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“'Justice for Victoria': Toddler testifies in Myanmar 'nursery rape' case,” BBC News, September 11, 2019, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia49660087.
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Thompson Chau, “Protesters demand end to internet blackout in Rakhine,” Myanmar Times, December 25, 2019,
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“Authorities arrest students over Rakhine internet shutdown protest,” Mizzima, February 26, 2020, http://mizzima.com/article/authorities-arreststudents-over-rakhine-internet-shutdown-protest.
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Annie Zaman, “Activists demand end to year-long internet disruption in Myanmar's Rakhine and Chin States,” Advox, June 26, 2020,
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Waiyan Moe Myint [Ye Kaung Myint Maung, Roseanne Gerin], “Six Activists Charged For Protest Against Internet Ban in Myanmar’s Rakhine,”
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Myanmar: Reverse Conviction of Activist Poet, Uphold Right to Freedom of Expression,” Fortify Rights, September 4, 2020,
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San Yamin Aung, “Military Chief’s Comment on Tatmadaw ‘Representing’ the People Draws Backlash Online,” The Irrawaddy, July 12, 2018,
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“#ArrestMeToo and a black front page: Myanmar rejects jailing of Reuters reporters,” The Guardian, September 6, 2018,
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Mong Palatino and Thant Sin, “#SayNOto66d: Documenting the Surge of Online Defamation Cases in Myanmar,” Advox, March 21, 2018,
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Oliver Spencer and Yin Yadanar Thein, “It's time to get rid of criminal defamation,” Frontier, January 24, 2019, https://frontiermyanmar.net/en/itstime-to-get-rid-of-criminal-defamation.
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Personal communications with Rohingya activists in Europe, February 2018.
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Julia Carrie Wong, Michael Safi, and Shaikh Azizur Rahman, “Facebook bans Rohingya group's posts as minority faces 'ethnic cleansing',” The
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“'Justice for Victoria': Toddler testifies in Myanmar 'nursery rape' case,” BBC News, September 11, 2019, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia49660087.
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Thompson Chau, “Protesters demand end to internet blackout in Rakhine,” Myanmar Times, December 25, 2019,
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“Authorities arrest students over Rakhine internet shutdown protest,” Mizzima, February 26, 2020, http://mizzima.com/article/authorities-arreststudents-over-rakhine-internet-shutdown-protest.
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Annie Zaman, “Activists demand end to year-long internet disruption in Myanmar's Rakhine and Chin States,” Advox, June 26, 2020,
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Waiyan Moe Myint [Ye Kaung Myint Maung, Roseanne Gerin], “Six Activists Charged For Protest Against Internet Ban in Myanmar’s Rakhine,”
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Myanmar: Reverse Conviction of Activist Poet, Uphold Right to Freedom of Expression,” Fortify Rights, September 4, 2020,
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San Yamin Aung, “Military Chief’s Comment on Tatmadaw ‘Representing’ the People Draws Backlash Online,” The Irrawaddy, July 12, 2018,
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/military-chiefs-comment-tatmadaw-representing-people-draws-backlash-online.html.
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“#ArrestMeToo and a black front page: Myanmar rejects jailing of Reuters reporters,” The Guardian, September 6, 2018,
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/06/arrestmetoo-and-a-black-front-page-myanmar-rejects-jailing-of-reuters-reporters.
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Mong Palatino and Thant Sin, “#SayNOto66d: Documenting the Surge of Online Defamation Cases in Myanmar,” Advox, March 21, 2018,
https://advox.globalvoices.org/2018/03/21/saynoto66d-documenting-the-surge-of-online-defamation-cases-in-myanmar/.
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Oliver Spencer and Yin Yadanar Thein, “It's time to get rid of criminal defamation,” Frontier, January 24, 2019, https://frontiermyanmar.net/en/itstime-to-get-rid-of-criminal-defamation.
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Personal communications with Rohingya activists in Europe, February 2018.
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Julia Carrie Wong, Michael Safi, and Shaikh Azizur Rahman, “Facebook bans Rohingya group's posts as minority faces 'ethnic cleansing',” The
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Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2008), Article 6(e).
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Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2008) Article 354(a).
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Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2008) Article 365.
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Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2008) Article 354. Article 365 includes a similar broad and vague limitation.
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Win Ko Ko and Wai Mar Tun [Khet Mar and Ye Khaung Myint Maung, Roseanne Gerin], “New Committee Maps Out Plans to Amend
Myanmar’s Constitution,” Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2019, https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/new-committee-maps-out-plans02252019170851.html.
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“20 expert organisations urge Myanmar to fully guarantee the internationally protected right to freedom of expression in the Constitution,” Free
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“Monitoring in Myanmar: An Analysis of Myanmar’s Compliance with Fair Trial Rights,” Justice Base, October 2017,
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“66(d): no real change,” Free Expression Myanmar, December 2017, http://freeexpressionmyanmar.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/66d-no-realchange.pdf.
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Personal communications with a range of lawyers acting for defendants on digital-related cases, December 2017.
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“Superficial amendment leaves Broadcasting Law undemocratic,” Free Expression Myanmar, September 13, 2018,
http://freeexpressionmyanmar.org/superficial-amendment-leaves-broadcasting-law-undemocratic/.
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Naw Betty Han, “New Myanmar Press Council committee members challenged to fix Media Act,” Myanmar Times, August 20, 2018,
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Pyae Phyo Aung, “Gov’t urged to pass the Right to Information Law,” Eleven Media Group, December 11, 2018,
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“New National Records and Archives Law preserves government secrecy,” Free Expression Myanmar, March 12, 2020,
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