of hate speech against the Rakhine people is being carried out by supporters of the junta. Hate speech and incitement to violence aimed at inciting ethnic conflict by portraying the Rakhine people as ungrateful were also recorded. The junta continues to degrade the image of the Ethnic Armed Organizations and the People's Defense Forces (PDF), that are especially fighting the junta, by spreading hate speech against them. The pro-military channels continue to consistently portray those who are fighting against the coup as terrorists, while portraying the junta as the one who is truly helping and protecting the people. The spread of hate speech remains a big concern due to the political instability in Myanmar. Hate speech has intensified tension among different communities and is also challenging to tackle and take action against it. The Translation of the attached links >>> See the translation of the attached link below the conclusion. https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Digital-Hate--Monthly-Update-for-January-2025-.html?soid=1129958286276&aid=Cmj0phAunzg 15/35