6/13/22, 12:15 PM The Digital Rights Movement in Myanmar is Growing - And EngageMedia Gets to be a Part of It! - EngageMedia The Pandemic of Control, a new series on digital authoritarianism.   The Digital Rights Movement in Myanmar is Growing — And EngageMedia Gets to be a Part of It!  EngageMedia  22 December 2016  12:00 am  No Comments What a difference a year makes! Last year, EngageMedia collaborated with Phandeeyar and the Myanmar ICT Development Organisation (MIDO) to hold a one-day event in Yangon to discuss digital rights with human rights organisations and other allies. That event was attended by 18 participants and tackled the basics of relating digital rights to human rights with a focus on the Myanmar context. Last week, for a day and a half, the Myanmar Digital Rights Forum (MDRF) was held — with over 90 participants, including 10 from outside of Myanmar. The MDRF was the product of the continued partnership among Phandeeyar, MIDO, the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB), and EngageMedia. But more than that, the MDRF was a milestone in the digital rights movement — a result of the years of policy advocacy and awareness-raising, capacity building, participation in regional and international events, and hard work by the local groups to bring to the foreground the issues of internet freedoms. https://engagemedia.org/2016/digital-rights-movement-in-myanmar-is-growing-and-engagemedia-gets-to-be-a-part-of-it/ 1/7