Despite the Release of Detained Reuters Reporters, Free Speech Remains Under Threat in Myanmar

Two Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo walked free from Insein prison in Yangon. Photo and caption by Myo Min Soe / The Irrawaddy is a content partner of Global Voices.

“They should never have been jailed in the first place.”

Animated Film Explains How Myanmar’s Telecommunications Law Undermines Free Speech

Film screening at the Myanmar Digital Rights Forum. Photo from EngageMedia.

The law is frequently used by the powerful to silence dissent, and with more than 100 cases filed, its chilling effect on free expression is widespread.

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