The hundreds of people waiting in front of Yangon Insein Prison this morning for the release of their families and friends who have been...

Veronica Collins argues that a museum run by former political prisoners showcases the lasting impact of state brutality on Burmese society.

“It is evident that Michael Kyaw Myint used a telecommunications network to post libellous writings about the chief minister of Yangon.”

Burma’s notorious online defamation law remains the tool of choice for powerful people in the country who seek to punish those who are trying to hold them accountable, and the amendment of the law in August has had “no discernible impact” on this, says a new report by the rights groups Free Expression Myanmar.

Human rights monitors on Wednesday urged Burma to withdraw a ban on protests in its largest city, Yangon, amid fears that free speech is under pressure under the government led by democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi.

Burma’s lower house of parliament today approved a bill granting the government power to oversee public misuse of the Internet.