A Chance to Fix in Time: Analysis of Freedom of Expression in Four Years Under the Current Government Recommendations To Hluttaw 1. Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law should be amended again in accordance with international human rights standards. 2. Section 66(d), 68(a), 77 and 78 of Telecommunications Law, Section 505(a), (b) and 124(a) of the Penal Code, Section 8(f) of the Law Protecting the Privacy and Security of Citizens and Section 17(1) of Unlawful Associations Act should be permanently abolished. 3. Right to Information Law should be enacted and Burma Official Secrets Act and National Record and Archive Law should be abolished. 4. Defamation should be a civil offence in any laws and legal provisions. 5. Cybercrime Law should be enacted in order to protect the rights and cyber security of people. 6. A lawful interception framework should be established and monitoring telecommunications networks and eavesdropping should be implemented in accordance with that framework. 7. Hluttaw should have effective meetings and consultations with civil society organisations before enacting a new law or amending an existing law. To Government and Military 1. The government and the Tatmadaw should not prosecute for criticising them and should withdraw all of the prosecutions unconditionally. 2. The government and the Tatmadaw should submit complaints to Myanmar Press Council in case of any disputes relating to the news media. 3. The government should have a national strategy for digital, media and information literacy to conduct training and awareness raising programmes. 52 Chapter (6): Executive Summary