Index on Censorship report: Burma is at a crossroads. The period of transition since 2010 has opened up the space for freedom of expression to an extent unpredicted by even the most optimistic in the country.
Without increased pressure from the US and UK, the apparatus of Burma’s military dictatorship will continue to exist, says Mike Harris
Fifty years of authoritarian rule has left its mark on Burmese society affecting the speed and process of transition.
It will be argued in this chapter that the media in Burma is freer now than at any point in the last decade, yet significant challenges remain and...
“In the past political art was very easy – ‘this government is bullshit’ – but now due to the transition period and role of Aung San Suu Kyi in...
Real improvements have been made that strengthen digital freedom of expression in Burma from ending the blocking of Skype calls, to restrictions on...
Burma has made significant advances during the transition period, with progress across all the categories of this report: politics & society,...
Burma’s Muslim minority has come under increasing attack from Buddhist mobs. Tom Fawthorp reports from Meiktila and Yangon on the racism that is clouding the country’s future.
A film festival featuring Burma’s leading artists and dissidents will test the regime’s commitment to reform. Wei Mar reports
The Burmese authorities are employing new tactics in their control of information, reports Nem Davies In the wake of the saffron revolution and...