Myanmar

A protester makes a three-finger salute in front of a row of riot police, who are holding roses given to them by protesters, on February 06, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar.

A protester makes a three-finger salute in front of a row of riot police, who are holding roses given to them by protesters, on February 06, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar. © Getty Images

Myanmar: IWPR Asked to Help UN War Crimes Investigation

Request follows on from two-year project monitoring, reporting and analysing online hate speech.

2 Nov 21

Myanmar's military Junta continued a brutal crackdown on a nationwide civil disobedience movement in which thousands of people have turned out in continued defiance of live ammunition.

Myanmar's military Junta continued a brutal crackdown on a nationwide civil disobedience movement in which thousands of people have turned out in continued defiance of live ammunition. © Stringer/Getty Images

Myanmar: Filming the Coup

Participants in story-telling project empowered to alert outside world and fellow citizens to the country’s plight.

1 May 21

Training session for media monitors in Yangon. (Photo: Alan Davis)

Training session for media monitors in Yangon. (Photo: Alan Davis)

Challenging Hate Speech Head-On in Burma

Team of monitors will identify anti-minority rhetoric and engage with those who spread it as well as audiences likely to be swayed by it.

1 Dec 15

Buddhist monks demonstrate against the UN and the return of Rohingya Muslims, May 2015. (Photo: Jonas Gratzer/Getty Images)

Buddhist monks demonstrate against the UN and the return of Rohingya Muslims, May 2015. (Photo: Jonas Gratzer/Getty Images)

IWPR Launching Anti-Hate Speech Drive for Burma

Consensus for tolerance needed in the face of widespread hostility to Rohingya minority.

11 Sep 15

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