Stories about Myanmar (Burma) from August, 2023
Did the Myanmar junta build the ‘world’s biggest Buddha statue’ to whitewash its crimes?
Myanmar’s military regime unveiled a large Maravijaya Buddha statue in a massive religious ceremony, which critics describe as an attempt to distract from the junta’s brutal leadership.
Myanmar junta grants partial pardon to detained leaders amid continuing crisis and resistance
"Myanmar’s problems will not be solved by reducing the prison sentences on people who should never have been sentenced in the first place."
Unfreedom Monitor: Civic Media Observatory findings report
The Unfreedom Monitor is a project to analyse, document, and report on the growing phenomenon of the use of digital communications technology to advance authoritarian practices.
